Are Search Engines Your Sales Downfall?
(By Alec Drake) How can you compete with search results before your first point of contact with a prospect? Take these three steps to reduce confusion, boost your perceived value and increase your success rate when prospecting or converting a lead.
5 New Group Brainstorming Rules
(By Randy Lane) Group brainstorming has long been a staple for radio shows, podcasts, sales teams, and marketing teams to generate innovative ideas. Major corporations the world over use it to create new products and services or solve problems.
WPLR Morning Show Raies $106,000 for Charities
Connoisseur Media's WPLR (99.1 FM) in New Haven raised over $106,000 for local charities during a recent toy drive. The event was put on Friday at a local furniture store by the station's morning show, Chaz and AJ.
iHeart Releases List of Top Artists for 2022
iHeartMedia has compiled its list of most-played artists for 2022 across its hundreds of broadcast and streaming stations. The top overall artist played on iHeartRadio stations was Doja Cat, while the top song went to The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber.
Audacy Buffalo Raises $81,000 for Local SPCA
Audacy's station cluster in Buffalo raised more than $81,000 for a local chapter of the SPCA during a recent radiothon. The event saw on-air personalities and staffers from Audacy's three Buffalo stations raise cash and awareness for SPCA Serving Erie County.
Cincinnati Broadcaster Jerry Thomas Dies
Jerry Thomas, a long-time broadcaster in the Cincinnati market who delighted morning radio listeners with his cast of characters, died on Thursday at the age of 83. Thomas had been battling Alzheimer's disease. His passing was announced by his son on Facebook.
Dan Dakich Ends Show on WFNI
Sports broadcaster Dan Dakich has produced his final show for Radio One's WFNI (1070, ESPN/The Fan) in Indianapolis. His departure was confirmed in a social media post on Thursday, as well as a memo circulated by Urban One officials at WFNI.
Kelly Music Research to Close
Kelly Music Research, the Philadelphia-based market research firm focused on the broadcast radio and music industries, says it will close up shop by the end of the year. Brothers Tom Kelly and Paul Kelly say they will spend more time on their family charity.
WALK Collects 17,500 Pounds of Food for Charity
Long Island, New York adult contemporary station WALK (97.5 FM) collected more than 17,000 pounds of food and over $10,500 for a local charity during the month of November. The Thanks-for-Giving Food Drive collected food and cash for Long Island Cares.
WGN Radio Repeating 100th Anniversary Special
Nexstar Media Group's only radio station, Chicago's very own WGN (720 AM), will end its centennial celebration with a re-airing of "100 Years of WGN Radio: A Retrospective" on sister television station WGN-TV (Channel 9).
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