Comments Flooding in About NPR BlogThis past weekend the House of Representatives voted to defund National Public Radio. The bill moves on to the Senate for action next. Eric has written an editorial about the issue. Read his comments and post your thoughts. |
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Fresh articles not found in Radio Ink magazine to help make your job as a manager easier every day. News flashes as they happen. Information about our highly successful conventions. New Hires and Fires. Much more. |
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Kelley Hoyle is now Vice President of Sales in Los Angeles and Jason Rose is made Senior Account Executive in New York. Hoyle began her career at Katz in 2000 as a Sales Assistant for Christal Radio and was promoted to Sales Coordinator in 2001. After completing the sales training program, she worked with Katz Radio in Atlanta for three years. Hoyle transferred to the Los Angeles office as a Senior Account Executive and switched back to Christal Radio in 2008. |
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You are the message especially if you don't have enormous numbers to sell from Arbitron or Eastlan. Eighty percent of the reason someone buys from you is because they like and trust you; 20 percent is because of your product or service.You must build a relationship, but you don't need a two-year wedding march to get the order. Here are 5 tips on how to sell with emotion and enthusiasm: |
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Recently, Radio Ink editor Ed Ryan asked me to review a few survey results he received from the Fort Myers Radio listening area. A survey was sent out to about 2,000 Fort Myers residents. We wanted to know if they believed there was too much clutter on the Radio. While, it would have been awesome if all the responses were positive and supportive about our radio stations, it seems as if many listeners not satisfied with what we are doing. After each listener comment I've posted some detailed information on how stations can correct the problem. |
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2011 marks the 15-year anniversary of The Jim Rome Show in national syndication. Rome's show airs Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - noon PT on 230 radio stations and reaches more than two million listeners every week. As part of the year-long celebration, fans of The Jungle will be treated to special guest appearances, events and promotions. Rome kicked off the anniversary with a live remote from Super Bowl XLV. |
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Founded by CEO Drew Hilles, a founder of dMarc Broadcasting and then a senior executive with Google, and COO Rob Williams, who previously served as a senior manager for Clear Channel in New York City, TheMediaDash.com platform intends "to enhance and simplify the purchase and sale of radio advertising," according to Hilles. The goal is to make it as easy "to conduct a transaction as it is to buy Internet advertising online." |
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BIA/Kelsey has launched Social Local Media (SLM), a new advisory service dedicated to covering the growing social media ecosystem and the best opportunities for driving revenues with social platforms. SLM was created to address the rapidly developing social segment of what the firm estimates will be a $23 billion digital advertising market in 2011. |
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In an upcoming issue of Radio Ink magazine we are highlighting the best studios in Radio. It takes a lot of money, a lot of superb engineering and a lot of great products to build a state-of-the-art Radio station studio. We plan to highlight your station and the vendors that helped make it happen. Send your pictures and all vendor information to edryan@radioink.com. |
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Radio Ink debuts the Mighty Red II, bringing back the little HD radio with mighty HD sound. New features on the Mighty Red II include Artist Experience -- cover art, artist info, and more -- onscreen ads that can be synced with audio, Live Pause, and song and ad Bookmarking. It's a great gift for clients to show them what's really possible with HD Radio. Click the headline to order now. |
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PastBlast, the new iPad app from Radio Ink is available now in the Apple App Store. Historical audio, photos, and more from every era of radio's history, with navigation through a beautiful, fully equipped retro radio studio. Click the headline to see it, or get it here. |
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The economy is slowly turning around, and broadcasters are beginning to hire again. Put your name in front of the industry with a free listing in Radio Pros Available. And we'll be happy to post your aircheck or demo, or a link to your website. Click the headline to learn more. |
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March 7: The Most Influential African Americans in Radio
