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What are Radio’s “Twenty Tweetable Truths”?
Here are the "twenty tweetable truths" by and for the magazine industry. What might they be for Radio? I guess we can leave aside the...
mramsey1
Oct 23, 2009


Radio: Change the Industry or Get Out of the Way
"The future belongs to those who take the present for granted." So says Clay Shirky in the epilogue to his classic book Here Comes...
mramsey1
Oct 21, 2009
Who Needs Peanut Butter now that Radio has Jelli?
Jelli is "100% user-controlled radio." And I mean your radio station. The over-the-air one. Says CNET: The service revolves entirely...
mramsey1
Oct 20, 2009


Adam Carolla sparks an Important New Trend
It's not news that Adam Carolla and CBS Radio are again joined at the hip – but I don't think most broadcasters recognize how...
mramsey1
Oct 20, 2009
Understanding the Power of Sound
As an industry, radio knows a lot about songs and a lot about talk… …but almost nothing about sound. And the same goes for our ability to...
mramsey1
Oct 18, 2009
The Real Secret to Ratings Success
Although ratings are our obsession, do you get ratings by focusing on ratings? Or by focusing on the kind of passion that creates...
mramsey1
Oct 16, 2009
It’s Not About “Being Local”
When you can't compete with the same headlines folks can get everywhere else, you focus on the local stories they can't get anywhere...
mramsey1
Oct 8, 2009
What Radio Can Be
This is one of the best presentations I've ever given, and it is relevant to anyone in radio, whether or not your station is directed at...
mramsey1
Oct 4, 2009


Twitter-age A.D.D. and what it means for Radio
Many years ago, a broadcaster approached me with an idea that was, quite possibly, ahead of its time. He had a Top 40 format, but unlike...
mramsey1
Sep 28, 2009


What is a “Radio,” anyway?
Could it be a device that also lets you browse photos, read the news, check the weather, and connect you to your friends through Facebook...
mramsey1
Sep 21, 2009
MixCloud re-thinks Radio
UK-born MixCloud aspires to be the equivalent of YouTube for radio shows. It's new – just open to the public. The world of Internet...
mramsey1
Sep 21, 2009
Find Radio’s Future in this Presentation
The pictures tell the story.
mramsey1
Sep 16, 2009
The Last Word on Radio’s Digital Transition…from Fred Allen?
"Those who don't know history are condemned to repeat it," wrote Edmund Burke, and this familiar advice should ring loud and clear to...
mramsey1
Aug 31, 2009
Climb aboard the Cluetrain
This is long, but very worthwhile. If you want to understand where we are, how we got here, where we're going, and why, spend an hour...
mramsey1
Jul 27, 2009
Where’s Radio’s Humanity?
Related observations on trends affecting radio: 1. Big is no match for small A digital company with a few dozen employees – fewer than a...
mramsey1
Jul 27, 2009


Radio Needs more “Strategy” in its “Digital Strategy”
The single biggest mistake radio broadcasters make as we devise our digital strategies is this: We assume it's all about us. It's not at...
mramsey1
Jul 25, 2009
“I Do Whatever my Manager Tells Me”
I was in the checkout line at a vegetarian restaurant in San Diego, the kind of bohemian place I don't get to enjoy often enough. At the...
mramsey1
Jul 24, 2009
The Value of “Heritage”
Here's how the disappearance of WBCN is playing in Boston: Mixed metaphor alert: "Ya gotta roll with the punches – or they roll you...
mramsey1
Jul 16, 2009
Remember when “Music” was on the Radio?
FM Sports is not "the next big thing" in radio. FM Talk is not "the next big thing" in radio. The "next big thing" in radio is the...
mramsey1
Jul 15, 2009
When your Product is “Free” it has to be “Priceless”
(The following is lightly edited and reprinted from Doug Erickson's blog with permission) Chris Anderson's Free is a good book. It will...
mramsey1
Jul 12, 2009
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