How many weather forecasts have you seen or heard? How many do you actually remember? If the answer is “not many,” it’s probably because you think of a weather forecast as information, not entertainment. Adam Krueger, Chief Meteorologist at Fox 11 in Los Angeles, sees it differently. If his name doesn’t ring a bell, “the … Continue reading How a Meteorologist Became a Viral Brand
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Let me set the scene: it’s fall in Philadelphia, 1981. I’ve just arrived at college, and I think I know a thing or two about Top 40 radio having worked in Allentown radio since I was 14 (not to brag too much). And then WCAU-FM becomes “Hot Hits” and shatters everything I thought I knew. … Continue reading Could the Hot Hits Format Work in 2026?
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Last week in Denver at The Stream TV Show, one theme kept coming up in every session and hallway conversation: this industry is overwhelmed. Not that long ago, most of us thought of TV in very simple terms: you had a cable or satellite provider, you paid your bill, and your shows lived in neat … Continue reading Overwhelmed: Why TV Feels Like the Wild West
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Today’s radio broadcasters face an increasingly challenging competitive landscape. Audio competes not only with other audio platforms but with virtually every form of media imaginable for audience attention and advertising dollars. In that environment, helping broadcasters maximize audiences remains critically important, but it is no longer sufficient. Broadcasters also need tools to monetize their existing … Continue reading Resonate Brings Programmatic Buying to Radio
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Eight years ago, I wrote a blog called “Direct Marketing is Easy. Brand Marketing is Hard.” You could argue that today, we have more tools than ever to prove what works. At The Podcast Show in London recently, I kept getting variations of the same question: “How do we prove the advertising worked?” That extends … Continue reading The Limits of Attribution in Podcast Marketing
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You ever think about owning an electric vehicle? I sure do. Every time I’ve thought about it, I ended up buying a gas car for the same reasons I think most people in my shoes do: It’s too expensive It’s inconvenient The range isn’t long enough With gas prices the way they are lately, I’m … Continue reading Why EV Marketing is Missing the Moment
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My wife once saw “Oldies” on her car’s display for a radio station that plays Madonna, Bon Jovi, and N’Sync, and that was it — she was done. Not because the music was bad, but because the label told her a completely different story about who the station was for and how it wanted to … Continue reading When One Tiny Label Breaks the Brand
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A friend recently forwarded me an article that was sure to get my attention: “The Death of Spotify: Why Streaming is Minutes Away From Being Obsolete” by Joel Gouveia. The jumping-off point for Gouveia is comments made by music industry titan Jimmy Iovine—co-founder of Interscope Records and Beats by Dre, among other accomplishments—in an interview … Continue reading Lessons in Brand Loyalty from Some of My Favorite Bands
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I ran into a Coleman Insights client from the United States in the hall at the recent Radiodays Europe conference in Riga, Latvia. I asked him why he traveled all that way. “There is a spirit of innovation and community here I needed to see for myself.” For me, that spirit started early on Day … Continue reading The Energy of Radiodays Europe
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Watching the Oscars, I mildly enjoyed the jokes about the awards show moving to YouTube in 2029. Mainly, I wondered why anyone would really care. I guess it means that if I want to see the awards, I better figure out how to get YouTube on my TV. Big deal. Do I have any fear … Continue reading What Channel Is YouTube On?
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