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The Two Critical Opposing Forces Shaping Radio’s Future
“All for one” and “one for all.” The traditional radio model is neither “all for one” nor “one for all.” It’s really “all for all,” the...
mramsey1
Sep 7, 2013
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What Broadcasters MUST Do in the Online Radio Space
In this presentation, Patrick brings us up to date on trends in online radio and explains just how much online listening is happening to...
mramsey1
Aug 28, 2013
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What’s ahead for Pandora? CTO Tom Conrad talks to Mark Ramsey
Here are some of the questions I asked Tom: How has Apple’s introduction of iTunes Radio changed the calculus for Pandora? Are you...
mramsey1
Jul 14, 2013
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hivio Radio Ideas Festival – The Afternoon Sessions, including Pandora
Yesterday, I posted the morning sessions from hivio, the first-ever radio ideas festival, a free event in San Diego. Today, you can watch...
mramsey1
Jun 23, 2013
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hivio – the Radio Ideas Festival – is THURSDAY!
And if you’re not here in San Diego in person, you can watch it live! It’s the first-ever radio ideas festival and it’s happening on...
mramsey1
Jun 19, 2013
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Thank you, Apple!
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...
mramsey1
Jun 4, 2013
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Radio’s First Ideas Festival is Right Around the Corner
It’s called hivio, and it’s just over two weeks away! It’s radio’s first-ever ideas festival – a free, invitation-only event. We’ve got a...
mramsey1
Jun 3, 2013
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Is Pandora “the Greatest Media of All Time”? Q&A with Ric Militi – Part 2
Ric Militi is CEO and Creative Director of InnoVision LLC, a leading independent Southern California “anti-agency” (they don’t “buy”...
mramsey1
May 24, 2013
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Radio: Pretend your Customers are Fans, not Advertisers
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...
mramsey1
May 21, 2013
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“Pandora Helps Apple Sell More Music”
Maybe it’s time to stop asking Pandora how they feel about Apple’s pending entry into the streaming radio marketplace and start asking...
mramsey1
Apr 22, 2013
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Have You Signed Up Yet for Radio’s First Ever (FREE) Ideas Festival?
Have you joined the hive yet? Last week I introduced hivio, radio’s first-ever ideas festival. It’s a FREE event and you can watch it...
mramsey1
Mar 27, 2013
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Radio is Bad at Technology, but…
All right, let’s just say it. Radio is really bad at technology. Sure, we can mess with Twitter and Facebook and YouTube, but your...
mramsey1
Mar 25, 2013
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Introducing hivio – Radio’s First-Ever Ideas Festival
In this era of choice and abundance and consumer control, people will continue to embrace radio primarily because it offers them...
mramsey1
Mar 18, 2013
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Is there a Business Model for Streaming?
Mike Agovino is COO of Triton Digital, the company at the leading edge of audio’s digital transformation and monetization. The digital...
mramsey1
Feb 11, 2013
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Check Out the Reach for Streaming Radio
When we talk about online radio, it’s easy to view that as a trivial component in the average station’s strategy because, for any given...
mramsey1
Feb 7, 2013
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MusicFIRST, but MusiciansLAST?
MusicFIRST really needs to have their heads examined. They’re in a tizzy because, allegedly, Pandora executives have done what executives...
mramsey1
Oct 31, 2012
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Apple’s “Pandora Challenge” is really a Radio Industry Challenge
Apple is rumored to be launching a radio-like streaming service, and Bloomberg is missing the point. Yesterday, Bloomberg published a...
mramsey1
Oct 25, 2012
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The Rise of “Radio as a Feature”
We are witnessing the dawn of a new age: The rise of radio as a feature. That means “radio” isn’t simply a media category run by media...
mramsey1
Oct 17, 2012
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Pandora, Lefsetz, and Common Sense
Every now and then I read something which is so totally off the wall it demands a thoughtful response. So it is with Bob Lefsetz’s recent...
mramsey1
Oct 11, 2012
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What Happened to Music FIRST?
And so the critically important fight over music rights fees wears on. Pandora lobbies in favor of the Internet Radio Fairness Act now...
mramsey1
Oct 3, 2012
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