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NuVoodoo's executive team regularly publishes thoughts, data, and analysis here and in media industry publications and trade magazines.

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Moneyball: Classic Hits/Classic Rock P1 Deep Dive

By Leigh Jacobs

Last week we shared a deep dive into findings concerning Country radio P1s from the latest NuVoodoo national study, Ratings Prospects Study 26. With less than a month to go until the fall book, we’ll continue this week with a deep dive into P1s for Classic Hits and Classic Rock radio. Just as we’d seen…

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Moneyball: A Deep Dive into Country P1s

By Leigh Jacobs

With less than five weeks to go until the start of the fall book, we’re drilling down each week into findings concerning one of music radio’s top formats. Given our work with CRS in recent years, Country seems like a fine place to begin. Last week we drilled into the most widely used social media…

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Moneyball: The Most Powerful Social Channels for Radio Stations

By Leigh Jacobs

Last week we drilled into the most influential marketing channels for likely ratings participants. At or near the top of every ranking we showed were text messages – an incredibly potent tool if you’ve been dogged about building and maintaining station databases. Those text messages can alert engaged listeners to contest opportunities, special programming, airplay…

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Moneyball: The Best Marketing Channels for Radio Stations

By Leigh Jacobs

Last week we drilled into the details of contest design for the fall book that looms less than two months away. With consumers nervous about the spending power of their budgets, smaller prizes have surprisingly strong pull – and mechanics that can inject some showbiz into contesting can help support brands and deepen engagement. This…

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Moneyball: Station Contesting, Part II (Prize Amounts)

By Leigh Jacobs

Last week we shared data showing that contesting continues to be a tactic that punches above its weight for swaying listening and listeners. This week we’ll lean into the minutiae of designing contesting for the fall book. Data from regular radio listeners among the 2,000+ Adults 18-64 in NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 26 shows that…

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