Last week was asi’s annual audio measurement conference, a gathering of mainly research and measurement experts held this year in Nice. I attended not just because of the location (although of course that didn’t hurt!), but also to understand current and future developments in audience measurement in the audio industry, particularly as it relates to …
If you want an example of the power of audio, you don’t have to go any further than something we can all relate to: Dad jokes. Imagine you are reading a listicle titled “150 Dad Jokes So Bad They’re Actually Hilarious.” As you go through the entire list, you would probably roll your eyes at …
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In case you missed it, Jacobs Media issued a wake-up call to the radio industry a few weeks ago with the release of their Techsurvey 2022. Results from the online survey of more than 30,000 listeners recruited from radio station databases across the US and Canada showed a decline in AM/FM tuning, even among these …
I was intrigued by an article I read last week from Sean Ross in his Ross on Radio blog. Always a keen and passionate observer of radio trends, Sean re-defined ‘radio’ and issued a battle cry for what he calls ‘Real Radio.’ As Sean sees it, ‘Real Radio’ has deep roots, though no longer necessarily …
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Like many people, in the depths of the first COVID-19 lockdown I picked up a new hobby. Nothing too wild, but with no real excitement week to week and nothing much to spend money on, I belatedly got into listening to vinyl. I listen to a lot of music, but in the past I’d avoided …
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A curious thing is happening as new opportunities for audio are capturing the attention of advertisers. Instead of looking to invest new dollars in audio, it seems that most advertisers and agencies are shuffling dollars from one type of audio to another. Sadly, many of us working in audio are enabling this. Audio is hot …
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The sands are shifting under the feet of digital marketing as we march towards an online future that promises less personal tracking. The good news for audio is that the increased data privacy controls provide a window for audio to catch up in the data arms race and pick up a bigger share of ad …
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The most gratifying thing about doing research is when your findings solve a problem or otherwise make a difference. Researchers also love it when their studies start a conversation. We had the good fortune to do just that with a study we recently did with Radio Connects on how each type of audio—broadcast radio, podcasts, …
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Apple and Spotify recently opened the door to helping podcasters set up paid subscriptions on their platforms. Meanwhile, though it went largely under the radar on this side of the ocean, Bauer Media in the UK rolled out a paid subscription package for radio, offering super fans of its Scala Radio, Jazz FM, Planet Rock …
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Two notable anniversaries went unheralded last year. On June 22, 2020, the pop-up toaster celebrated its 100th birthday. A little more than four months later, commercial radio marked 100 years since the launch of KDKA Pittsburgh on Election Day, November 2, 1920. These two fixtures of 20th century life share more than an anniversary. They …