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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: A New NuVoodoo Ratings Prospect Study

By Leigh Jacobs

Just ahead of the holiday weekend we finished fielding on NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 26. Two thousand adults 18-64 nationwide are included in the sample with the goal of helping programmers and managers make the best decisions possible as they head into the fall ratings that are about ten weeks away. We smiled at the…

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Moneyball: “Stationality” or Personality

By Leigh Jacobs

The decline in trust for mass media institutions is a well-documented phenomenon. A 2024 Gallup poll, for instance, revealed that the percentage of Americans with a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in the mass media has plummeted to 36%, down from 68% in 1972. This growing skepticism towards large, faceless media entities has…

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High Income Households Lead in AI Adoption…and Digital Anxiety

By Mike O'Connor

This is the 5th in our series reviewing NuVoodoo research about  the media habits of high-earning households.  Parts 1 – 4 are available at nuvoodoo.com/articles. In our final deep-dive into the digital habits of America’s wealthiest households (those earning over $200,000 or more annually), NuVoodoo’s survey of 2,908 U.S. consumers paints a vivid picture: compared…

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Moneyball: What Radio Can Borrow from Budweiser

By Leigh Jacobs

Budweiser’s Grand Prix win for Audio and Radio at the Cannes Lions Festival highlighted just how impactful a simple yet creative idea can be. As Ad Age said, “It takes only a second for music fans to identify their favorite song when they hear it. Behind this insight, Budweiser played the role of a high-speed…

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Moneyball: Radio’s Role for Music Discovery

By Leigh Jacobs

With the deep history between radio and music, many of us recall a time when radio was the top of the heap when for music discovery. To understand where things stand today, we first need to determine who’s interested in new music. Across a sample of over 2,900 people nationwide, 57% give a very high…

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