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...

Some folks accuse me of being too negative in some of my posts. For you, this will be your “I told you so” moment. Are you like me? Do...

It’s hard to speculate on Apple’s “iRadio” before there’s an “iRadio” to speculate on. But one day it will be announced any day now, so...

If we want our fans to spread the word about our radio brands, why don’t we create content that’s more remarkable to begin with? After...

Ric Militi is CEO and Creative Director of InnoVision LLC, a leading independent Southern California “anti-agency” (they don’t “buy”...

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...

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...

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

This is Part 2 of my special conversation with branding guru and author Tom Asacker. If you missed Part 1 go here. Tom and I talk about...

Tom Asacker is an advisor to major brands like Procter & Gamble, UPS, and G.E. and the author of many thoughtful and incisive books on...

A sentence from Seth Godin’s terrific new book The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? “We don’t need more stuff, we need more...

I was on a conference call with a major radio talent recently and he made a comment that stuck with me: “Our whiteboard is on fire!” On...

Apple is rumored to be launching a radio-like streaming service, and Bloomberg is missing the point. Yesterday, Bloomberg published a...

One of the greatest challenges for ALL traditional media – radio, TV, and print – is what I’m calling the “mediacizing” of brands.” As...

You’ve probably heard about the new Nielsen study indicating that radio remains the leading way folks discover new music. From...

Why does a relatively small fraction of your audience “like” you on Facebook? Because, as Shama Kabani reminds us, you’re looking in the...

One of my clients is a local media company with assets in broadcast, digital, and print.  It is what used to be called a “newspaper”...

Comic-Con opens this week in San Diego. It’s ground zero for media and popular culture and one of the biggest star-studded events this...

A friend in Public Radio reached out to me the other day. He was looking for talent. Fresh talent. For a major broadcast client who...

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