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Taking a Bite out of a Market Leader: What a Sandwich Chain Can Teach Us
- 06/12/2015
- Posted by: Mike O'Malley
- Category: country radio, marketing, radio programming
No CommentsTaking a bite out of a market leader Shifts in listener and consumer loyalty happen all the time but they always seem newsworthy when “suddenly” a top performer is dethroned.In reality, many of these abrupt declines may have actually been months, years, or even decades in the making. Some of these are the end result of
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Keep Summer Listeners Coming Back: 5 Retail Tactics For Your Station
- 05/28/2015
- Posted by: Mike O'Malley
- Category: country radio, radio programming
“Summer vacation” – who doesn’t think that sounds like a good idea? Just don’t start too soon if you’re in radio – and especially if you’re in Country Radio. Last week, Inside Radio featured this graphic from Nielsen as part of an article on Memorial Day weekend format flips. It shows the noticeably heaver 6+
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An Important Award You May Have Missed this Week: “Serial” Earns a Peabody
- 04/23/2015
- Posted by: Mike O'Malley
- Category: storytelling
The big awards talk-abouts early this week at country stations have been centered (and rightly so) on the ACMs: big stars, big production, and a Guinness World Record for a live awards show audience. But another awards presentation this week should also catch our attention: the Peabody Awards which recognize stories that matter. This is
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Your Morning Show On TV: How to Get the Most Out of a Cutaway
- 04/14/2015
- Posted by: Mike O'Malley
- Category: air talent, morning show
Whether your talent is already appearing on a local TV morning show or you’re attempting to make this happen, your probable goal is to increase your morning footprint and have those TV viewers sample your morning show. But these cutaways will have the greatest impact if they also add value to the TV station. Here
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Getting Out What You Put In: First Baseball-Themed Blog of the Season
- 04/06/2015
- Posted by: Mike O'Malley
- Category: Uncategorized
Because I have the talent (?) to find a baseball-related analogy for almost anything in life, MLB’s opening week is always an exciting time for me. Not only does it spell the end of “there’s nothing to watch on TV,” the opening games hold the promise for a brand new season of baseball metaphors and
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Using a Mental Scale to Balance Your Creative and Analytic Thinking
- 03/30/2015
- Posted by: Mike O'Malley
- Category: radio programming
I can’t recall a time in my radio career – as Programmer or Consultant – when I didn’t think that the PD’s chair was the best seat in the house. The PD’s office remains the place where magic happens (or should). It’s the place where the merging of analytic and creative thinking produces an offspring
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What is Your Mobile Strategy?
- 03/07/2015
- Posted by: B Brenner Believes...
- Category: Uncategorized
You cant ignore this freight train. Your radio station must be active on the most used device, with the most personal impact, and an increasing role in your listeners daily lives. Edisons Infinite Dial 2015, reveals the strength of on-line radio listening by demo and the device most used to listen: It is imperative
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Make it Matter On-Air and On Social!
- 01/27/2015
- Posted by: B Brenner Believes...
- Category: Uncategorized
You have approximately 15 seconds to make a first impression. That is just as true in radio as it is in real life. The amount of time you are granted after that first 15 seconds depends on how good you are at making what you have to say really matter to that listener. On Twitter,
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Belief is a Powerful Thing
- 01/19/2015
- Posted by: B Brenner Believes...
- Category: Uncategorized
This is a good week to get inspired by the “no doubt; we can do it” mentality of the Seattle Seahawks. This team continues to overcome adversity and accomplish the unexpected; and the beauty of it all is that no one person can, or will, take credit for the wins. It is a team effort all the
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Need a Challenge in 2015? Try these Two
- 01/08/2015
- Posted by: Mike O'Malley
- Category: management, radio programming
It seems that hardly a daypart goes by this time of year when you don’t encounter some sort of “resolution-for-the-new-year” piece. This isn’t one of those – at least not exactly. Instead it’s a two-fold challenge not just for this year but for years to come: “What new things will you learn and how will