The Personality Brand
(By Mike McVay) One of my favorite management books was released in the late 90s. It is The Brand You 50 by Tom Peters. I find myself recommending it to young media talent, to music artists and to those I mentor.
It’s back to The Races
(By Laurie Kahn) Congratulations to those of you who foresaw the future and took advantage of those professionals who were job hunting a few months ago and nabbed them to work for you!
You Are Not in The Radio Business
(By Randy Lane) In weekly sales meetings, my financial advisor, Gerhart, reminds his staff that they are not in the financial business, they are in the relationship business. The same is true in radio: Relationships drive winning radio shows and stations.
Audacy Buffalo Hauls in $84K For Kids
As part of the 20th annual “Kiss 98.5 Cares for Kids Radiothon,” Audacy Buffalo raised over $84,000 to benefit Oishei Children’s Hospital. The amount raised brings the total funds raised to $3,563,345 since the radiothon’s inception.
Do Your Sellers & PD’s Get Along?
This Wednesday at 2PM Eastern Research Director, Inc. is hosting a webinar on the relationship between sales and programming. It's called, Program Directors are from Venus, Sales Managers are from Mars. REGISTER
LRFA Gains More Support
A resolution from broadcaster associations representing all 50 states, Puerto Rico and The District of Columbia has been signed in support of the Local Radio Freedom Act. The LRFA opposes "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations.
DeDe Offering Scholarships
DeDe McGuire, host of the nationally syndicated “DeDe in the Morning” is back with her Do-Over Scholarship contest. Five lucky women will win up to $10,000 in scholarship money to pay for their second chance educational goals.
Audacy’s Q1 Revenue Declines 19%
Net revenue for the recently renamed radio company in Q1 2021 was $240.8 million, down 19% compared to $297.0 million in 2020. Digital revenue (including podcasting) was up 17% to $49.8 million.
Podcasting iHeart’s Bright Spot in Q1
With podcast revenue increasing from $15.9 million in Q1 of 2020 to $38.4 million this year, iHeartMedia's podcast division got a lot of air time on Thursday's earnings call. If you're keeping score at home, that's a 141.9% increase.
Radio’s Place In The Car Is Still Safe For Now
Jacobs Media, with an assist from Veritone, presented its annual Techsurvey Thursday afternoon, which takes a look at trends in the mobile, social, and “connected car” spaces. Over 40,000 listeners participated in an online survey. Here are a few highlights.
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