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(By Marc Greenspan) How many times have you pulled out all the stops to close a piece of business only to lose it? Would you like a secret weapon to close a piece of business? This weapon is Closing Ratios.

(By Loyd Ford) There's an 'e' word that salespeople often miss. If they used it more it could separate them from other sellers, and close far more sales. What's that 'e' word?

(By Mike McVay) I recently read a quote from an on-air talent who is retiring. They offered up the advice they would give someone new to radio. They said, “I’d tell them to have fun and enjoy their work … because when you enjoy it … it isn’t work.”

Urban One received a letter from the Nasdaq stock market on Friday saying it was in non-compliance over a failure to file its 2022 Annual Report with the SEC. The company has 60 days to address the issue or it faces being delisted from the market.

Hoffman Schutz Media Capital's David Schutz has a history lesson for broadcasters: this isn't the first (or even the second) time that automakers have faced AM interference. So how did radio win the first two battles and can we use that lesson today?

What advice does Marketron have for radio companies looking to expand their OTA and digital revenue from cannabis, CBD, alcohol, gambling, and political? They covered new strategies for 2023 and beyond in a webinar - here's what Marketron said.

The FCC designated a hearing to determine if the license for Snake River Radio, LLC station KPCQ-AM was automatically canceled due to more than 12 consecutive months of silence. However, a chain of extenuating circumstances around the tower site saved the station - for now.

According to data released on April 6 by the Federal Communications Commission, more than 100 commercial AM and FM radio stations did not renew their broadcast licenses in the past year. The report shows that 82 commercial FM stations and 36 AM stations ceased operation between March 2022 and 2023.

Sean Hannity apologized on Thursday's edition of The Sean Hannity Show after several minutes of dead air were broadcast during Wednesday's show. Hannity put rumors of foul play to bed, saying, “It was not a left-wing conspiracy that did it. It was from the overheating of some critical broadcast equipment.”

With NAB Show 2023 days away, Radio Ink is here to help with your planning for the Las Vegas Convention Center. A live podcast taping, searching for the keys to positioning the medium, and a look at small and medium markets are three sessions on the first day of the Show that radio broadcasters shouldn't miss.