One of the radio industry’s most respected researchers, Dr. Ed Cohen writes a weekly business column, heavily focused on ratings research for Barrett Media. His career experiences include serving as VP of Ratings and Research at Cumulus Media, occupying the role of VP of Measurement Innovation at Nielsen Audio, and its predecessor Arbitron. While with Arbitron, Cohen spent five years as the company's President of Research Policy and Communication, and eight years as VP of Domestic Radio Research. Dr. Ed has also held the title of Vice President of Research for iHeartMedia/Clear Channel, and held research positions for the National Association of Broadcasters and Birch/Scarborough Research. He is adjunct faculty in the Department of Broadcast Communications at Western Kentucky University and welcomes your thoughts. Reach him by email at doctoredresearch@gmail.com.
"If you go early in November on a low-rated rimshot, that’s fine because the ratings were probably poor in the first place. But if you have a top three or top five AC and switching over early is hurting, you may want to think twice."
Do we have any other stories to tell that will bring broadcast radio to a top-of-mind position as one more choice in a world with so many media choices?
You can now review individual days for your stations as well as your competitors. Look to see if there are any particular spikes (positive or negative) that you can explain.