by Paige Nienaber | Jan 26, 2017 | Business of Radio, Interns, Promotions, Street Teamers
When it comes to concerts and other huge community events, whoever has the most bodies wins. Here is my mathematical equation for how many interns/street teamers you should have when the end of May hits.
by Paige Nienaber | Jan 15, 2017 | Business of Radio, Promotions
It takes a special kind of person to work in Promotions. You should have a sense of humor. You should have an insane work ethic. You should be creative but also have mad detail skillz™.
by Paige Nienaber | Sep 12, 2016 | Promotions
The first five hours of a station’s existence are its most important five hours.
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...