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Leigh Jacobs

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Countdown: Top Findings from 2021 Studies, Findings 10 Thru 7

By Leigh Jacobs / January 3, 2022

NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 19 is in the field now. We’re looking forward to diving into the new data and sharing it with the industry in a free webinar in February. For now, let’s review the top findings from both NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Studies conducted in 2021. This week, we’re sharing findings ten through seven.…

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Last Words on 2021 from Carolyn Gilbert

By Leigh Jacobs / December 13, 2021

TIME FLIES WHEN IT TAKES AN ETERNITY How can it be December already? Where did 2021 go? We have been living in COVID world forever. It’s fascinating how we can simultaneously think about how quickly time flies and how interminable phases of our lives can be.  That is certainly true of the last two years.…

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Oh My, Oh My (The Omicron Variant)

By Leigh Jacobs / December 6, 2021

We thought the Covid update data we’d written about just before Thanksgiving would be our last NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study for 2021, but we changed our minds when news of the Omicron variant broke over Thanksgiving weekend. To get an initial read on reactions to the discovery of this highly-mutated new variant, we let the initial…

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Covid Worries: Are the Unvaccinated Concerned?

By Leigh Jacobs / November 29, 2021

Last week we showed data from the latest NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study about Covid vaccination levels, the activities people are ready to resume as we enter the holiday season and their attitudes about masks and vaccination requirements. This study of 2,105 Adults 18+ nationwide from a little earlier this month showed considerable anticipation of lifestyle activities…

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Pre-Holiday Covid Update & a New RPS Study Coming

By Leigh Jacobs / November 22, 2021

As radio looks at relating to audiences across the Thanksgiving holiday and the Christmas shopping season beyond, a brand-new NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study of 2,105 Adults 18+ nationwide shows lots of Covid booster doses already in arms and considerable anticipation of lifestyle activities. These new data were collected November 12-16 and show 75% at least partially-vaccinated,…

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Holiday Shopping and Spending Predictions

By Leigh Jacobs / November 15, 2021

Last week we shared results from a NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study fielded at the end of last month. The data from this study of 1,855 Adults 18-64 nationwide shows strong anticipation of the upcoming vaccinated holidays, with a 44% plurality saying they’re looking forward to the holidays more this year than last year. With many vaccinated…

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Christmas Music NOW?

By Leigh Jacobs / November 8, 2021

A fresh NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study fielded just a few days before Halloween gives us indicators of what should be an early season for Christmas music. As you’re reading this, we’re already aware of stations that have flipped the Santa switch. To benefit programmers who may not be able to afford a custom study to help…

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NuVoodoo Adds New Out-of-Home Marketing Programs

By Leigh Jacobs / November 1, 2021

A brand-new NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study fielded in the past few days supports the observation we made last week that people feel there’s more traffic on the road now than there was this summer. A fresh sample of 1,855 adults 18-64 nationwide tells the tale: about 40% perceive the traffic in their area has picked up…

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More Cars on the Road = More Radio Listening?

By Leigh Jacobs / October 25, 2021

You probably saw the data from Nielsen last week indicating that commuting to work is getting closer to pre-pandemic levels. We’re hearing about companies that paused back-to-workplace plans to deal with the Delta variant now moving forward with employees coming back to the office. In short, the workday commute in a number of markets is…

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How Badly Damaged is Facebook?

By Leigh Jacobs / October 18, 2021

Last week we noted that Facebook’s whistleblower testimony and recent service outage might have an impact on trust for that platform and co-owned Instagram, so we were going back in the field with another NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study. The question we needed wanted to answer for our clients was whether or not they should to avoid…

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