RAIN Summit Chicago – A closer look at the Infinite Dial 2017

The always entertaining duo of Tom Webster, vice president of Edison Research, and John Rosso, president of market development for Triton Digital, teamed up onstage at the RAIN Digital Audio Advertising Summit for a conversation about the highly influential Infinite Dial study. RAIN President Brad Hill guided the discussion. Continue Reading

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“Creating an audio identity” – RAIN Summit Chicago ad messaging panel

RAIN’s Digital Audio Advertising Summit in Chicago kicked off with a discussion of creative messaging. Lauren Nagel, Pandora Media’s group creative director, guided an insightful conversation with three experts that touched on topics from brand identity to personalization to machine learning. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Smart speakers. Radioplayer Car. A snooty podcast article.

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. A podcast app accepts advertising, how Radioplayer Car works, smart speakers are the interactive radio for everybody, a snooty podcast piece, and much more. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Is Beats 1 really the world’s biggest radio station? Plus, ten award-winning podcasts

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Beats 1 makes a big boast. Ten award-winning podcasts from Australia. Much more from around the world of radio. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Radiodays Europe special, plus audio on Facebook Messenger, and Starbucks warn about BBC iPlayer

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Many slides and missives from Radiodays Europe, plus a smattering of other news from around the audio and radio world. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Radiodays Europe starts, exaggeration is good, everything’s fine

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Kicking off Radiodays Europe. Paige Nienaber suggests exaggerating. Perry Michael Simon says everything’s fine. Much more from around the world of radio. Continue Reading