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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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The Benefits of Social Media for Your Station

June 22, 2010 – 9:17 am | No Comment
The Benefits of Social Media for Your Station

Social media has become the marketing channel of choice for the web 2.0. Unlike traditional marketing, it involves engaging with your listeners, talking with them and showing them that you’re listening. Social Media is all …

George Johns Muses…

June 11, 2010 – 10:48 am | No Comment
George Johns Muses…

I think Delilah is an incredible woman, not only is she the Oprah of radio, or is it that Oprah is the Delilah of TV, but no matter when Delilah is not helping people on …

Programming Online Radio is More Difficult Than Its Sound

June 11, 2010 – 9:38 am | No Comment
Programming Online Radio is More Difficult Than Its Sound

Across the 10,000+ radio stations online, you’ll find programming created by the following mindsets: enthusiastic amateurs believing a selection of their favorite songs with an occasional station ID is all they need to attract an audience.

Small Biz Plans to Grow with Social

May 20, 2010 – 9:25 am | No Comment
Small Biz Plans to Grow with Social

Small Biz Plans to Grow with Social
MAY 20, 2010
Source: Emarketer Daily
36% of small businesses look to step up with Twitter and Facebook

Small businesses are confident about their ability to weather the recession, with more than …

Chapman, Johns Team for Talent Consulting Firm

May 11, 2010 – 12:49 pm | No Comment
Chapman, Johns Team for Talent Consulting Firm

Legendary Dallas air personality Ron Chapman and consultant George Johns are launching a talent coaching company. The duo are partnering with radio entrepreneur and former market manager/GM of KIIS-FM/Los Angeles Roy Laughlin.
George Johns is synonymous …

Ratings and Revenue Support Programs

April 29, 2010 – 12:13 pm | No Comment
Ratings and Revenue Support Programs

Ratings Support
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If your considering using direct marketing to reach PPM or Diary households this Year let us show you how our proven strategies are helping broadcasters save while extending their marketing dollars. …

Hello Radio, It's concept first and details later

April 29, 2010 – 9:22 am | No Comment
Hello Radio, It's concept first and details later

If you talk about what Rush, Hannity, Beck, or Savage talk about on their shows, they then become unbeatable.
Negativity is the killer of Creativity.
If we all evolved from Monkeys how come they still exist, or …

Ron Chapman and George Johns Form Alliance

April 9, 2010 – 10:07 am | No Comment
Ron Chapman and George Johns Form Alliance

For Immediate Release
Radio Performance Legends Launch Talent Coaching
In order to do something uncommonly well, you simply can’t do it for everyone. Yet for a select group of radio companies and their talent, two of our …

Is It All About Content, or Being Found?

April 9, 2010 – 9:22 am | No Comment
Is It All About Content, or Being Found?

By Ken Dardis
Audio Graphics
We’ve all heard the phrase, “Content is King.” Jack Benny, Edward R. Morrow, Paul Harvey, and Dick Clark found their content floating to the top at a time when each spoke into …

Consumer Trifecta Suggests Signs Of Life In U.S. Economy

April 9, 2010 – 8:43 am | No Comment
Consumer Trifecta Suggests Signs Of Life In U.S. Economy

Finally, there may be some combined signs of life in the consumer sector of the U.S. economy. First, the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index rose to 52.5 in March, recovering about half of the nearly …