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A 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…
Read MoreNew NuVoodoo Study: Over 40% of Those Likely to Participate in Ratings Say They’ve Gotten Out of the Habit of Listening to Local Morning Radio Shows
Nearly Half of Radio’s Heaviest Listeners Likely to Say “Yes” to Nielsen Admit to Falling Out of the Morning Listening Habit – But This Same Group Gives High Marks to Radio’s Ability to Make Them “Laugh Out Loud” Register NOW for NuVoodoo’s Free Summer Webinar for Radio Professionals, “Reboot the Commute” at https://nuvoodoo.com/webinars/ CINCINNATI, OH,…
Read MoreReboot the Commute With Strong Contesting
Ratings Prospects Study 18 goes public this week with the first of the NuVoodoo Summer Webinar Series slated for Wednesday, July 21 at 1 PM EDT. In less than 45 minutes, we’ll cover topics essential to radio for capitalizing on rising PUMM and PUR levels and leveraging increased average quarter hour ratings. And we’ll stay…
Read MoreWelcome Returning Commuters: Reboot the Commute
Two weeks ago we released initial findings from NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 18 showing increasing numbers of people expecting to resume their commute to work over the coming months. That’s good news for morning radio especially; 21% of our June study sample of over 3,000 respondents ages 14-54 say they’ve “gotten out of the habit…
Read MoreReboot the Commute: In-Car Audio System Impact
Last week we released initial findings from NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 18 showing increasing numbers of people expecting to resume their commute to work over the coming months. That’s good news for radio, since time spent commuting equals time spent listening to radio for many. Additionally, radio gets better usage and TSL among those working…
Read MoreNews on the Reboot of the Commute
We’ve started crunching the numbers in NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 18 and already see results suggesting radio has reason to be optimistic about increased listening in the months ahead. In many markets, PUMM hit a high for 2021 with the release of the May PPM monthly as states relax COVID restrictions and listeners head back…
Read MoreNew Research on Live Event Attendance
CDC guidance is allowing vaccinated people a great deal more freedom. Vaccination percentages are increasing. New unemployment claims appear to be diminishing. Companies are making plans to get workers back in the office. The prospect of having more people back in their daily commute is good for radio listening. The prospect of having new businesses…
Read MoreAre Gen Z’s Really Different than Millennials?
Recent discussions with programmers and managers have more than once turned to whether or not to include under-25’s in targeting. For decades, 12-24’s have been the youthful edge insurgent Top 40s employed to topple heritage hit music outlets – and that playbook has been repeated in rock, urban and other formats. But we think it…
Read MoreGoodbye P1. Hello Consideration Set
Back in the late 80’s Arbitron’s Gary Donahue gave radio the term “P1.” The term “P1” literally refers to the station that gets the most quarter hours in a specific diary (or now from a specific meter in PPM). It’s simply an observation of listener behavior; it doesn’t mean that the listener has an emotional…
Read MoreTalk Topic Testing Results
We were delighted to present a quick study at last week’s Talk Show Boot Camp. Don Anthony & Gabe Hobbs put on a great event every year and this year’s was no exception (despite the virtual presentation we’re all becoming accustomed to attending). If you missed it, you can register and watch the recorded sessions…
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