Articles

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

Hook Clusters: A Love/Hate Relationship

By Leigh Jacobs

Many respondents are able to imagine a 30-second grouping of hooks as a radio format. The stations they’ve listened to form a framework to help them. So, format montages can be very effective.

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Group Contesting vs. Local Contesting: Answers

By Leigh Jacobs

When we fielded NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study XI back in January, we asked respondents which sounded better to them: a contest where the 25th local caller won $250 or a contest where the 25th nationwide caller won $1000.

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Podcast: All Access Interviews NuVoodoo President/CEO Carolyn Gilbert

By PJ Kling

Backstage at the 2018 Worldwide Radio Summit, Carolyn Gilbert of NuVoodoo Media Services talks about how radio research has evolved over time and what it means for the future of the industry.

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Got Radio?

By Leigh Jacobs

We know from our Ratings Prospects Studies that severe weather causes listeners to tune in and/or switch stations. And this hurricane season will again test the resourcefulness of citizens, emergency responders and broadcasters.

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Who Monitors Social Media Posts for Your Station?

By Leigh Jacobs

Who decides what gets posted at your station(s)? Who monitors which posts get good reactions and which don’t? Who from the station responds to the comments? Who critiques the posts and comments? It may not seem very important, but everything the station posts on Social Media is important content representing vital interactions with listeners.

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