Our founder, Fred Jacobs, offers insights into the latest trends in broadcasting and digital media.
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A Lollapalooza of an Analogy
Our newest consultant, Mike Stern, makes his home in Chicago. Aside from having to put up with amazingly bad baseball this summer, Chicago is also the place to take in a now-historic concert festival, Lollapalooza. Here are Mike’s reflections on this year’s event, with a few timely tie-ins to radio. – FJ It was somewhere […]
Read MoreSenioritis
It used to be that “senioritis” was that strange feeling that overcame high school and college seniors during their final year of school. It turned them into slackers, just trying to get through that tedious last year. Well in radio, “senioritis” may be something altogether different. It’s a malady that is impacting an industry that […]
Read MorePost Op
All of a sudden, the newspaper industry is…in the news! Jeff Bezos of Amazon fame has purchased the Washington Post and now the rumors, conjectures, whispers, and prayers are flying at that paper – and perhaps at most other newspapers in the country. Think about this – our newest Public Radio Tech Survey indicates that […]
Read MoreBuilding A Business Backwards
Back in May of last year, I went out on a limb and recommended buying Facebook on the eve of their IPO. Since then, it’s been an incredibly rocky ride – mostly down – as Facebook has struggled amidst all kinds of Wall Street obstacles. (Eventually, NASDAQ admitted a glitch and paid a $10 million penalty […]
Read More“I’m In The Way”
This may be a first, but it may not be the last. In an honest admission of his capabilities and his passion (or lack thereof), Wilkes-Barre Times Leader‘s executive editor, Joe Butkiewicz, recently stepped aside because the paper’s new design direction “doesn’t fit my style.” Butkiewicz noted that while it was an emotional decision after 30 […]
Read More13,000
Get ready for it because the headline in AdAge blares: U.S. Adults Now Spending More Time On Digital Devices Than Watching TV And deeper into the article, “Overall, the amount of time spent consuming media in all its forms – digital, TV, radio, and print – is cranking ever upward, though radio and print are dropping […]
Read MoreBefore I Get Old
The news last week that rock n’ roll icon Mick Jagger turned 70 years-old once brought up that age-old (sorry) question about how to position these milestones on Classic Rock stations. Back when everyone was turning 50 in the ‘80s, it was sort of a curiosity that rock’s old guard was somehow reaching this pinnacle. […]
Read MoreSo Which Is It?
There’s not a week that goes by without conflicting opinions about the state of our lives. Whether it’s a type of food that is both beneficial but harmful or news about a company like Apple that suggests both record sales and impending disaster, so goes it with the state of radio. In the same week, […]
Read MoreDASH To Detroit
Who are three of my new favorite people? George Alexander Louis (the royal baby), Geraldo Rivera, and of course, Anthony Weiner. All three of these wonderful celebrities have conspired to knock the Detroit bankruptcy story right off the front pages of newspapers and out of the mainstream news cycle. Sometimes this short attention span thing works in your […]
Read MoreKidd Kraddick
In memory of one of America’s great radio personalities, I dug back into our Summit archives. Kidd graciously starred in our “President of Radio” presentation back at our 13th Summit in 2008 in Austin. He was one of 10 different industry leaders and personalities who took the stage to opine about the state of radio. […]
Read MoreWho Put The Rhythm In Algorithm?
There are some very interesting and progressive things beginning to happen in both commercial and public radio when it comes to personalized content consumption. And I’m not talking about music. So often, the topic of playlists and customization centers on Pandora, Spotify, and now iTunes Radio which makes its debut in the next few weeks. […]
Read More“Rock! Rock! Till You Drop”
About a year ago, an industry friend called to talk a little radio, and in the course of the conversation asked me this question: “What’s going on with Country in Detroit?” He was referencing WYCD’s ratings, which at the time cracked the 7-share threshold for 25-54 adults. And I explained that it is not the […]
Read MoreThe Erich Brenn Effect
I was chatting with a cluster manager the other day, and he was lamenting about just how difficult it seems to be to keep his five-cluster group of radio stations all performing well at the same time. The good news is that when one station inevitably falters, it can hopefully be supported by the rest of […]
Read MoreWe’re Back, Baby!
Jacobs Media’s newest consultant, Mike Stern, is always scouring the industry trades for hot news items. And recently, he found one that’s close to home. -FJ I’d like to thank Fred for bringing me back to the Alternative format at just the right moment because… We Are Back, Baby! An Inside Radio analysis of Arbitron […]
Read MoreSummer School – By The Tweets
Here we are, four years later, and another company tradition is coming together. I’m speaking of our Summer School sessions at the Conclave, an important conference and organization dedicated to the care and training of future broadcasters. We were once again honored to kick off Conclave with an afternoon of sessions, interviews, and presentations designed […]
Read MoreMonetize Schmonetize
On Wednesday, Jacobs Media kicked off the 38th annual Conclave with our fourth Summer School presentation. And by the sound of the feedback, it was a strong series of sessions for Conclave attendees. I had the chance to interview both Jaye Albright, one of this year’s Rockwell Award recipients, as well as the often reclusive […]
Read MoreDJ Super Heroes?
Our newest consultant and personality coach, Mike Stern, thinks a lot about what makes a great DJ or morning show. Recently, he ran across a great web article written by sci-fi author Charlie Jane Anders: “10 Essential Elements of a Great Escapist Hero.” And you know what? Many of these traits apply to being a breakthrough, […]
Read MoreDefining Differences
In a world of infinite choice for audio, video, information, and music, how can brands that provide quality content cut through and stand out and be recognized for the great products they create? As committed as a brand may be to creating great programming and services, in this cluttered world, it may be just as important […]
Read MoreSiri-ously
The whirlwind speed at which technology is moving puts incredible pressure on the innovative companies in the vanguard of this space. Not all of them are going to come out of this maelstrom intact. And that’s the point – even so-called venerable tech brands are being tested every day. We’ve watched the demise of both […]
Read MoreA Content Contest?
At the very end of last month, in an effort to bolster sales to “make the quarter,” both Clear Channel and CBS ran major pushes to “hit the numbers.” One-day sales blitzes, higher commission rates, and other incentives and games were apparently attempted in an effort to squeeze out as many dollars as possible during Q2. […]
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