There’s no doubt about it: Consistency matched to consumer expectations is a big reason why listeners keep coming back to the brands they...

For that reason, one of the questions I ask is this: “Considering AM, FM, Satellite, and Internet Radio, what one radio station or...

In order to rally and fight a problem, we must begin by recognizing its existence. The realities of changing consumer usage have...

Are you sick of this yet? PPM market. After many months of consistent and strong ratings performance, things nosedive. All at once. No...

Sometimes I just want to scream. Like when I read a piece in Radio Ink titled “Consumers do not know about the Power of Radio.” That’s...

It is almost impossible to count the ways in which playing to Arbitron’s PPM measurement methodology may provide short term gains for...

Arbitron makes no distinction between Asian Americans and any other group of non-Hispanic, non-African Americans in their sample. That...

Today Seth Godin talks “Local.” Says Seth: Local media was an essential business for a century, largely for three reasons: 1. Broadcast...

“What’s the future of radio?” “How does radio compete against Pandora et. al.?” “How can we get FM on mobile devices?” “How do we stay in...

It’s not just the Mayan apocalypse that passed uneventfully, it’s also the announcement of another transition – the one that may...

…much like the one being staged in “secret” at the NAB Radio Show right now. And like that meeting, the purpose of mine is to plot...

The debate-of-the-week in the radio business is: What do we do to monetize our stream?  Do we simulcast what’s on the air and throw it in...

Chris Bell is president of Triton Digital’s Applications and Services division. Triton is an innovator in bringing game mechanics to...

What’s the best way for radio to compete in a newly digital mobile environment? Is it to ensure that every mobile phone has an activated...

I spend my day inviting others to meetings and accepting invitations from others. And I do it the same way you do, by sending or...

Recently I heard a story of a station in a large market whose ratings have skyrocketed recently.  What sort of genius programming is...

Radio Ink made a classic mistake last week when it celebrated the strength of AM radio by trumpeting the financial success of the top...

Put these pieces together: First, Arbitron/Edison’s Infinite Dial study shows 30% year-over–year growth in the online radio audience (a...

Now that’s a post title which speaks for itself. And by “which is better?” I don’t mean “which is more accurate?” I mean which is better...

It’s not news that Arbitron has a problem with small samples in PPM markets. Every broadcaster in these markets has bumped into this...