New Breakfast Brand Successfully Uses AM/FM Radio To Build Awareness And Drive Purchases
By
Pierre Bouvard
A major food brand recently introduced a new breakfast product and used AM/FM radio for the launch. Westwood One retained MARU/Vision Critical to conduct a study of the AM/FM radio campaign to measure brand effect and sales impact. Here’s what we found.
Radio Ads Paired With In-Car Visual Generate Significant Brand Effect And Store Visits For Major Retailer
By
Pierre Bouvard
Westwood One commissioned a study with MARU/Vision Critical of consumers with vehicles with the next generation HD Radios to see how the campaign performed. Here are some key findings.
New Year, New Students: Radio Reaches Rising Numbers of Prospective College Students
By
Lauren Vetrano
It’s the start of a New Year, which also means the start of New Year's resolutions. For some Americans, that means furthering their education. For colleges, AM/FM radio is a powerful way to reach students who could potentially enroll.
2018’s Top 5 Most Popular Sales Insights Blog Posts
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Lauren Vetrano
As 2018 comes to an end, we’re looking back at which blog posts resonated the most with a list of the top 5 most popular Sales Insights posts of the year.
Why Doesn’t Your Ad Have A Female Voiceover? It Should.
By
Pierre Bouvard
In an effort to understand how to best leverage audio to drive ROI, Westwood One commissioned four separate studies of 284 radio ads that prove women should have more of a starring role in audio creative. Here are the results.
Empow(h)er Your Ads: The Power of Female Voices
By
Suzy Schultz
This week on the Sonic Truth Podcast we share groundbreaking new data that proves if you're not using female voices in your ad creative, then you're leaving money on the table. Here are a few highlights from the discussion.
Share Of Ear Q3 2018 Trends: Advertiser Misconceptions, Spotify’s Ad-Supported Stall, AM/FM Radio Stability, And Smart Speaker Growth
By
Pierre Bouvard
The Q3 2018 Share of Ear Report from Edison Research demonstrates the large gap between advertiser perception and reality of audio time spent, as well as how AM/FM radio stacks up against streaming services. Here are the key trends from this quarter’s study.
To Drive Auto Sales, Brands Should Focus On Building Unaided Awareness
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Pierre Bouvard
A few weeks ago, the biggest names in the auto marketing ecosystem gathered in Las Vegas at J.D. Power’s annual Automotive Marketing Roundtable to discuss key industry trends and take a look ahead to 2019. Here are some of the key takeaways for marketers.
Capture Consumer Spending This Holiday Season With AM/FM Radio
By
Lauren Vetrano
Thanksgiving is here and with it, the kickoff of the biggest shopping season of the year. AM/FM radio is highly effective at reaching potential customers during the holidays.
Westwood One NCAA Basketball Radio Broadcasts Reach Millions Of Passionate Fans On The Go
By
Pierre Bouvard
As one of America’s most popular sporting events, nothing evokes passion like NCAA basketball and March Madness. Today’s consumers want to follow their favorite NCAA basketball teams, including when they are outside the home.
Westwood One Signs On To The Nielsen Auto Cloud As The Next Major Product Launch Within the Industry-Leading Westwood One ROI Guarantee
By
Pierre Bouvard
Westwood One has selected the Nielsen Auto Cloud fueled by J.D. Power to transform our auto marketing and measurement capabilities. The Nielsen Auto Cloud is a new product offering in our groundbreaking Westwood One ROI Guarantee audio insights platform.
TV, CPG, Retail, And QSR Case Studies That Prove Radio Drives ROI
By
Pierre Bouvard
In the last few years, Westwood One has amassed case studies across multiple categories that prove AM/FM radio increases sales with a positive return on advertising spend. Here are four in the TV, CPG, retail, and QSR categories that prove the effectiveness of radio.
Could Podcast Audience Growth Follow The Same Pattern As Online Audio Streaming?
By
Pierre Bouvard
They say history is the best predictor of the future. If that’s true, can the growth trajectory of podcasting be predicted by historical adoption patterns of online audio streaming? Using Edison Research's Infinite Dial, we look at the possibilities.
Case Study: Major Construction Equipment Rental Firm Uses AM/FM Radio Effectively For Brand Building Among Key Consumers
By
Lauren Vetrano
A major construction equipment rental firm ran an AM/FM radio campaign with the goal of building their brand. Did the AM/FM radio campaign work? Yes! Here’s what we found.
What Does The SiriusXM Acquisition Of Pandora Mean For Advertisers?
By
Pierre Bouvard
Observers speculate what the name of the new SiriusXM and Pandora entity will be: SiriusAdora? Pandius? What does the proposed merger mean for advertisers?
The Answer To Holiday Staffing Woes: Passive Job Seekers Are Active AM/FM Radio Listeners
By
Lauren Vetrano
AM/FM radio reaches 93% of passive job seekers, the #1 source of new workers in America and a quality pool of candidates for employers.