The Image Pyramid. This simple illustration of layers that represent the way listeners perceive radio stations was introduced to the industry decades ago by our founder, Jon Coleman, and still guides our strategic work today. But that doesn’t mean we don’t regularly think about the evolution of the Pyramid and how it applies as the … Continue reading Considering The Image Pyramid in 2024
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Radio station merchandise. Since what feels like forever, radio stations have tried with varying degrees of success to get their listeners to display the logo. From t-shirt giveaways in Family 4-Packs to bumper stickers on the table at a remote, doling out station swag is a rite of passage. You can just picture Marconi … Continue reading Why One Radio Station’s Listeners Happily Pay for Its Merchandise
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One of the things I love about my job is the broad perspective gained from helping a diverse array of clients in a diverse array of situations: different places, different demographics, different content types, different platforms. We’ve always felt that such a variety of experiences allows us to better serve our clients, as learnings build … Continue reading 20 Different Radio Formats with Top 5 Success
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But they love you enough to wear your logo on a t-shirt… A few years ago, my son and I made a trip through the Midwest to meet with college football coaches who had invited him to join their program. Interstate driving is monotonous at best and besides your car radio, the only source of … Continue reading All Things Kum & Go (But Maybe They Shouldn’t)
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Last week I wrote about my admiration for Wade Kingsley, the Australian-based consultant from whom I’ve learned a great deal in the short time I’ve known him. Most of last week’s piece discussed creating future demand versus harvesting existing demand, terminology that comes from the Masters of Advertising Effectiveness course offered by the World Advertising … Continue reading Why You Should Get to Know Wade Kingsley – Part 2
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I relish opportunities to meet new people, especially those with whom I have a common bond but who also expose me to innovative ideas and new ways of thinking. Thanks to having a mutual client, I’ve gotten to know Wade Kingsley over the past year, and I already believe every media professional can benefit from … Continue reading Why You Should Get to Know Wade Kingsley – Part 1
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Last week, my 18-year-old son brought home a tall dark green thermos from a thrift store. It looked like a thermos that might have been used by one of those workers you see in pictures that sat without a harness while constructing the Empire State Building. The name “Clarence” was etched in black Sharpie around … Continue reading The Unlikely Rebranding of Stanley
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We hear lots of memorable expressions in our client meetings. Most are axioms about how things work in radio programming. And many of them are dead wrong! “But it tests” is a perennial favorite, an argument for playing a song that is completely un-strategic because somebody put it in a music test—and just our luck, … Continue reading They Tried That, and It Won’t Work
Read more »Boy oh boy, do we live in a “satisfy me now” society. If those online ad metrics don’t look good at the end of the week, pull it! If those streaming numbers don’t look good the morning after the episode, get rid of it! If the ratings don’t look good for the new format, see … Continue reading Give It Time to Grow! (A Plea for Patience When Evaluating Content)
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December means lots of things. End of the year, colder weather, the holiday season, and another edition of the “Wrapped” playlist that Spotify curates for its premium subscribers. Spotify aggregates the listening data it has on you to present your very own year-end listening recap with a delightful, animated accompaniment. In previous years, even though … Continue reading How Spotify’s “Wrapped” Spoke to Me
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