Dr. Ed Cohen

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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.

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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?

A Step-By-Step Guide to Analyzing Nielsen Trends on a Quarter-Hour Basis

It makes sense to analyze your stations and your competition at this level because every quarter hour matters.

How to Use Nielsen to Look Through Full PPM Samples

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.

Are Pro and College Sports About to Reach Their Financial Peak?

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What Does Radio Advertising Have to Prove When Every Stat Shows It Works?

Would anyone believe the advertising sellers if we said that we don’t need to do any more research because we know advertising works?

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