by Paige Nienaber | Oct 18, 2016 | Business of Radio
You know you had a good and successful launch when, 19 hours into it, you pull into a McDonalds in St. Pete and are swarmed by highschoolers yelling that they loved us and “You’re the station that doesn’t suck.”
by Paige Nienaber | Jul 26, 2016 | Business of Radio
Watch the candidates. Watch how they work a crowd and where they are on any given day. They’re doing the same thing we do every day: running for our jobs.
by Paige Nienaber | Apr 6, 2016 | Business of Radio, Promotions
With BDS and social media trending and all of the other opportunities for low-effort research and analysis, Radio has kind of forgotten that sometimes, you just need to go out and talk to people. It’s the best market research ever. Wild in San Francisco...
by Paige Nienaber | Mar 1, 2016 | Business of Radio, Promotions
I remember the morning that Mancow blocked the Bay Bridge pretty clearly. It’s hard to forget when a GM calls and leaves a breathless voicemail that said “Turn on CNN!” followed by a dial tone. The biggest bacchanalia of a press orgy that I’ve ever seen...
by Paige Nienaber | Jan 22, 2016 | Business of Radio, Promotions
When I’m on the road, I always try to squeeze in a meeting with the morning show because they’re hopefully the most creative entity in the building, and creative people inspire me. What you find with great talent is that they’re really inquisitive. They ask...
by Paige Nienaber | Apr 1, 2015 | Business of Radio, morning show, Promotions
How can you increase the odds of getting visibility? There are times and places where you know you are going to be swarmed with TV crews.