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And the Future of Radio is…
I love “future of radio” discussions, even though the premise of the phrase is completely wrong. Radio people care about “the future of...
mramsey1
Dec 2, 2016
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Here’s How Digital Makes Audio Content Better – NPR’s Anya Grundmann
Think digital and radio are two separate worlds and digital learnings can’t make audio content across platforms better and more popular?...
mramsey1
Jul 20, 2016
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Podcasting is Not a “Secret Weapon”
Recently Radio Ink asked whether podcasting was “the secret weapon” to attract younger listeners. That was based on reports from NPR...
mramsey1
Jul 6, 2016
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Is NPR Crazy? Yes, Like a Fox
So NPR has decided it won’t promote its podcasts or NPR One on air, and many critics are calling them out for what they describe...
mramsey1
Mar 19, 2016
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Your Audio Does Not Want to Go Viral
Everybody wants to go viral. It’s as if your little corner of fame or infamy is not complete unless you have some tidbit of content...
mramsey1
Jan 15, 2016
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What To Do About Declining Listening for NPR Stations
Listening to NPR member stations is slipping among younger listeners. That’s from new NPR data shared at the recent Public Radio Program...
mramsey1
Oct 21, 2015
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The Dawn of Audio UpFronts
If you’re in the TV business, you’re familiar with the UpFronts. That’s the annual dog and pony show put on by the networks to debut...
mramsey1
Apr 28, 2015
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Is Streaming Momentum Stuck? Really?
There’s been lots of attention in the radio industry trades lately about the lack of audience momentum for many broadcasters in the...
mramsey1
Jan 27, 2015
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How to Measure NPR’s Success in a Digital Age
Is NPR’s performance on the digital front a sign that radio’s digital evolution has stalled? Or, worse, that it’s just a big hairy...
mramsey1
Jun 11, 2014
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Radio’s Missing Marketing Funnel
One of the great things about non-commercial radio is that it’s supported largely by fans – the very “public” embodied in the term...
mramsey1
Mar 27, 2014
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Is Radio Serious about the Internet?
And I’m not talking about streaming here. It’s already clear that radio is not necessarily serious about that, or we wouldn’t suffer...
mramsey1
Aug 26, 2013
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News/Talking about the Wrong Things
Republican soul-searching followed the demographic slam to the gut from younger voters, African Americans, and Hispanics in the election...
mramsey1
Nov 15, 2012
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NPR’s New Ability to Power Streaming Monetization
NPR’s recent deal with Triton Digital is more than a means of measuring webcast metrics. It’s also an important step in the direction of...
mramsey1
Apr 9, 2012
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The Upside-Down World of Public Radio Funding
Once upon a time “NPR” stood for “National Public Radio,” and the “radio” in NPR was the exclusive means of distributing the network’s...
mramsey1
Jan 26, 2012
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Just how “Social” is Public Radio?
Let’s suppose you provided a very specific product – unique to the world. Let’s suppose the demand for that product was enormous, so...
mramsey1
May 24, 2011
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