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Comedian, recording artist, and social media star Nicole Arbour has joined the Bleave lineup. 'The Arbour Affect', will showcase her comedic, and honest inner thoughts, while doing a deep dive into real and hot topics with her favorite experts.

Roy Williams was the keynote speaker Friday at the Radio Ink Radio Masters Sales Summit. He told the crowd that one of radio's biggest problems is that month-to-month cycle where sellers are always working to make the next month's budget, trying to keep their heads above water.

The NAB has filed an ex parte with the FCC regarding a proposed rulemaking that would enable GeoBroadcast Solutions to license its booster technology to FM stations. The NAB raised concerns with the proposal's merits in the context of accusations regarding alleged questionable business dealings of GBS CEO Chris Devine.

The gloves are off between the NAB, which wants the FCC to reject Zonecasting, and GeoBroadcast Solutions, the company behind the technology that allows stations to hyper-target programming and advertising for up to five minutes an hour with FM boosters.

(By Alec Drake) When you walk into a social setting, your first inclination is to read the room. In a professional sales setting, when meeting someone for the first time, being able to read the room now has financial implications.

(By Marc Greenspan) While Nielsen data may be the pricing tool of our industry, qualitative data is the selling tool. It does not matter if you are using Scarborough, The Media Audit, or other qualitative tools; they must be used effectively to have a positive impact on sales.

(By Mike McVay) Christmas decorations are already appearing in stores just as Halloween decorations are going up. Consumers grumble, but they shop anyway, because not everyone wants to wait for “the season” to make their purchases. The same type of grumbling takes place among radio audiences every year. “

(By Loyd Ford) This is not meant to be a fun article. This is about becoming more aggressive and seeking opportunities frankly necessary to move your business forward if you are a local radio owner, market manager or a sales manager today.

Max Media has announced the return of  Mike “Moose” Smith as Operations Manager for the Hampton Roads cluster. In 2018 Smith was VP/GM  of the Hampton Roads Carolina cluster.