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| November 17-23 |
NY Times: How Industries Survive Change. "...then radio innovators found other neglected markets, including underground music movements, longer-form news and talk radio. Along the way, radio’s business model changed; the medium cultivated new niche advertisers, rather than national advertisers, to pay for its new niche programming."
WSJ: Elements of Success, a review of new book from Malcom Gladwell. "For the Beatles, the hard work of marathon engagements in Hamburg's red-light district early in their careers was crucial. "By the time they had their first burst of success in 1964," Mr. Gladwell writes, "they had performed live an estimated twelve hundred times. Do you know how extraordinary that is? Most bands today don't perform twelve hundred times in their entire careers."
Australia's Boyer Lectures: Rupert Murdoch's vision of media's future. "I see the same thing every day. Instead of finding stories that are relevant to their readers' lives, papers run stories reflecting their own interests. Instead of writing for their audience, they are writing for their fellow journalists."
A speech worth reading, and you can replace "newspapers" with "radio" for insight from the baron of all media.
RBR.com : Cumulus' Lew Dickey: Radio is allowing a handful of gatekeepers to define the marketplace. "...the cure for this affliction is to revitalize our sales staffs...."
CNN: Going 7 Days Without Spending Anything. What a great stunt idea for the morning show?
Wall St Journal: Can HD find listeners? "There is a silver lining for HD-2 stations, however. Most are also running on the Internet, where the better ones seem to be making headway". Boston Globe: Satellite radio living on borrowed time. "Millions of us carry iPhones, BlackBerries, and other high-end phones, and pay an extra $30 or so a month for 3G data plans to get e-mail or visit favorite websites. But if you have such a phone, you can already get a vast amount of high-quality audio free of charge via the Internet."
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| NAB Austin Cliff Notes |
| Jots from the sessions including Group Exec Breakfast and Dickstein Shaprio Conference. Read More.. |
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| Notes from NAB "Content is King" Session |
| My notes from the session moderated by Entercom/Boston VP of AM programming Jason Wolfe and featuring talent coach Steve Reynolds, WHJY/Providence afternoon mainstay Geoff Charles and KOA/Denver PD Kris Olinger. Read More.. |
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| Q: When is Radio like a Dept Store Window? |
A: When the on-air message entices you to browse the aisles of the station website.
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