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RADIO CASHES IN ON LOVE

June 23, 2011 – 2:01 pm No Comment

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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Prospecting for New Advertisers in 2010

December 30, 2009 – 1:10 pm | No Comment
Prospecting for New Advertisers in 2010

Take the time to find out about Prospects on Demand

There is a better way to get new advertising prospects in 2010. It’s called “Prospects on Demand,” (POD) and it is designed to deliver as …

Old Yeller

December 30, 2009 – 12:45 pm | No Comment
Old Yeller

Inspired by Roy H. Williams’ Monday Morning Memo about the decreased value of an online Yellow Pages listing vs. radio advertising for acquiring new customers, I Googled three generic business categories in twelve client markets …

Asking the Right Question

December 30, 2009 – 12:21 pm | No Comment
Asking the Right Question

I have been seeing this movie a lot in the last year: station is disappointed in its initial PPM rank, so they commission a major radio research company to do a perceptual to see what’s …

The First Thing for Radio in 2010 – Change

December 30, 2009 – 12:01 pm | No Comment
The First Thing for Radio in 2010 – Change

It’s not been a good week for the radio industry. We’ve had to deal with Citadel filing bankruptcy (and, now, Next Media), a most idiotic stunt gone awry with a more idiotic explanation from the …

You Spent the Holidays with Facebook

December 30, 2009 – 11:08 am | No Comment
You Spent the Holidays with Facebook

Tis the season to be jolly and the folks at Facebook are certainly feeling that way now. In between all of the holiday festivities like singing carols and opening presents, people spent a bunch …