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Trend Jacking: The Low-Cost Marketing Strategy Radio Needs Right Now

"One word of caution: do not jack what you do not understand."

Sevendust’s Lajon Witherspoon on 30 Years of Rock’s Most Underrated Band

"I think we were just able to paint this portrait of that in time, in real time."

The Digital Cul-de-Sac: How Algorithms Are Limiting Music Discovery

"The algorithm is no longer just helping listeners find music. In many cases, it is deciding what discovery even means."

What Does the Future of OutKick Look Like Without Clay Travis

"In today's media landscape, audiences don't simply follow websites. They follow people. They invest in personalities, perspectives, and voices they trust."

Is Nielsen’s Diary Service Headed for a Major Overhaul?

What Nielsen is proposing is both radical and evolutionary at the same time.

What a Real Nielsen Radio Diary Participant Thinks About the Process

He balked at the idea of carrying the diary around along with a pen to write down entries.

Inside the Cumulus-Nielsen Oral Arguments at the U.S. Appeals Court

To paraphrase another slogan, "They argue, you decide."

Nielsen CEO Karthik Rao’s Promise Rings Hollow for Radio Broadcasters

"If Karthik Rao's quote is something more than puffery, he and his company need to show some love to the radio side of Nielsen's business."

Nielsen Responds to Cumulus Attempt to Uphold Lawsuit: Bankruptcy Doesn’t Change Status

"All along, Cumulus said emergency relief was needed to avert imminent crisis. That premise is gone."

What Nielsen PPM Data Tells Us About Content, Contests, and the Mistakes Most Shows Still Make

We're at a point where only the very biggest shows can afford to waste a break. Even the big shows that waste too many breaks will lose audience.

Is It Time for Cumulus Media to Sell Westwood One and Walk Away?

If a buyer could be found that doesn't own local stations, the problem goes away.

Nielsen is the Umpire That Everybody Hates

The genesis for this column came from two pieces published in the past week: one for video and one for audio.

The Two Nielsen Numbers That Should Be Running Radio (But Aren’t)

Both metrics have value, and it's easy to see why they can cause sleepless nights — or even celebrations at the pub.

How Nielsen’s mSurvey Brings the Diary System Into the Smartphone Era

Based on what Nielsen has shown, the mSurvey works best on a smartphone, which makes sense in 2026.

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Sevendust’s Lajon Witherspoon on 30 Years of Rock’s Most Underrated Band

"I think we were just able to paint this portrait of that in time, in real time."

The Digital Cul-de-Sac: How Algorithms Are Limiting Music Discovery

"The algorithm is no longer just helping listeners find music. In many cases, it is deciding what discovery even means."

What Does the Future of OutKick Look Like Without Clay Travis

"In today's media landscape, audiences don't simply follow websites. They follow people. They invest in personalities, perspectives, and voices they trust."

How Daniel Cormier Is Approaching Calling UFC Freedom 250 as a Landmark Moment for the Sport of MMA

"As a guy that's represented the country in wrestling and the things that I've done, I've always wanted to go to the White House. Now, I have an opportunity to do it. Plus, to do it with fighting and representing the UFC. That's crazy to me."