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If We Ask the Same Questions…
We’ll get the same answers and make the same decisions we’ve always made. When more stations could afford to budget for annual perceptual studies, that every-year repetition allowed the stations to eliminate questions that didn’t yield actionable answers – and allowed additional explorations into new territory. Today, many of the studies that get done spend…
Read MoreGerrymandering & Music Test Samples
Wikipedia says, “Gerrymandering is the practice of setting boundaries of electoral districts to favor specific political interests within legislative bodies.” The term goes back to an 1812 redistricting map in Massachusetts set by Governor Elbridge Gerry. Political scientists talk about gerrymandering allowing candidates to choose voters, rather than voters being allowed to choose candidates. When…
Read MorePolitics and Music Station Positioning
Given the current news cycle, we wanted to replay this finding from our Ratings Prospects Study 13 in January, even as we’re starting work on the questionnaire we’ll field in January 2020. No matter which side of the political aisle you’re on, you’re aware of the political divide in the country. News and talk radio…
Read MoreGroup vs. Local Contesting
Last week’s NAB/RAB Radio Show in Dallas had many signs that radio is thinking differently about its future – which is, of course, a good thing. Around the atria at the Anatole we heard lots of talk about podcasts, Smart Speakers, new personalities and a renewed focus on compelling programming. Inevitably, however, talk returned to…
Read MoreSmart Speakers: Coming to the Car
We’ve shown data from our NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 14 from June placing Smart Speaker adoption at 2 in 3 among likely ratings participants. We’ve shown that over half of the Smart-Speaker-owning respondents have a unit in the bedroom. This is a mammoth opportunity for radio. Radio lost its beachhead in the bedroom years ago…
Read MoreSmart Speakers: Bedroom, Living Room and … Car?
Our latest free webinar, The NuVoodoo Fall 2019 Contesting and Marketing Guide, finishes up this Tuesday and Wednesday, September 17 & 18. Register now at nuvoodoo.com/webinars to get contesting best practices, the Social Media platforms your station needs, the best contest packaging opportunities, who thinks radio contests are rigged (and what you can do about…
Read MoreAre Smart Speakers Really THAT Important?
Our latest free webinar, The NuVoodoo Fall 2019 Contesting and Marketing Guide, debuts this Wednesday, September 11. Register now at nuvoodoo.com/webinars because this one’s jam-packed: A review of contesting best practices from the NuVoodoo playbook. What the key advantages of FM are among different format constituencies. The Social Media platforms that your station needs for…
Read MoreWho Thinks Radio Station Contests Are Rigged?
We’re just a week away from The NuVoodoo Fall 2019 Contesting and Marketing Guide. It’s our latest free webinar, debuting on Wednesday, September 11. You’ll find registration links for any of three sessions of this new webinar at nuvoodoo.com/webinars. We’ll be diving deep into all things related to contests, promotion and marketing. You can pick…
Read MoreWhat Are the Best Contest Mechanisms?
School’s back in session in many parts of the country and those that aren’t back yet are in the final throes of summer vacation. At NuVoodoo, we’re getting ready for The NuVoodoo Fall 2019 Contesting and Marketing Guide. It’s our latest free webinar, set to launch after the Labor Day holiday on Wednesday, September 11.…
Read MoreWhy Contests Are So Important
We’re preparing now for our next webinar: The NuVoodoo Fall 2019 Contesting and Marketing Guide, set to launch after the Labor Day holiday on Wednesday, September 11. This new webinar will give deep information for your contesting and marketing plans. You’ll find registration links for any of three sessions of this new webinar at nuvoodoo.com/webinars.…
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