If Radio Wants to Matter in the Cars of the Future…
Remember when buying a new car meant more than buying an entertainment system that also happened to contain wheels? In other words,...
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mramsey1
Jan 4, 2016
Look Out! Ford will Support Apple CarPlay and Android Auto by 2017
Ford is going all-in on bringing Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to the auto dashboard: Ford is making Apple CarPlay and Android Auto...
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mramsey1
Sep 29, 2015
The New Auto Dashboard Isn’t as Scary as Radio Thinks
Every time there’s some new innovation out there which enhances the choice set available to consumers who want to hear audio...
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mramsey1
Jan 19, 2015
A Dramatic Reinvention of Mobile News/Talk Apps
What if your News/Talk station could have a mobile app that not only replayed your linear over-the-air stream, but also created something...
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mramsey1
Nov 14, 2014
About Seth Godin’s “End of Radio”
Radio broadcasters have made much fuss about Seth Godin’s post this past week titled “an end of radio.” In it, Seth referenced the...
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mramsey1
Sep 17, 2014
How Broadcasters Can Monetize Their Mobile Apps
I have long argued that radio broadcasters demand too little of their mobile apps. Yes, they can stream the over-the-air content. But so...
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mramsey1
Aug 27, 2014
The Nail in HD Radio’s Coffin – And What It Means For You
From Tom Taylor Now: A site named GMAuthority says among the changes for the [Chevrolet] Traverse, “HD Radio [is] removed.” There’s more....
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mramsey1
Aug 23, 2014
Here’s Why Radio Will Have a Tough Time on Mobile Phones
The battle for real estate and attention on mobile devices is even tougher than you think. This past week Techcrunch reported on a study...
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mramsey1
Aug 13, 2014
Chevrolet’s Plan for Built-In Wi-Fi In Your Car
There’s a tendency for some broadcasters to put too much faith in the idea that consumers will prefer traditional radio over the online...
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mramsey1
Jun 24, 2014
T-Mobile Says: Your Online Radio Listening is now Free
Remember when some broadcasters dismissed online radio, arguing it would never catch on because the data plan caps would keep a lid on...
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mramsey1
May 11, 2014
Will Wearable Tech Compete with Radio?
Wearable tech is all the rage, or at least discussing it is all the rage, since gadgets like Google Glass and the rumored iWatch are just...
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mramsey1
Apr 21, 2014
Radio Listeners: Is “Free” All That Matters?
“When it comes to mobile devices, we need to remind listeners that radio is FREE – that its use does not sap so much precious battery...
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mramsey1
Apr 5, 2014
Radio’s Spot on the New Dashboard – Time to Do a Deal?
This past week I had a conversation with someone knowledgeable in the auto technology space: “The dash is getting crowded and...
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mramsey1
Mar 19, 2014
Is NextRadio Growing…or Sinking?
From Radio Ink: The latest statistics from Emmis regarding NextRadio show the popularity in the app is still on the rise. NextRadio...
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mramsey1
Nov 6, 2013
What’s the Future of Radio in the Connected Car?
What does the crystal ball predict about the future of the so-called “connected car” and radio’s place in it? That was the purpose of my...
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mramsey1
Oct 29, 2013
Making Sense of the Auto Dashboard
It seems to me that radio is in a bit of paralysis by analysis when it comes to the “connected” auto dashboard. As we get lost in the...
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mramsey1
Sep 19, 2013
Radio’s Auto Dashboard Strategy: We’ve Got It All Wrong
In the race to exploit new digital opportunities, Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker has described three “consumer Internet ‘white...
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mramsey1
Jul 25, 2013
How to Beat the New Car Dashboard
All this fretting over the evolving car dashboard is so much ado about the wrong stuff. Okay…. A flood of new content is coming. Lots of...
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mramsey1
May 20, 2013
I Don’t Need an App for That
The rule most broadcasters use in framing their mobile app (if they’re wise enough to have one) is: Does this app offer up a stream of...
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mramsey1
Mar 12, 2013
Radios Ripped from New Cars? “Not So Fast,” say Consumers
You can climb down from the ceiling now, Mr. Broadcaster – it turns out new cars will feature FM/AM radios built-in for the foreseeable...
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