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Stop Looking at Share – Watch the Ratings
Working on screens for callout and library tests with clients this week found us deep in the weeds with ratings in those markets. It reminded us of the importance of ignoring share numbers when making decisions. Focus instead on ratings and AQH persons. Shares always add to 100, but they don’t show you how many…
Read MoreWhat Turns Off As Many Listeners As Commercials?
As we’re getting ready to field NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 21, we’re reminded of a finding from the last study showing that bad songs can cause as many tuneouts as commercials. We saw this both among the total sample and the smaller subset who would be the ones most likely to show up in a…
Read MoreA Remarkable Hotel Closet?
The last trip of 2022 took us to Hollywood for a client’s year-end meetings. Through years of business travel, we’ve run the gamut from great hotels to dumps, but never in those years has a hotel room closet been remarkable. Until now. The picture probably doesn’t do the experience justice, but upon opening the closet…
Read MoreLast Words on 2022 From Carolyn Gilbert
“It doesn’t get any better than this.” When I began the eulogy for my dad with those words eight years ago, when he was 95, I could feel my cousins cringe. WHAT IS SHE GOING TO SAY NOW? As it turned out, while I didn’t create a fantasy father for the funeral, the theme of…
Read MoreRadio’s Got Talent!
Our NuVoodoo countdown of the nine most important things we learned about podcasting in 2022 continues. Finding #7 this week shows that among the large number of people looking for podcasts in different topic areas – many say they’re still looking for a podcast that truly satisfies them. You can watch the video here. Meanwhile,…
Read MorePodcast Promotion (Another Advantage for Radio)
For the rest of 2022 and into the new year, NuVoodoo is releasing videos counting down the most important things we learned about podcasting in 2022. The countdown pairs up qualitative video interviews with podcast listeners and deep quantitative data from our podcast study this summer with nearly 1,700 regular podcast listeners nationwide. The combination…
Read MoreThe Twelve Plays of Christmas – Brand Playlists & Holiday Music
T’is the Season for radio stations to decide if and when to jettison their regular formats in favor of Christmas music, brands to gear up for Black Friday and the holiday season, and enough email blasts, sms messages, and push notifications telling us about incredible holiday savings to crash Twitter, (not that it’s hard to…
Read MoreThanks and Giving
As we reflect on the year and what we’re thankful for, our clients are certainly at the top of the list. We are excited and motivated by the chance to truly advance and support so many different companies in such unique and innovative ways. We know the importance of driving measurable results for your customers,…
Read MoreIn The kNOW: Ho-Ho-How Do We Feel About the Ho-Ho-Holidays?
Curiosity got the best of us as Halloween faded and Thanksgiving loomed for the first relatively “normal” holiday season since 2019. How are people feeling about the holidays this year? Who’s more excited? Who is less excited? Are we Scroogier or Tiny Timmier? Have our shopping habits changed for good? With inflation and the threat…
Read MoreBig Advantages for Radio in the Podcast Space
NuVoodoo is releasing a series of videos counting down the top nine things we learned about podcasting in 2022. The videos do a great job pairing up the videos captured in our qualitative sessions with podcast listeners and the quantitative data from our podcast study this summer with nearly 1,700 regular podcast listeners nationwide. You…
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