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  • One More Year-End List: Country’s Top 10 for 2014

    • 12/22/2014
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: country radio programming
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    This time of the year we’re tripping over “End of the Year” lists. Still, we’re pleased to add one more – A&O&B’s annual “Top Songs of the Year.” Each year we publish for clients the final research-driven rankings of every song we added over the previous 12 months. There were 88 in all in 2014. 

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  • Defend This Hill

    • 12/15/2014
    • Posted by: B Brenner Believes...
    • Category: Uncategorized
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    One of radio’s advantages is being a trusted and relied upon curator of content for your listeners.   For music stations, the music is the platform for that content distribution.  It is also the foundation that your relationship is built upon.  Listeners find your station because their experience with your music is positive and enriching in

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  • Gen X and Boomers: Biggest Holiday Spenders

    • 11/25/2014
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: Uncategorized
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    Just ahead of Black Friday, Prosper Insights and Analytics released their November Consumer Snapshot which included projected holiday spending by demo.  Some $135-billion is forecast to be spent this year with Gen X and Boomers projected to account for two-thirds of these purchases.  While Millennials are often chased, they are projected to account for just 18%

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  • Value Added Plus-Plus: Client Edification Efforts from Both Coasts

    • 11/21/2014
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: Uncategorized
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    When Entercom’s The End in Seattle cut its spot load this summer, it caused quite a bit of talk.  As you may recall in addition to lowering their hourly spot load to six minutes, breaks were limited to two minutes. Inside Radio reported Tuesday on how that’s been going, including a chart showing steady growth 18-34 and

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  • The #1 Trait Is Missing

    • 11/05/2014
    • Posted by: B Brenner Believes...
    • Category: Uncategorized
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    Dan O’Day did a fantastic job highlighting “25 Traits Of a Good Program Director” , but I think there is one missing.   In fact, in the new world order, it may be the number one trait that will propel you to success.    You have to be a good salesperson!   You have to be able to

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  • Tale of Two Bar Graphs: Country Shares and Music Scores

    • 10/31/2014
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: country radio programming
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    If you want to see just how long the current ‘up’ ratings cycle has been going on for country, this just-released Nielsen bar chart and This Week In Music article affords a nice 10,000 foot view: According to Nielsen, country is the “top national format among Millennials (aged 18-34) and Generation X’ers (aged 35-49). And audience

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  • Name That Tune in 7 Seconds (Or 7 Words)

    • 10/28/2014
    • Posted by: B Brenner Believes...
    • Category: Uncategorized
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    Radio can take a lesson from songwriters when it comes to storytelling and grabbing attention. Yes the music can make a song memorable, but a well written line in a song can have an even greater impact. When you open the mic, you have seven seconds to capture the listener’s attention or they are gone.

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  • TSL: Profiting from a Limited Time Only Strategy

    • 10/23/2014
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: marketing, radio programming
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    “The problem with your business,” the consultant explained, “is that your customers are saying, ‘If I don’t buy from you today, I’ll buy from you tomorrow.’” That discussion wasn’t about radio, but it certainly could have been. Each time a listener decides to listen tomorrow instead of today, the opportunity for an additional listening occasion

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  • The Legacy Challenge

    • 09/30/2014
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: air talent, radio
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    Like any good New York Yankees fan, I spent this past season trying to exceed the Minimum Daily Requirement of Derek Jeter. Lately that hasn’t been hard to do, especially these last few weeks with all the videos – from the Re2pect commercial, to the Made In New York Bronx walk-through, to Jeter’s farewell to the crowd

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  • A&O&B Poll: We’re Open To More Country From Taylor

    • 08/22/2014
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: country music, country radio programming
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    Taylor Swift may have left country a “goodbye note” but the majority of the more than 60 Country PDs, MDs, Talent and Station Executives who took part in Albright & O’Malley & Brenner‘s quick, and admittedly unscientific straw poll this week said they’ve left the light on for her.   By more than 4:1 the panel hoped

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