Contributor: Gordon Borrell, CEO, Borrell Associates
In today’s confusing whirlwind of marketing choices, radio advertising seems to have become a bellwether. Radio has been getting high ratings not only among local ad agencies, but also from local “direct” buyers. The number of businesses who say they’re buying radio advertising has increased steadily since 2017, according to the largest annual survey of local ad buyers.* Continue reading “Survey Shows Radio Has Become Marketers’ Bellwether”
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Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
“Radio, Streaming, Podcasting.” During the reimagined 2019 Radio Show, session content touched on all aspects of the audio landscape and delivering insights applicable to all media and advertising professionals.
In session after session, the overarching message was simple. The content broadcast stations deliver to listeners is the core differentiator when compared to other audio sources and how that content is delivered should and will be embraced – regardless of platform or device.
Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
In this world, there are always ingredients, products or events that disrupt culture and make an impact. A few years ago, it was bacon. Bacon has moved from the breakfast table to the dinner table and ultimately to desert. It could be found on anything from soups to cupcakes. Similarly, data has found its place everywhere and in anything we do. That is probably why, Amber Hameed, Vice President, Information Systems, Dollar Shave Club referred to data as “the new bacon.” Data can be found anywhere and by anyone.
Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
What’s the one thing that everyone needs but not many have? It’s also one thing that many adults won’t speak to their loved ones about. Life insurance.
According to the Insurance Information Institute, only 60% of U.S. adults had some form of life insurance and 20% believed that they didn’t have enough. The most common reasons for owning life insurance: cover burial and final expenses, help replaced lost wages of a wage earner and leave some money/inheritance.
Continue reading “Looking for Coverage? Radio Can Help”
Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
Today, consumers have a multitude of audio options to choose from — broadcast, satellite, pure-plays and podcasts — across a multitude of devices. In other words, audio has never been hotter.
One of the hottest topics in audio today is podcasting. There are now more than 700,000 active podcasters and recent research shows that 51% of the U.S. population have listened to a podcast, with 22% of the population listening on a weekly basis.
In this edition, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the RAB speaks with RAB’s SVP of Digital Services, Dave Casper. Representing the RAB, Dave recently attended Podcast Movement held in Orlando, Florida. This conference, that began in 2014, now welcomes over 3,000 people in attendance and focuses its content entirely on podcasting.
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Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
This year, Labor Day celebrates its 125th anniversary. Often viewed as the holiday that marks the end of summer, Labor Day was created to celebrate and honor the American worker.
Continue reading “Relax and Unwind with Radio”
Contributor: Leo Kivijarv, Ph.D., Executive Vice President & Director of Research, PQ Media
In June, I posted two RAB blog posts regarding the upcoming 2020 elections. I stated that PQ Media is forecasting $8.33 billion is going to be spent by candidates and their PACs, as well as by special interest groups supporting/not supporting ballot initiatives or referendums. Radio was predicted to do well, fueled by candidates targeting multicultural audiences.
Continue reading “Political Media Buying 2020: Still Way Too Early Prediction”
Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
In mid-July, a local newspaper that has been in existence for 233 years announced that it would be cutting its print version to only three days a week. In an interview, the director of one of the local universities responded: “It’s devastating to communities. Not only do they lose their news, it erodes everything else in terms of civic participation.”
The advertising industry, like the radio industry, is focused on continuing to gather and analyze actionable marketplace intelligence to provide their clients with insights and intelligence on markets, audiences, partners and platforms to name a few.
In this edition, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the RAB speaks with Brian Wieser, Global President, Business Intelligence, GroupM. Highly regarded in the marketing, media, advertising and technology fields as a research analyst, Brian joined GroupM earlier this year to provide insights that will help their clients continue to grow.
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Contributor: Leigh Jacobs, EVP Research Analysis, NuVoodoo Media Services
Consumers today are connected 24/7. They have the ability to tap into news, entertainment and information whenever, wherever and in whatever format they want. Thanks to technology, the connection with radio continues – into the workplace.
Continue reading “Radio’s Workplace Listening is BIGGER Than Ever”
How radio is perceived by advertisers, marketers and the public at large can sometimes be determined by how consumer and trade journalists represent the medium.
In this edition, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the RAB, speaks with audio columnist and contributor for Media Village, Alli Romano. She strongly believes radio and audio today remain fresh and exciting while still honoring tradition. As advertisers have shifted budgets to digital, she also believes radio will grow through continually developing its digital assets.
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As companies continue to be bought and sold and management changes occur, many of us will experience, through no fault of our own, the loss of a position.
In this edition, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the RAB speaks with former broadcaster and current advertising agency executive Dave Paulus, who recently took what he refers to as a “gap year.” After spending years on the radio side, Dave joined one of the largest agencies in the Virginia Beach area, O’Brien et al Advertising, as Director of Client Services. He shares his journey of reinvention and offers some sound advice on what it’s like now being on the other side of the desk.
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Contributor: Brad C. Deutsch, Principal, Garvey Schubert Barer, P.C.
It’s Been Just Over a Year Since the Supreme Court Opened the Floodgates – So, Can Radio Finally Start Taking Ads?
In May 2018, the Supreme Court sided with the State of New Jersey in Murphy v. NCAA, and struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”), which was a federal statute that prohibited states themselves from legalizing sports betting.[1]
While the Supreme Court’s decision did not automatically make sports betting legal, the decision did open the door for each state to decide whether sports betting should be legal within its borders.
Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
“School’s out forever!” Who doesn’t love that song by Alice Cooper. No matter the generation, it’s a lyric everyone knows. We know it’s July but guess what? School isn’t really out forever. August is National Back-to-School month.
Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
There are many important events in life – graduating, accepting a job, getting engaged or married and, of course, buying a home. Important? Maybe. Stressful? Absolutely!
If you haven’t had the experience, I’m certain that you know someone that has purchased, is in the process of doing so, or is currently searching for a home to buy. And no matter how you look at it, it is one of the biggest commitments you can make. With a commitment like this, you need someone you can trust by your side. Nope, not a significant other, mother, father or friend. You need a real estate agent and radio is there to help!
Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
This Thursday, July 4th, Americans across the country will celebrate Independence Day. On this day, well over 80% of adults across age groups will celebrate in some way, according to the National Retail Federation.
Continue reading “The Connection Between Radio
and Independence Day”
Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
Anything is possible on radio. You can hear a singing garbage bag, a hamburger rap song or something that sounds like a bull elk. What you hear on the radio can also make you laugh, gasp or cry.
Yes, anything is possible on radio and that’s what attendees heard on June 6 at the 2019 Radio Mercury Awards, held at SONY HALL in New York. Continue reading “Here’s What RADIO Stands For”
Contributor: Leo Kivijarv, Ph.D., Executive Vice President & Director of Research, PQ Media
Just to recap, based on previous elections, PQ Media projects that political media buying could exceed $8 billion in 2020, possibly as high as $8.5 billion. Monies have already been spent in 2019 that exceed 2015 figures, particularly on marketing services like public relations, direct marketing, telemarketing, promotional products, experiential marketing and market research.
Continue reading “Political Media Buying 2020: “Where Does Radio Fit?””
As a broadcaster, have you ever had a desire to own your own radio station? After spending 35 years with Emmis in St. Louis, John Beck has done just that. A career broadcaster he teamed up with some others to fulfill a life long dream.
In this edition, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the RAB speaks with John Beck, Managing Partner, Stone Canyon Media Flagstaff LLC and Senior Vice President, Emmis Radio – St Louis. A strong believer in radio and the people in it, John is looking for opportunities to help build up and to point out that radio can also help build communities.
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