May 2017 – Page 2

The Radio on Main Street Podcast
Featuring Kelly McIlwraith and Insights from USTN’s Neuro Radio Research Study

In this Radio on Main Street Podcast Annette Malave, who leads RAB’s Insights team, speaks with Kelly McIlwraith, Marketing and Strategy Director with Australian Traffic Network.

Recently, Ms. McIlwraith presented the results of a United States Traffic Network (USTN) study to prove the effectiveness of short form ads via both engagement and long term memory encoding to a room filled with some of the largest media buying and planning agencies. She shares some of the compelling results of the Neuro Radio Research Study with us here.

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There’s Something for Every Ear

“I’m a purple person.” “I prefer basic black.” “I like to wear bold colors.” People have distinctive tastes and preferences when it comes to clothing or accessories. These preferences are personal, similar to that of radio listening, and similarly, music choice.

A researcher at Heriot-Watt University in the U.K. studied over 36,000 participants’ ratings of 104 music styles and found a direct correlation to their personalities. The study showed that heavy metal music fans are normally calm and comfortable around others, while classical music lovers are often shy and creative. Hard-working and outgoing would be words to describe pop and country music listeners. The relationship between radio and the listener has always been an emotional one but what they listen to is not just personal, it is an extension of who they are.

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