It’s Not Just AM, This Buzzy New EV Leaves Out Radio Entirely
As several major automakers continue exploring ways to phase AM radio out of future dashboards, one new player has plans to cut AM/FM entirely. While the minimalist EV is being hailed as a "gamechanger," the question is: can no radio sell?
Katz: Radio Drives the Most Consumer Action In All of Advertising
In the last three months, two-thirds of US adults reported taking action because of an advertisement. Look closer at high-value categories from luxury vehicles and electronics to vacations and entertainment, and you'll find radio ads outperforming the competition.
Specialists Aren’t Just For Sales
(Buzz Knight) The concept of bringing internal specialists into a radio station is nothing new. We’ve often seen it within sales teams, where a new business specialist focuses on gaining clients or a specialist is tasked with focusing on a particular vertical. But why stop at sales?
Your Voice, Your Story
(By Randy Lane) Storytelling is essential for connecting emotionally with your audience. It makes content more memorable, engages listeners, and encourages active listening. When we hear a good story, we go from passive listening to active listening.
Shaky Consumer Confidence Results In Global Media Spend Slide
Global consumer spending on media content and technology may have grown 4.4% in 2024, but the pace marked the third straight year of slowing growth after a decade-high surge in 2022, as consumer confidence falls to its lowest point since the pandemic.
Blast From The Past: Freddy Snakeskin; KROQ, 1981
Happy Friday! This week’s Blast From The Past features Freddy Snakeskin at the KROQ mic when the studios were still in Pasadena. Send your Blast From The Past to our Online Editor Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.
Ad Tech Delivers for Entravision in Q1, but Media Takes Losses
Entravision Communications CEO Michael Christenson credited the company’s Advertising Technology & Services segment for powering a 17% year-over-year increase in consolidated net revenue for Q1 2025, even amid a downturn in its broadcast operations.
Saga Q1 Revenue Down As Digital Ad Revenue Surpasses 2024
For the second earnings call in a year, Saga Communications CEO Chris Forgy invoked the Stockdale Paradox as the broadcaster doubles down on its "Blended" digital transformation strategy while working to reposition itself within a shifting ad marketplace.
Far-Right News Partnership With Voice of America Sparks Outrage
Just days after a federal appeals court blocked the reinstatement of over 1,000 Voice of America employees, the US Agency for Global Media is drawing scrutiny for approving a new content deal to bring One America News Network coverage to VOA.
NYC’s Hot 97 Gets FAST Expansion As MediaCo Unveils Strategy
“It’s a new day for Estrella Media, Hot 97, and WBLS – now together under MediaCo,” said MediaCo Interim CEO Albert Rodriguez during the broadcaster’s presentation at the 2025 IAB NewFronts, where multiplatform strategy for its radio brands took center stage.
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