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Leigh Jacobs
The NuVoodoo Fall webinar series kicks off this Wednesday, July 24. This first entry in our Fall webinar series is “How To Win The Workplace War In 2019,” based on our latest Ratings Prospects Study of over 3,000 respondents across all PPM markets. We’re starting with the dive into at-work listening because the market for…
Read MoreThe first installment of the NuVoodoo Fall webinar series, based on our new Ratings Prospects Study 14, kicks off on July 24 (with additional sessions on July 31 and August 5). This new study was fielded last month and represents the opinions of over 3,000 respondents ages 14-54 from across all PPM markets. We’re starting…
Read MoreFor music test samples, the axiom, “narrow focus yields broad results,” holds true when administered wisely. The sample sizes typically used for music testing mean there isn’t sufficient sample to populate reliable sub-samples for more than two or three demo breakouts. In most cases, an age range of 10 to 15 years is ideal. Single-gender…
Read MoreIt’s already July. By week’s end, the Fourth of July will be behind us and vacations will kick into high gear as we try to find some family time before kids head back to school and radio stations compete for the fall ratings period starting on September 12. It’s inevitable that much of the spare…
Read MoreI’m hip deep in data from NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 14, so I’m glad that our fearless leader, Carolyn Gilbert, has something to share this week: Dr. John Owens of the University of Cincinnati and I collaborated on a project to research how current college students majoring in media and communications and radio professionals perceive…
Read MoreFirst, our congrats to Tom Gjerdrum of Midwest Communications and Armando Rivera for being winners of $100 and $20 respectively in the Instant Win Game that was a part of the interactive webinar we completed last week. We’re practicing what we preach to radio stations about celebrating winners (to push back on the perception that…
Read MoreNuVoodoo helps stations increase the probabilities for ratings success, but even the best laid plans for programming optimization and marketing for increased audience share involve a little luck, too. Join our webinar starting this week for the opportunity to get paid for every meter you find. All attendees get a chance to play Million Dollar…
Read MoreYou may recall that NuVoodoo hacked its own session at Worldwide Radio Summit in late March. Instead of making attendees sit through yet another research presentation, we did a game show. NuVoodoo President Carolyn Gilbert sniped, “We couldn’t inflict another PowerPoint presentation laden with tables and charts on people at a conference; they’re deadly.” Attendees…
Read MoreIf you couldn’t make it to Burbank for Worldwide Radio Summit this year, you can still have a chance to play the game we presented at this year’s WWRS. You’ll be able to test your knowledge of likely ratings participants AND have a chance to win cash. We’ll be running the game again online in…
Read MoreThese ratings likelies are more attuned to radio and happier with the stations they listen to, compared to the overall sample. It’s one more reason we love ratings participants.
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