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Need to Plan a Last-Minute Contest?
Hopefully your contest and promotions plans are locked and loaded for the ratings period that starts on September 16. But with budgets stretched tight after last year and many businesses reassessing fall plans in light of the Delta variant, maybe you’ve just gotten approval to move forward. So, we thought it was a good time…
Read MoreAre You Ready for Fall Events? Are Consumers Ready?
NuVoodoo started collecting public concern about the coronavirus pandemic in early March 2020 – and we’re committed to monitoring reactions to issues throughout this wild on-going ride. With vaccinations pacing well in May and June, employers made plans to re-populate offices, families made plans for vacations and gatherings and concert venues, movie theaters and sports…
Read MoreIn the kNOW: Tune-In with Real-Time Dashboard Tracking
We had August’s ‘In the kNOW’ all planned out. And then, we didn’t. This month we take the NOW in kNOW up a notch -or three. With all that’s happening in the news, we wondered what people wanted to know about, what kept them tuning in and what might influence them to change the channel.…
Read MoreWould You Attend an In-Person AMT?
With vaccinations surging at the start of the summer many of us started making plans for resuming pre-pandemic activities, but the Delta variant has thrown a massive variable in those plans. We’re back to waiting for guidance from the CDC, state and local authorities. The chief economist at Goldman Sachs admits the impact of the…
Read MoreFall Plans and the Delta Variant – 3 Key Data Points for Event Planners
Almost everyone’s seen the memes by now, but if not here are a few favorites: It seems a foregone conclusion for most people that with the spread of the Delta Variant our short lived “return to normalcy” will not be without some pretty major bumps in the road. We’ve already seen an uptick in inquiries…
Read MoreThe Social Media Channels Americans Use Most
Want to know which social and digital media channels different generations of Americans are using most? Watch this short presentation of our semi-annual study of over 3,000 14-54 year-olds. Before you set up your next digital ad campaign, you need to see this data. Or, reach out at tellmemore@nuvoodoo.com to have us manage your campaign…
Read MoreMusic Station On-Air Talent: Bank Tellers of the Music Biz?
Carolyn was chatting recently with a neighbor who observed that she avoids using the supermarket self-checkout lane because she doesn’t want to put the checkers out of work. Of course, as Carolyn points out, that same neighbor uses ATM’s rather than going to the bank and uses Google to find phone numbers rather than calling…
Read MoreYou’re Hosting a Party on September 16!
You’re throwing a grand party on September 16. Parties on Thursdays are unusual – hopefully people will take notice. If you program or manage a radio station in the US, September 16 starts the Fall book for both PPM and Diary markets. You’re probably hoping that something north of one person in six in your…
Read MoreIs Your Playlist Ready for the Fall Book?
The fall book starts September 16, meaning there’s still time to order a fresh library test to impact the book. We’re seeing some interesting movement in song rankings in the NuVoodoo OMT’s (Online Music Tests) that have come back so far this summer. In a number of cases, titles that had been pushed out of…
Read MoreA Reboot the Commute Update: The Delta Variant
We launched the webinar presentations of NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 18 last week. Sessions continue this week and wrap up in early August. Register for the remaining session that works best for you at nuvoodoo.com/webinars: Tuesday, July 27 at 12 Noon EDT Thursday, July 29 at 2 PM EDT Wednesday, August 4 at 3 PM…
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