Radio: Why Connected Cars Don’t Matter
From Radio Ink: While the radio industry grapples with what it should be doing about the connected car, there may be some comfort in...
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mramsey1
- Jul 5, 2016
The Digital Trends that Will Most Impact Audio, Online Radio, Radio, and Podcasting
How do radio, online radio, and podcasting fit into the larger pattern of tech trends washing over today’s audiences? What’s the power of...
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mramsey1
- Jun 16, 2016
Radio’s Future in a Self-Driving Car
Estimates vary, but the consensus seems to be that we’ll see a meaningful number of self-driving cars replacing the human-powered ones by...
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mramsey1
- Apr 23, 2015
Too Much Fuss about Voltair
You’ve heard of Voltair, that’s the audio technology that presumably allows PPM devices to more effectively pick up that all-important...
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mramsey1
- Dec 30, 2014
Bob Iger’s Lessons for Radio
Disney chief Bob Iger is on the cover of the new issue of Fortune, pictured in front of Star Wars’ legendary Millennium Falcon. I can’t...
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mramsey1
- Dec 12, 2014
What Radio Looks Like on Ford’s New Sync 3 for 2016
Never let it be said that the automakers don’t listen to feedback, because when it comes to Ford’s clunky Sync platform, they got an...
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mramsey1
- Sep 24, 2014
Why Content Matters More than Technology
Worried about technology crowding out your radio brand? Freaked out about the car dashboard and the latest mobile gadget? Maybe you...
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mramsey1
- Sep 1, 2014
How Important is Radio in an Emergency?
It’s virtually taken on faith in the radio industry: This idea that when all other technologies fail, there’s still radio in an...
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mramsey1
- Aug 21, 2014
Why Chasing “Cool” for Radio is a Fool’s Errand
There’s nothing less “cool” than a room full of 50-year-olds preaching the importance of making something “cool.” And that happens all...
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mramsey1
- Jun 18, 2014
A New Tool to Make Audio Advertising Interactive – XAPPmedia
You know the radio spots that give you an 800-number – and repeat it four times? Don’t you just love that? Or the ones that ask you to...
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mramsey1
- Sep 7, 2013
The Two Critical Opposing Forces Shaping Radio’s Future
“All for one” and “one for all.” The traditional radio model is neither “all for one” nor “one for all.” It’s really “all for all,” the...
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mramsey1
- Mar 25, 2013
Radio is Bad at Technology, but…
All right, let’s just say it. Radio is really bad at technology. Sure, we can mess with Twitter and Facebook and YouTube, but your...
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mramsey1
- Jan 1, 2013
What Happens to Radio when Technology Kills Mobile Phones?
There remains a drumbeat among some broadcasters to install FM radio into mobile phones, but what happens when some new technology kills...
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mramsey1
- Nov 16, 2012
Digital Media: What’s in Store for 2013
Here are some stats from a brand new eMarketer report on U.S. digital media usage changes from now to 2013. I’ll focus on some highlights...
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mramsey1
- Nov 7, 2012
Is Social Media for Conversation – or for Broadcasting?
“Social media is for conversations, not broadcasting.” That’s a common bromide among social media gurus. But is it true? This matters to...
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mramsey1
- Nov 16, 2011
An FM Chip in a Mobile Phone isn’t “Me”
Will FM radio ever end up pre-installed in mobile phones in the US? I doubt it, because consumers aren’t asking for radio to be built...
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mramsey1
- Oct 12, 2011
Technology (and Media) After Steve
One of the lasting gifts of technology in general and Steve Jobs and Apple in particular is not the technology itself but what that...
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mramsey1
- Sep 21, 2011
Radio’s Power on the Dashboard
There’s no doubt that technology is bringing new choices to an auto dashboard near you. Nor is there any doubt that consumers will...
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