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RADIO CASHES IN ON LOVE

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MatchLink is a singles dating network that served the radio industry for many years. The Evanston, Illinois company Spark Network Services provided an IVR-based dating service to radio stations. Radio listeners called a phone number and paid to interact with other singles through a sophisticated voice mail system. Payment was made through credit card or a 900 number. Some stations were earning a half million dollars per year with the service.

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Conversations From Northwest Flight 033

May 28, 2009 – 10:03 am | No Comment
Conversations From Northwest Flight 033

by Gord Hotchkiss
“So, what is it you do?”
Oh, no! It was the question I dread. I froze.
The question was posed by a very nice woman in her mid-50s who was returning to Bellingham, Wash. from …

Sage study finds small businesses embrace social media

May 27, 2009 – 12:42 pm | No Comment
Sage study finds small businesses embrace social media

Story posted: May 20, 2009 – 12:27 pm EDT
Washington, D.C.—A study by Sage North America and AMI-Partners found that small businesses are embracing social media as a marketing tool.
The study was based on an online …

8 Tips to Nurture and Grow Client Relationships in Tough Times

May 27, 2009 – 11:58 am | 2 Comments
8 Tips to Nurture and Grow Client Relationships in Tough Times

By Paul Collins
Editor’s Note: This article was excerpted from 100 Tips for Consulting Firms to Survive and Grow in a Recession: Click here to download your free copy of Equiteq’s ebook.
Without clients there are no …

Always always get somebody a lot better …

May 27, 2009 – 11:54 am | 6 Comments
Always always get somebody a lot better …

By George Johns
Long before I started my career in radio and moved to America I had some other dreams. I dreamt about becoming a star running back for THE WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS and I also …

Change Advertising: Buy Audiences, Not Media Brands

May 27, 2009 – 11:54 am | No Comment
Change Advertising: Buy Audiences, Not Media Brands

by Diane Mermigas,
Mediapost.com
The myopic vision and importance of the networks’ upfront would be permanently changed if marketers’ recession-induced pullback shifts ad dollars from television’s brand masses to select target audiences in all media.
Advertisers’ growing insistence …

Ad-ology: Keep advertising in tough times

May 27, 2009 – 11:44 am | 3 Comments
Ad-ology: Keep advertising in tough times

Ceasing to advertise during economically challenging times could harm your business, according to recent research from Ad-ology Research.

by Helen Leggatt
bizreport.com
Going off the ad radar during a recession isn’t wise, according to Ad-ology’s recent study, “Advertising’s …

Real, Not Lame, Twitter Viral Marketing

May 27, 2009 – 11:06 am | No Comment
Real, Not Lame, Twitter Viral Marketing

By Jared Newman | Posted at 4:08 pm on Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Over the last few days, Twitterers — mostly writerly types, I’m guessing — were treated to the inner workings of the …

How to Make Better Radio Ads

May 27, 2009 – 10:03 am | No Comment
How to Make Better Radio Ads

Creatives Dissect What’s Wrong and Offer Solutions
by Andrew Hampp
Adage.com
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — For the last five years, national radio has done what few traditional media have been able to manage — gain audience. Radio gained …

How Does Your Website Rank Against Your Competion?

May 26, 2009 – 10:45 am | No Comment
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