Our founder, Fred Jacobs, offers insights into the latest trends in broadcasting and digital media.
High School Musical
If you’re like most people doing Rock Radio these days, you’re wondering where the audience is going. The format trends have not been pretty, and the best you can say is that overall listening is not what it used to be. You can also see this every week when you look at the charts to […]
Read MoreAllan Stagg Kids Fund
Readers of this blog are sadly aware of the passing of Allan Stagg a few weeks back. Many of you posted some heartfelt memories about Allan. He touched many lives in radio over his long career. Now you can help out Allan’s family – five sons who need financial support. If you are so inclined, […]
Read MoreCGM – The Dark Side
Like many fads that morph into trends, the rush to give consumers power over just about everything continues to peak as 2007 begins. Everywhere you look, big brands are deeding creative power over to consumers. It’s amazing that people have time to run errands anymore. Among other things, we’re asking them to shoot a video […]
Read MoreOld Is The New New
In its first issue of 2007, Advertising Age printed a fascinating chart, showing major media market share over time. Usually these analyses go back a decade or so, but the Ad Age chart compares 2005 spending to the same levels in 1935 – a 70 year time span. And what a story it tells. Several […]
Read MoreWhere's Waldo – FOLLOW UP
Peter Ferrara, President & CEO of the HD Digital Radio Alliance, responded to this morning’s blog, "Where’s Waldo?" I’ll let Peter’s missive, and attached photos, speak for themselves (see below). It is indeed great to see that the Alliance had considerable activity at the Detroit Auto Show (although honestly, like covering a Rock concert, attendees […]
Read MoreWhere’s Waldo – FOLLOW UP
Peter Ferrara, President & CEO of the HD Digital Radio Alliance, responded to this morning’s blog, "Where’s Waldo?" I’ll let Peter’s missive, and attached photos, speak for themselves (see below). It is indeed great to see that the Alliance had considerable activity at the Detroit Auto Show (although honestly, like covering a Rock concert, attendees […]
Read MoreWhere's Waldo?
The Detroit Auto Show (or North American International Auto Show) is running all week, and as you have probably guessed, it’s a huge deal for automakers and consumers. While not on the scale of the CES, it is a huge event that draws nearly a million Detroit area residents, often in inclement weather conditions. As […]
Read MoreWhere’s Waldo?
The Detroit Auto Show (or North American International Auto Show) is running all week, and as you have probably guessed, it’s a huge deal for automakers and consumers. While not on the scale of the CES, it is a huge event that draws nearly a million Detroit area residents, often in inclement weather conditions. As […]
Read MoreIt's A Meteor!!!
Reminiscent of those great 1950’s sci-fi films depicting a meteor headed toward earth, radio operators are facing impending ratings trouble. And like those movies where disaster seems light years away, this one is going to catch radio by surprise. The coming calamity involves Arbitron crediting for streaming radio broadcasts. The good news is that more […]
Read MoreIt’s A Meteor!!!
Reminiscent of those great 1950’s sci-fi films depicting a meteor headed toward earth, radio operators are facing impending ratings trouble. And like those movies where disaster seems light years away, this one is going to catch radio by surprise. The coming calamity involves Arbitron crediting for streaming radio broadcasts. The good news is that more […]
Read MoreClassic "Spirit"
Over the holidays, I happened across a New York Times article about famous one-hit wonder, Norman Greenbaum. Classic Rockers know him well as the guy who wrote and sang "Spirit In The Sky" in 1969 – and then was never heard from again. While Norman doesn’t have his own English castle, or even a Malibu […]
Read MoreClassic “Spirit”
Over the holidays, I happened across a New York Times article about famous one-hit wonder, Norman Greenbaum. Classic Rockers know him well as the guy who wrote and sang "Spirit In The Sky" in 1969 – and then was never heard from again. While Norman doesn’t have his own English castle, or even a Malibu […]
Read More"It's Just Media"
Today we’ve got a guest blog from Jacobs Media’s Tim Davis: That’s a quote from CBS President Les Moonves, from the CES in Vegas this week. According to Moonves "The days of old media and new media are over. Now, it’s just media." And the fact that HE’S speaking at the CES, along with Disney’s […]
Read More“It’s Just Media”
Today we’ve got a guest blog from Jacobs Media’s Tim Davis: That’s a quote from CBS President Les Moonves, from the CES in Vegas this week. According to Moonves "The days of old media and new media are over. Now, it’s just media." And the fact that HE’S speaking at the CES, along with Disney’s […]
Read MoreLiving In The D
How can I describe living in Detroit to someone who’s never resided here before? It’s a lot like having a lazy, out of work, but loveable, kind-hearted relative move in with you. They get on your nerves, they make you crazy, but you realize that they’re family and in some way, they deserve your help. […]
Read MoreAn Apple Day
"Wow" was the word that our Internet Specialist, Tim Davis, used to describe Steve Jobs’ presentation of the new Apple iPhone, and other innovations. If you know Tim like I do, that’s an impressive reaction to a new piece of technology. Jobs made a major announcement at MacWorld in San Francisco yesterday and the iPhone […]
Read MoreA Tale Of Two Trade Shows
r Imagine you’re a reporter for a major newspaper or TV network. It’s early January, and there are trade shows going on for two of America’s largest industries. One is in a warm, glitzy Sun Belt city. It’s a trade show for a hot industry, one that consumers are buzzing about. Articles will appear on […]
Read MoreShowdown At The PPM Corral
While the rest of the U.S. is stuck on the paper Arbitron diary (OK, eDiary also kicks in this winter), Philadelphia is embarking on the brave new world of PPM, starting on January 11th. And that’s where the bullet hits the bone. Apparently, not all Philly stations are encoding their signals, thus making them measurable […]
Read MoreLocal Matters
Old media outlets – especially newspapers – are scrambling in 2007, trying to figure out how to combat the tyranny of choice that consumers have before them. Newspaper readership is especially shaky, so the industry is especially verklempt, trying to figure it all out. More and more, you hear the term "hyperlocal" described as a […]
Read MoreNew Media – Old Media
An article in last month’s Media by Kyle Acquistapace provides an interesting – and totally unscientific – look at what new media students are using. An advertising exec, Acquistapace spent the fall teaching a media planning course at USC’s Annenberg School of Communication. And he observed his young charges very carefully, in and out of […]
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