Articles

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

VoodooVision: Our Biggest Study of Audio Media Ever

By Leigh Jacobs

We’ve been conducting and presenting NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Studies twice a year since founding the company in the wake of the Great Recession. Our studies have focused almost exclusively on the needs of the radio industry and featured samples comprised of respondents across PPM markets. The iteration just out of the field is a bit…

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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…

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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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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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