Ramsey interviewed about Greenstone Media
Greenstone Media is the new talk radio network for women. You can read the piece that includes an interview with me over at MSNBC. Lisa...
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mramsey1
Sep 22, 2006
Spot On, apply directly to the forehead
This just in… Spots don’t hurt! Yep, listeners generally don’t tune out for spots. That’s what this new Arbitron study says (pdf...
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mramsey1
Sep 22, 2006
What business are you in?
Pop quiz: What biz are you in? What biz is Clear Channel in?
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mramsey1
Sep 20, 2006
The Dallas Morning News on the NAB
Here’s a nice piece from the Dallas Morning News that encapsulates some of the points of yesterday’s presentation we gave at the NAB...
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mramsey1
Sep 19, 2006
Commercials: Get over it
Why do we as an industry feel we need to apologize for commercials? Now granted, too much of a good thing is a bad thing, and spot-load...
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mramsey1
Sep 17, 2006
A tale of two cars….
So I’m shopping for cars, and I test-drive two. First, the 2006 Volvo. Nice, solid car. But what’s up the the audio technology? No...
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mramsey1
Sep 14, 2006
Zune’s FM Radio
Here’s a peek at the FM radio included in Microsoft’s new ZUNE mp3 player. And a close-up: So far, the vibe on the unit is that it’s...
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mramsey1
Sep 12, 2006
Where do your ideas come from?
Why not get them from listeners? And give listeners an incentive to provide them. And get their registration to your community in the...
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mramsey1
Sep 10, 2006
Where’s your Wilhelm Scream?
You bet you have. From 1954’s A Star is Born to the Star Wars movies to the recent King Kong and X-Men movies, you’ll find that...
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mramsey1
Sep 8, 2006
Giving back
From Greater Media head Peter Smyth: I still believe that public service not only matters, it’s more important than ever before. A...
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mramsey1
Sep 7, 2006
Radio: Discuss amongst yourselves
One of the main roles of this blog and of our approach to the challenges of radio is to look at every issue from every side. I find that...
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mramsey1
Sep 7, 2006
The importance of “stars”
I have long argued that star talent – talent with a national profile – will be key to the future of radio (ironically, just like it was...
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mramsey1
Sep 2, 2006
Music: Discovery vs. Comfort
Interesting New York Times piece about “the new tastemakers” – the way technology is empowering music consumers to discover, share, and...
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mramsey1
Aug 28, 2006
The Long Tail has a Big Head
Back in July, the author of The Long Tail, Chris Anderson, criticized uber-hit Pirates of the Caribbean 2, saying it was “fading badly”...
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mramsey1
Aug 17, 2006
Ani DiFranco and the Best Mix of Music
I’d like to run this spot for my Mix station, unfortunately it’s a minute and thirteen seconds too long. But that’s the only thing...
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mramsey1
Aug 14, 2006
Identity theft on Chicago radio?
Here’s an opinion piece from the Chicago Tribune that bemoans the “local airwaves losing their identity to syndication.” The author is...
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mramsey1
Aug 10, 2006
TV wins, Radio loses…
…at least in San Diego. So I hear all about the London terror arrests and local delays at the San Diego airport. New rules are in...
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mramsey1
Aug 8, 2006
Tech toys are a girl’s best friend
A new study sponsored by the Oxygen network proposes to bust some assumptions you might have about what women want. The results of the...
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mramsey1
Aug 3, 2006
Will radio ever be built into an iPod?
Great post from Jacobs Media on the wish list for iPod features by teens – a list topped by FM radio, according to the study noted....
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mramsey1
Aug 1, 2006
Do your listeners make your TV spots yet?
User-generated advertising – the notion that your audience can make TV spots for you in order to generate buzz and sampling for your...
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