Blog smog. You aren’t a blogger. Why should you worry about improving your writing skills? As radio companies put more emphasis on digital growth, you are now responsible for website traffic and social media engagement in addition to on-air ratings. Becoming a better blogger will give you organic content for your social networks, increasing web […]
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Marrying Radio and Digital: Challenge #3
This is part three of a four part series called “The Challenges of Marrying Radio and Digital. Read Challenge #1, Accepting Change, here. Click here for Challenge #2, Strategy. Challenge #3: Staffing and Time Radio may as well have coined the term “wearing many hats”. Because our industry has not been exempt from the effects […]
Selling Social: Are Social Media Endorsements a Good Idea?
Social media savvy radio clients are inquiring about online endorsements, creating revenue opportunities for both radio stations and air talent. However, with opportunity comes responsibility. Stations and talent have built online communities based on trust. Listeners trust that your social media content will be a reflection of what they hear on air- an extension of […]
Radio and Social Media: It’s Like a Nursery Rhyme
I have written an exclusive article for Social Media Sun depicting the relationship between radio and social media. Click here to read it and find out which nursery rhyme I think reflects the merge of old and new media. I would love to hear your thoughts after you read it! Leave me a comment here […]
A Producer’s Dream: The Scoop on Scoop.It
Scoop.It is a free publishing-by-curation platform that allows you to curate content based on keywords and sources you provide. It will suggest stories, articles, videos, news for you to scoop. You can also use the bookmarklet to scoop anything you see on the web to your Scoop.It page. You can curate on your page and […]
Who Owns Your Morning Show’s Social Media Presence?
In early March I read an article about the social media battle many musicians are fighting with their record labels over who owns their social media accounts. I thought, “I hope radio never gets to this point”. Weeks after I pondered that article, three high-profile morning show hosts contacted me– they are fighting the artist/record […]