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

Moneyball: Squeezing the Most from Station Contesting, Part I

By Leigh Jacobs

Last week we shared what people like about listening to radio in the car – and it’s a powerful set of factors. While music, including variety and discovery, is the dominant theme, companionship, connection, and entertainment are also key in driving in-vehicle listening. And, as we’ll try to show here, contesting continues to punch above…

Moneyball: What People Like About Listening to Radio in the Car

By Leigh Jacobs

Last week we shared the first installment from NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 26 showing that, while apps like Spotify are a factor in the car, radio remains in the lead on the road with those over 25. Among those who use radio in the car at all, we also asked a couple of questions that…

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…

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…

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…