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Is ESPN Overcomplicating Super Bowl LXI With Too Many Viewing Options?

"The Super Bowl is more than a football game, it's America culture. ESPN doesn’t have to convince viewers why they should watch, as it has worked to do with the College Football Playoff National Championship."

Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

Bleav Names Jim Thompson New Vice President Of Sales

"I’m excited to join Bron and the Bleav team, work with our sales organization and partners, and build on that foundation to create even more opportunities for advertisers, creators and the company."

Ten Industries That Face Massive Tech Disruption

"The next decade won't simply reward businesses that adopt new technology. It will reward organizations that continually reinvent themselves while staying true to the value customers actually want."

Sports Radio’s Local Advertising Issues Are Rooted in an ROI Mistake

"The sports radio industry needs a lot of things to go right moving forward. But if advertising loses its ability to genuinely connect with audiences, the business faces a far bigger issue than declining ratings or shrinking budgets."

iHeartMedia Tabs Colleen Valkoun as Senior Vice President of Sales Milwaukee

"Coming back to iHeartMedia Milwaukee feels like a full-circle moment in my career"

Toast to 10: The Impact of Barrett Media Across Sales, Advertising, and Management

"Today, we elevate that conversation to the executives, sales leaders, and advertising branches of the media industry—leaders who continue to face head-on challenges of generating revenue, managing budgets, and finding avenues to increase reach and return on investment"

Crisis Management in Media Sales: Navigating Controversy Around On-Air Talent

What nobody generally talks about in these situations are the salespeople who have to pick up a lot of the pieces with the advertisers left behind by the host.

Your Media Sales Career Is Your Own Business – Start Thinking Like an Entrepreneur

The best salespeople aren’t just following trends, they’re ahead of them.

When it Comes to Closing the Deal, Some in Media Sales Don’t Even Deserve a Set of Steak Knives

The client should have seen the value in what you presented, and you would hope they were so blown away by the time and effort you put into helping solve their business' problems that they feel like they aren't just investing in marketing their business, but that that also comes with your expertise as a big part of the 'added value'.

The Key to Sales Prospecting is Knowing What Makes a Business Qualified to Take Advantage of What You Offer

Prospecting is where it all starts and can be a very confusing part of the process for those just starting out in the business or those who were never taught the right way to begin with.

Seller to Seller: Sales Meeting

That passion can get you meetings, it can get you sales, it can get you referrals and it can make you rich.

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Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

How News/Talk Hosts Can Spot Bad Midterm Election Polls Before Election Day

This shouldn’t take much time and, in fact, might add to the on-air conversation. The host can give real reasons why some of the polls about your market’s midterms are good or bogus, beyond “How can Candidate X be ahead?” or “You can’t believe any of the polls.”