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What’s Your Sign?
Before 1960, the drive-in was king. It was ground-zero for a demographic segment Hollywood had forgotten in its obsession to meet head on...
mramsey1
Sep 14, 2013


The Hunger Games You Are Not, Radio
Since then we have relied on bowing our new brands with stunts: Events or circumstances designed to garner attention and trial that give...
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Sep 4, 2013


Once Upon a Time in the Land of PPM
Are you sick of this yet? PPM market. After many months of consistent and strong ratings performance, things nosedive. All at once. No...
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Jul 11, 2013


Radio: Pretend your Customers are Fans, not Advertisers
So I’m talking to a digital solutions provider who has created a platform featuring new value for consumers as part of a radio station’s...
mramsey1
May 21, 2013


What Radio can learn from ABC TV
A few days ago ABC announced that they would begin live streaming content in two major markets with more to follow on a new app called...
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May 15, 2013


Simulcasting Radio Spots Online? Open your Checkbook
So which is the better strategy to monetize online radio? Featuring targeted spots built for the context and platform of online radio and...
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Apr 25, 2013


The Game-Changing Revenue Opportunities for Online Radio
Mike Agovino is COO of Triton Digital, the company at the leading edge of audio’s digital transformation and monetization. The digital...
mramsey1
Feb 10, 2013


Is Radio “Relevant”?
I was struck by the following exchange about radio’s relevance – or lack thereof – from Radio Ink: Entercom CEO David Field got the hair...
mramsey1
Nov 8, 2012


Beware the “Commercial Cliff”
The spot load on some radio stations continues to swell. But how much is too much? At what point will audiences and advertisers decide...
mramsey1
Oct 24, 2012


The Rise of “Radio as a Feature”
We are witnessing the dawn of a new age: The rise of radio as a feature. That means “radio” isn’t simply a media category run by media...
mramsey1
Oct 17, 2012


What Happened to Music FIRST?
And so the critically important fight over music rights fees wears on. Pandora lobbies in favor of the Internet Radio Fairness Act now...
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Oct 3, 2012


TV’s Digital Lessons for Radio
So what’s best, digital-only or integrated? Don’t get lost in this “either/or” – it’s a myth. It’s all about value, folks. Good or...
mramsey1
Sep 26, 2012


Mediacize This: Radio, Your Clients are Becoming “Media”
One of the greatest challenges for ALL traditional media – radio, TV, and print – is what I’m calling the “mediacizing” of brands.” As...
mramsey1
Sep 25, 2012


Gamification can Transform Radio’s Digital Platforms
Chris Bell is president of Triton Digital’s Applications and Services division. Triton is an innovator in bringing game mechanics to...
mramsey1
Aug 22, 2012


Apple wants to Erase your Radio Spots
Another day, another technology-driven way to undo advertising. Forget the fact that advertising is what pays for most of the content we...
mramsey1
Aug 21, 2012


What if Listeners Don’t Want to “Engage” with your Radio Brands?
There’s this assumption in digital-land that everybody wants to “engage.” That “engagement” is the ultimate goal of all digital...
mramsey1
Aug 20, 2012


Is it Time to Stop “Owning a Word”?
Back in the day, Ries & Trout Own one, they advised. Just one. This played well with a broadcasting audience for obvious reasons – we...
mramsey1
Jul 25, 2012


PPM and Agency: Crack meet Addict
Recently I heard a story of a station in a large market whose ratings have skyrocketed recently. What sort of genius programming is...
mramsey1
Jul 2, 2012


Razorfish’s Clark Kokich – Radio must “Do or Die” – Part 2
This is part two of one of the most important interviews you will watch, read, or listen to this year. Clark Kokich is the chairman...
mramsey1
Jun 20, 2012


Razorfish’s Clark Kokich: Radio must “Do or Die” – Part 1
This is one of the most important interviews you will watch, read, or listen to this year. Clark Kokich is the chairman of Razorfish, the...
mramsey1
Jun 19, 2012
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