What Women Want 2017: Groundbreaking Study to be Released

Alan Burns and Associates, in partnership with Strategic Solutions Research, will begin releasing results of a new national study of women’s media consumption next week. The study, the latest in a series began by Burns in 2010, will profile women’s attitudes toward and usage of radio, online streamers, music and other media.“Nielsen data shows some important changes [...]

By |2019-08-14T18:47:17-05:00February 10, 2017|Research|

Is the Throwback Hip Hop Format Dead? No, and Here’s Why

There has been some chatter in the industry that the Throwback Rhythm format is “dead” and was a flash in the pan, but we would like to respectfully disagree. We have found it IS a viable format option in the right conditions and with the right execution. This Rhythmic Gold format hasn’t really consolidated under one name [...]

By |2019-10-16T19:22:00-05:00February 7, 2017|Formats, Listener Engagement Strategies, Research|

Gain Content “Super Powers”: Discover Top Listening Drivers

There is so much chatter in the radio business about content being 'king' and the importance of generating content, but it is important to know what IS good content and what motivates listeners to tune-in? We went back and studied hundreds of content research projects, evaluated thousands of pieces of content voted on by tens of thousands [...]

By |2019-08-14T18:47:17-05:00July 8, 2015|Research|

Be a Content Superhero: Missed Our Sold-Out Webinar Today? Sign Up For Thursday’s Encore

We're grateful for the huge turnout for today's first of 3 Content Superhero webinars. This is a joint project with our company and Tracy Johnson Media Group. The webinar channel reached capacity and attendees kept us another 30 minutes with great questions. If you missed it, we're doing an encore of Chapter 1 this Thursday at 1pm [...]

By |2019-08-14T18:47:18-05:00June 23, 2015|Research|

Classic Hip Hop: Radio Format Analysis From the Front Lines

The format that has the buzz right now is the one playing throwback rhythmic songs – whether you call it Classic Hip Hop, Rhythmic Hot AC, or Throwbacks.  It is a product category that many broadcasters are studying as a potential opportunity or threat. The question is if this is a format with ‘legs’ or a blip [...]

By |2019-10-16T19:23:18-05:00January 12, 2015|Formats, Listener Engagement Strategies, Positioning|