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

Re-engineering a 747 at 30,000 Feet

By Leigh Jacobs

The All Access Audio Summit kicks off on Wednesday this week and NuVoodoo will be there on opening day. “Re-engineering a 747 at 30,000 Feet” is set for Wednesday, April 20 at 1 PM EDT/10 AM PDT. We’re showing the challenges facing radio today, how to play the game at its best for current ratings…

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New PPM Wearables to Replace up to 75% of the Panel by Year’s End

By Leigh Jacobs

Nielsen officially introduced their new PPM wearables in a webinar just before April Fool’s Day and the NuVoodoo team gathered this past week to compare notes about the webinar. You’ll find a 15-minute video of the conversation on YouTube. The conversation included NuVoodoo owner and president, Carolyn Gilbert, our marketing gurus, Mike O’Connor and PJ…

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What a Week: PPM Wearables and CRS 360

By Leigh Jacobs

Nielsen officially introduced their new PPM wearables last week (to augment/replace the pager-style PPM 360 meters). Panelists will soon have the option to wear the new Nielsen meter configured as a: Wristband (to complement the watch/smartwatch/Fitbit they’re already wearing) Pendant (because carrying the old design pager doesn’t make you look weird enough in 2022) Clip-on…

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I Stream, You Stream, We All Stream with Live Streams

By Russ Gilbert

Wise or not, America is reopening, ending mask mandates, and essentially returning to what was once loosely defined as “normal.” Even with pandemic restrictions loosening, (at least for the moment), it’s hard to deny that the media landscape has shifted dramatically in the time since we all learned words like “social distancing” and  “hydroxychloroquine,” while…

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Programming for Increased Endorphin Production

By Leigh Jacobs

Among the measures in the annual UN-sponsored World Happiness Report released last week are three questions used to quantify positive emotions. They use questions about experiencing (1) laughter and (2) enjoyment during the previous day, and a question about learning or doing something interesting during the previous day. As I read those questions, I thought…

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