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Apple and Google Want the Car Dashboard – Now
Dear Radio Listeners: Apple and Google want you! Even (and perhaps especially) when you’re in your car. Here’s a video showing some of...
mramsey1
Feb 3, 2014
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Wrist-Powered Radio?
There’s a tendency to obsess on devices. But if you’re in the content business devices are only channels of distribution for that...
mramsey1
Jan 28, 2014
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Stop Picking on Pandora, Radio
So is Pandora “radio” or isn’t it? I have (correctly) argued “yes” here and here and here. “Radio” is a menu of value propositions –...
mramsey1
Jan 27, 2014
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LIVE Q&A with Gordon Borrell and Mark Ramsey on Radio’s Future
So what’s ahead for the radio industry and the folks who work in it? That’s one of the subjects of Borrell Associates‘ new report: The...
mramsey1
Jan 20, 2014
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Buying Pandora can Increase Your Radio Station’s Ratings
Yes, a radio station can buy time on Pandora with the intention of driving audience to the station either online or (less efficiently)...
mramsey1
Jan 19, 2014
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And Radio’s Best Chance for the Future is…
If there’s one book this year that best sums up what the radio industry has to do to compete in a world of infinite choice, it’s this...
mramsey1
Jan 12, 2014
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5 Ways to Make a Better Radio Blog
Earlier this week I argued that DJ blogs often are a waste of time and effort. Today I’m going to share a few thoughts on how to make...
mramsey1
Jan 9, 2014
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Hulu and the Star-Making Future of Radio
I have glimpsed the future of radio and it is Hulu. Let me explain. Once upon a time, Hulu was that slick online platform that provided a...
mramsey1
Jan 6, 2014
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7 Reasons Why Your DJ Blog is a Waste of Time
Does your radio station have a batch of DJ blogs? Here are 7 reasons why they may be a waste of time, effort, energy, and resources –...
mramsey1
Jan 5, 2014
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Predictions for Radio in 2014
Tom Taylor offered up some questions for radio to ponder in 2014. I thought I’d take this opportunity to answer them: 1. Connected car –...
mramsey1
Jan 4, 2014
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Radio’s 2014: A New Year – A New Quest
Stop the pity party, broadcasters! It’s a new year! All year long I hear tons of complaints that “radio is not doing this” and “radio is...
mramsey1
Dec 30, 2013
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Me, My Family, and My Neighborhood
“Local” or “not local” is the wrong way to think about news and entertainment on the radio. When it comes to information, for example,...
mramsey1
Dec 16, 2013
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Is News/Talk Really the Top Audio Format of 2013?
Nielsen just released a report trumpeting “News/Talk/Information” as the “Top Audio Format of 2013.” But what does that mean…really?...
mramsey1
Dec 16, 2013
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Radio Does Not “Heart” Twitter
I just read a fascinating report on Radio’s relationship to Twitter in the U.S. and the results will startle and unsettle you. You can...
mramsey1
Dec 11, 2013
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Radio: You’re Messing Up on Facebook
Now that I have argued how Facebook has – and will continue to – gradually “un-like” your radio brand by blocking more of your content...
mramsey1
Dec 11, 2013
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Radio: Your Facebook Page is Un-Liking You
This is directly from Facebook: We expect organic distribution of an individual page’s posts to gradually decline over time as we...
mramsey1
Dec 9, 2013
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Listeners are People First, Format Fans Second
Recently I was asked to speak to a group of broadcasters representing one format. “Tell us more about fans of our format,” I was asked....
mramsey1
Dec 4, 2013
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How to “Rescue” Radio
How to “rescue” radio? Doc Searls has some ideas, and Doc’s a very smart man. He is, among other things, the co-author of the classic The...
mramsey1
Dec 3, 2013
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Whatever Happened to Podcasting?
[A longer version of this post appeared in NetNewsCheck] “Podcasting” is the term describing the creation and consumption of on-demand...
mramsey1
Nov 22, 2013
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Radio and the Future of Digital: 2013
Henry Blodget at Business Insider just published an updated look at the future of digital media that has consequences for those who are...
mramsey1
Nov 12, 2013
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