“Make humor the primary content thrust of the morning show.” How many times we’ve read those exact words when reviewing other research companies’ perceptual studies when we’re taking on new perceptual clients. More than one research company out there makes that recommendation repeatedly. And, on the one hand, why wouldn’t they? Many of the most…

This week we’re looking at one of the continuing discussions in spoken word radio and peering into our 2016 NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Studies for answers. In our data, among those who think the talk or news/talk station they listen to most is great, 16% complain that Talk radio spends too much time talking about politics. …

Headlines in the tech world have finally started to trumpet what we’ve known at NuVoodoo for quite some time: Twitter’s user growth has stalled. Through our Ratings Prospects Studies we’ve been tracking Twitter’s stagnation for years. When we asked the constituencies for each of the Social Media platforms whether they’re using the platform more, less…

At NuVoodoo we’re sometimes asked whether we’re a research company that does marketing or a marketing company that does research.  The answer to the question is, “Yes.” We’re a company that provides services to help broadcasters win. So, we were flattered when someone posted a comment on a Facebook ad for our Which Hunt marketing…

Music radio has been testing its songs for decades now using carefully-targeted samples of listeners to rate song hooks. Of course, we use research to determine the overall awareness and popularity of DJ’s and personalities – and sometimes even the recurring bits and features they may employ. But, what about the other elements – the…