The old music PD adage “what you don’t play won’t hurt you” gets in the way when programmers are trying to expand their cume, follow what listeners are being exposed to in social media, increase variety, etc. This can be especially true in Country radio, where lifelong Country fans can sometimes be resistant to new…

At NuVoodoo we’ve compiled a countdown of the five most important contest takeaways for the new PPM wearables era. #5. The people most likely to participate in the ratings are the ones most likely to play radio contests. In the results below from NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 19, fielded in Q1 2022, the number one…

With Nielsen set to replace up to 75% of the PPM panel with new wearable meters by the end of 2022, PPM market stations need to take into consideration the coming shift in PPM panelist psychographics. The new program includes a companion smartphone app to retrieve listening data from the wearables and transmit it back…

Nielsen’s plan is to replace up to 75% of the PPM panel with the new wearable meters by the end of 2022, with the rest changing in 2023. The new meters use a companion smartphone app to retrieve listening data from the wearable meter and transmit it to the mothership (though an in-home device serves…

With Nielsen planning to convert 50-75% of the PPM panel to the new PPM Wearables by the end of 2022 (and with the balance changing in 2023), it’s time for radio to prepare for the changes ahead. I’ll go back to what NuVoodoo marketing guru PJ Kling said of the coming changes, “Let’s get in…

Nielsen says, “Approximately 50-75% of the panel is expected to convert to PPM Wearables by year-end 2022 with the balance coming in 2023.” While that’s a BIG change in measurement, they’ve done their homework making careful observations of in-tab rate, carry time, undock and docking times for the new wearables. Their data shows all of…

At the All Access Audio Summit last week, NuVoodoo leader Carolyn Gilbert, Jeri Fields (our new VP/Research Insights), and I presented “Re-engineering a 747 at 30,000 Feet.” We started with tips for playing for present-day ratings success – and then pivoted to talking about the future. As Carolyn noted, “We don’t get to write the…

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…

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…