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(By Jeffrey Hedquist) Putting an offer in a commercial will increase the immediacy of response, but you must be careful. The famous shopping mall developer Arnold Taubman warned about threshold resistance as, “the physical and psychological barrier that stands between a shopper and the inside of a store.”

The FCC is stepping up its enforcement efforts against alleged pirate broadcaster Wilfredo Ayala, issuing a new warning aimed at the landlord of a Hartford property tied to unauthorized radio transmissions of “La Tropica Radio.”

Eastlan Ratings has announced an expansion of its continuous measurement services to three additional US radio markets: Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, NC; Memphis, TN; and Spokane, WA. All three are among the nation's Top 100 radio markets by size.

After a successful limited run leading up to the 2024 Presidential Election, SiriusXM is bringing Dylan Douglas back to its Progress channel full-time for the Gen-Z-focused, Liberal talk show Young American.

Following the FEMA decision to lift a 65-day hold on $38 million in grants to public broadcasters, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded millions of dollars to public radio operators across the US to bolster emergency alerting capabilities.

The Center for Sales Strategy has announced the promotion of Trey Morris to Vice President, Senior Consultant, and Director of Training Innovation. Morris boasts more than three decades of experience in advertising and marketing, with eight years at CSS.

Erica Shea will join The Slacker Show on Audacy Denver's Alice 105.9 (KALC). Beginning Monday, April 28, Shea will be heard alongside Slacker, T Hack, and Erin Doyle, hosting weekday afternoons.

After decades with Cumulus Media's Westwood One and the network's predecessors, Vice President of Programming David Felker has departed the company following its latest round of consolidation and downsizing around seven 24/7 syndicated formats.

Elizabeth Murphy Burns, a pioneering broadcaster and influential industry leader, has died. Known for her trailblazing leadership at Morgan Murphy Media, Burns was one of the first women elected to the NAB Board of Directors. She was 79.

(Buzz Knight) When I had the great actor and musician Jeff Daniels on takin' a walk, we delved into the mindset it takes to become an elite actor. In Jeff’s own words: “I learned from people like Meryl Streep. There’s a big difference between good and great."