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If a book isn’t a book, then can’t radio be something other than radio?
Publisher Harper Collins introduces V-books. Now a book isn't on paper. And it isn't an e-book. And it isn't an audio book. It is, in...
mramsey1
Feb 3, 2009


Radio: Here comes the future, ready or not
I have been struck in recent days by the reaction of many broadcasters in these tough times. Here's my observation. Tell me if it...
mramsey1
Feb 3, 2009
Even in a Media Tempest, Some Things Endure
While this piece by CBS correspondent Jeff Greenfield isn't focused on radio, I think his point rings true for our industry as much as...
mramsey1
Feb 1, 2009
Help me and R&R point the way for Radio’s future – and get your ideas published
It's called "Radio's 2009 Transformation." I'm teaming up with Radio & Records to get YOUR input on what steps radio needs to take now...
mramsey1
Jan 26, 2009
“Yes, We Can” – a guest post from Triton Media’s Dominick Milano
Dominick Milano is Triton Media Executive Vice President. Following up on my "Gospel" post, Dominick shared some Gospel of his own, and...
mramsey1
Jan 22, 2009
The problem with layoffs in Radio
Okay, there are many problems with layoffs in a shrinking industry, but I want to pick on one in particular: Firing people won't fix the...
mramsey1
Jan 14, 2009


Slacker comes to Blackberry
Slacker has lavished lots of attention on their own equipment (which anyone who understands what folks are willing to pay for will...
mramsey1
Jan 8, 2009
Surviving Tough Times
MarketingProfs tells the tale of a chapter from the Studs Terkel classic about the Great Depression, Hard Times: One chapter in the book,...
mramsey1
Jan 8, 2009
The future of the Program Director’s job
"I don't want to send people to my station's website." So say many program directors at many radio stations in the US. Even today....
mramsey1
Jan 7, 2009
Teaching PPM
Here's a great site from Canada's Astral Media that offers video education and testimonials on PPM. It also includes PDF versions for...
mramsey1
Dec 22, 2008
Good Branding Advice for Broadcasters
The best way to avoid the doom and banish the gloom is to do what you do really, really well. Here's some advice from my friends over at...
mramsey1
Dec 17, 2008
“Nothing is Forever”
It's hard to read this post from Buzzmachine's Jeff Jarvis on the demise of the printed form of magazines without considering these...
mramsey1
Dec 14, 2008
TV is getting more local, what about Radio?
From today's news: Reacting to NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker’s comments about perhaps scaling back the network’s primetime programming...
mramsey1
Dec 8, 2008
“The only thing we have to fear….”
When FDR delivered his fireside chats to a frightened nation, he used the radio. When President-elect Obama delivers his version of the...
mramsey1
Nov 17, 2008
How Industries can Survive Change
This article from the New York Times uses Radio as an example of a good industry "pivot" in times of industrial change: Radio is an even...
mramsey1
Nov 16, 2008
Radio in Danger with the Young? Nahhhh.
Back in October there was this study released from Paragon Research: The firm, Paragon Media Strategies, reports that 14- to 24-year-olds...
mramsey1
Nov 5, 2008
“WiFi on Steroids” is on the way – and so is a lot more Radio competition
How many "radio stations" do you think can be provided by the 700-MHz spectrum that's being freed up as TV channels switch from fat...
mramsey1
Nov 5, 2008


Radio TSL drops again
In Arbitron data just crunched by Public Radio's Radio Research Consortium, some nice trends for Public Radio were noted through Spring –...
mramsey1
Nov 4, 2008
Radio as a “Feature”
As more and more stuff becomes Internet-enabled, it will bring the capacity to enable that stuff with Internet audio, or "radio." That...
mramsey1
Nov 3, 2008
Radio “Beyond Acceptance”
My friend (and esteemed marketing consultant) Tom Asacker just posted a new article which opens with this: The following landed in my...
mramsey1
Oct 16, 2008
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