mramsey1Mar 23, 2016If Radio Wants to Matter in the Cars of the Future…Remember when buying a new car meant more than buying an entertainment system that also happened to contain wheels? In other words,...
mramsey1Jan 4, 2016Look Out! Ford will Support Apple CarPlay and Android Auto by 2017Ford is going all-in on bringing Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to the auto dashboard: Ford is making Apple CarPlay and Android Auto...
mramsey1Sep 29, 2015The New Auto Dashboard Isn’t as Scary as Radio ThinksEvery time there’s some new innovation out there which enhances the choice set available to consumers who want to hear audio...
mramsey1Jan 19, 2015A Dramatic Reinvention of Mobile News/Talk AppsWhat if your News/Talk station could have a mobile app that not only replayed your linear over-the-air stream, but also created something...
mramsey1Nov 14, 2014About Seth Godin’s “End of Radio”Radio broadcasters have made much fuss about Seth Godin’s post this past week titled “an end of radio.” In it, Seth referenced the...
mramsey1Sep 17, 2014How Broadcasters Can Monetize Their Mobile AppsI have long argued that radio broadcasters demand too little of their mobile apps. Yes, they can stream the over-the-air content. But so...
mramsey1Aug 28, 2014The Nail in HD Radio’s Coffin – And What It Means For YouFrom Tom Taylor Now: A site named GMAuthority says among the changes for the [Chevrolet] Traverse, “HD Radio [is] removed.” There’s more....
mramsey1Aug 24, 2014Here’s Why Radio Will Have a Tough Time on Mobile PhonesThe battle for real estate and attention on mobile devices is even tougher than you think. This past week Techcrunch reported on a study...
mramsey1Aug 13, 2014Chevrolet’s Plan for Built-In Wi-Fi In Your CarThere’s a tendency for some broadcasters to put too much faith in the idea that consumers will prefer traditional radio over the online...
mramsey1Jun 25, 2014T-Mobile Says: Your Online Radio Listening is now FreeRemember when some broadcasters dismissed online radio, arguing it would never catch on because the data plan caps would keep a lid on...
mramsey1May 12, 2014Will Wearable Tech Compete with Radio?Wearable tech is all the rage, or at least discussing it is all the rage, since gadgets like Google Glass and the rumored iWatch are just...
mramsey1Apr 21, 2014Radio Listeners: Is “Free” All That Matters?“When it comes to mobile devices, we need to remind listeners that radio is FREE – that its use does not sap so much precious battery...
mramsey1Apr 6, 2014Radio’s Spot on the New Dashboard – Time to Do a Deal?This past week I had a conversation with someone knowledgeable in the auto technology space: “The dash is getting crowded and...
mramsey1Mar 19, 2014Is NextRadio Growing…or Sinking?From Radio Ink: The latest statistics from Emmis regarding NextRadio show the popularity in the app is still on the rise. NextRadio...
mramsey1Nov 6, 2013What’s the Future of Radio in the Connected Car?What does the crystal ball predict about the future of the so-called “connected car” and radio’s place in it? That was the purpose of my...
mramsey1Oct 29, 2013Making Sense of the Auto DashboardIt seems to me that radio is in a bit of paralysis by analysis when it comes to the “connected” auto dashboard. As we get lost in the...
mramsey1Sep 19, 2013Radio’s Auto Dashboard Strategy: We’ve Got It All WrongIn the race to exploit new digital opportunities, Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker has described three “consumer Internet ‘white...
mramsey1Jul 25, 2013How to Beat the New Car DashboardAll this fretting over the evolving car dashboard is so much ado about the wrong stuff. Okay…. A flood of new content is coming. Lots of...
mramsey1May 20, 2013I Don’t Need an App for ThatThe rule most broadcasters use in framing their mobile app (if they’re wise enough to have one) is: Does this app offer up a stream of...
mramsey1Mar 13, 2013Radios Ripped from New Cars? “Not So Fast,” say ConsumersYou can climb down from the ceiling now, Mr. Broadcaster – it turns out new cars will feature FM/AM radios built-in for the foreseeable...