Roker, Stephen A, and McVay Among 2024 LABF Giants
The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation has revealed the 2024 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts. These key figures of the media industry across radio and television will be honored on November 12 at Gotham Hall in New York City.
Radio’s Ad Leaderboard Remains Calm As Memorial Day Nears
For the week of April 29 through May 5, the list of radio's top national advertisers was a rundown of usual suspects, with the latest data from Media Monitors showing a surprising dip in home improvement ads, especially with Memorial Day less than a month away.
Podcast Advertising Trends 2024: Audio Brings Brand Success
As many radio companies seek to grow their podcast divisions amid the industry's larger embrace of digital, advertisers are reaping the benefits as B2B and performance advertisers use on-demand audio to drive brand metrics.
Study: Radio Advertising’s True Effect Underestimated By 92%
Recent research conducted by Radiocentre and Colourtext has revealed significant shortcomings in the typical short-term attribution models used to assess radio advertising's impact on performance campaigns in a study titled "Radio: The Performance Multiplier."
Radio Ads Turn Both Main Types Of Shoppers Into Buyers
Audio remains a powerful medium to reach the two main types of shoppers effectively, according to new research by Audacy. Whether through radio or podcasts, the medium is a crucial channel for connecting audiences with brands.
‘I Can’t Measure Advertising’
(By Pat Bryson) "I can't measure radio advertising." Ever heard that? Radio results can be hard to trace because the messages filter into our brains, lodge in the appropriate "file drawer" and stay there until we need to retrieve the information.
Selling Curiosity and Initiative
(By Loyd Ford) Excellent salespeople always understand that the tilt of the world is away from them. They have to listen more, have empathy, consistently educate, and become better and better at “seizing the day” when opportunities present themselves.
Your Personalities Are Influencers – Use Them!
(By Marc Greenspan) Sometimes we forget to tell a potential advertiser what makes radio great. Often it is an element that we take for granted that other potential advertising outlets are building their brands on. Your station’s personalities are influencers.
Cumulus Media Eases Debt Pressure As Q1 Leans On Digital
Following a frosty annual shareholders meeting. Cumulus Media has reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, indicating some financial improvements despite ongoing challenges felt by the vast majority of the traditional broadcast sector.
FCC Commissioner Starks Fully Backs AM Radio In NAFB Address
In an address to the National Association of Farm Broadcasting's Washington Watch event, FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks threw his full support behind the AM for Every Vehicle Act, saying the FCC will provide support and expertise as the legislation advances.
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