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

ChatGPT Killed the Radio Star. (And the Video Star. And the Movie Star. And Probably Everyone… but there’s no need to panic.)

By Russ Gilbert

Disruptive technology rolling out at high speed has been the norm for the last 40 years. Yes, it’s scary for good reason, and yes, it’s going to cost a lot of people their jobs, but the “Bone crushing change” doesn’t mean there’s nothing on the other side.Napster and digital music were going to kill the…

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You CAN Handle the Truth: The Benefit of Asking

By Carolyn Gilbert

“I was wrong.” “What I thought would happen made me do things that didn’t turn out the way I thought they would.” “Things happened that I didn’t anticipate.” “I thought what happened before would happen this time.” “I don’t know.” As businesspeople, these are things we are terrified to think, no less say.  We’re paid…

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Last Call for Radio’s Got Talent – $10,000 Up For Grabs

By Leigh Jacobs

As mentioned last week, we extended the deadline to enter the RADIO’s GOT TALENT competition until this Thursday, January 26. As of this writing there’s still time for talent to enter their best material for the chance to win their share of the $10,000 that Benztown has put in the vault. We already have hundreds…

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Shocked funny Basenji dog with open mouth looking on laptop computer display.

Stop Looking at Share – Watch the Ratings

By Leigh Jacobs

Working on screens for callout and library tests with clients this week found us deep in the weeds with ratings in those markets. It reminded us of the importance of ignoring share numbers when making decisions. Focus instead on ratings and AQH persons. Shares always add to 100, but they don’t show you how many…

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What Turns Off As Many Listeners As Commercials?

By Leigh Jacobs

As we’re getting ready to field NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 21, we’re reminded of a finding from the last study showing that bad songs can cause as many tuneouts as commercials. We saw this both among the total sample and the smaller subset who would be the ones most likely to show up in a…

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