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Connecting Experiential
Before arriving at NuVoodoo, a full-service digital marketing agency, I spent almost 11 years in the experiential marketing industry. For those unfamiliar with the term, Experiential marketing, also known as event marketing, is a marketing strategy that aims to create memorable and immersive experiences for consumers. Examples of experiential marketing initiatives include brand activations at…
Read MorePreparing a Survey: Three Key Questions
Last month we talked about The Power of Primary Research and why conducting it is vital to keeping your brand and business healthy and growing. We mentioned that primary research includes both qualitative and quantitative methods. In a previous article Are You Playing with a Full Deck? we discussed the benefits of including Qualitative Research…
Read MoreIs Your Station a Show or a Service?
Carolyn Gilbert and I had a great time last week with the latest CRS360 session: “The CRS Music Test: It Takes All Sorts.” The leader of the CRS research committee Clay Hunnicutt moderated a lively hour with us and two great Country programmers, Marci Braun and Brook Stephens. We discussed the best practices for using…
Read MorePlay to the Entire House
In a recent episode of American Idol Lionel Richie advised a contestant that you have to play to the entire audience as a performer. It’s easy to get caught up in the emotion and adulation of those in the front row, but it’s critical to spread your attention across the entire crowd. With radio it’s…
Read MoreStop Looking at Share
The session Carolyn Gilbert, PJ Kling, and I presented at the All Access Audio Summit 2023 last week focused on growing the next tenth of a rating point for stations. Moneyball for Radio involved seven steps, but the most important item was #1 “Stop Looking at Cher Share.” In that initial section we pleaded that…
Read MoreControlling Horizontal & Vertical (Recycling)
“We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical” – so said the opening narration of TV’s “The Outer Limits,” premiering in 1963. You have to be of a certain age to even recall TV sets having controls for horizontal and vertical sync, but it was a good reason to learn what horizontal and…
Read MoreThe Power of Primary Research
In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business environment, it can be tempting for brands of all sizes to rely solely on secondary research and/or anecdotal evidence to inform their marketing and business strategies. However, investing in primary consumer research is essential for the success of any brand. And it can be accomplished much faster and affordably…
Read MoreTo Tradeshow or Not to Tradeshow – The Burning Question for Brands in a Post-2020 World
I recently attended a handful of trade shows in various sectors of varying size and scale for the first time since Covid regulations shuttered them in 2020. The energy and excitement of the attendees to return to these events were palpable. People are seeing their colleagues, friends, and customers for potentially the first time in…
Read MoreBuilding One Tenth of a Ratings Point
When top stations struggle to achieve a 0.5 rating, the difference between success and failure can be one tenth of a rating point. Growing your station from a 0.3 to a 0.4 (or 0.2 to 0.3 – or 0.1 to 0.2) is often the only thing that matters. That’s the premise for the NuVoodoo session…
Read MoreIs There a Market in the Hole?
At a format study presentation over twenty years ago, a savvy executive asked, “Sure, there’s a hole in the market, but is there a market in the hole?” She meant, of course, that while our study identified a format opportunity in the market, could the new station build a big enough audience and sufficient revenue…
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