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Over the past few years, political ad spending has exploded. From local to presidential, political campaigns have long used television to get their message out. The 2012 presidential election saw the two major candidates and their supporters spend nearly a billion dollars on television advertising, after Rick Santorum dropped out of the Republican primaries on April 11, 2012.
We always knew it was true. Now comes news that Nielsen has used its capability to match actual exposure to radio ads with actual consumer purchase information to prove it. Every dollar spent on radio gives an average of more than $6 of incremental sales1. Not only does radio work for advertisers, it provides “an ROI double that of even the best results from many recent studies of digital and TV media2.” Read More…
After nearly a century in business, many feel that radio suffers from an inferiority complex. If broadcasters don’t talk about what makes our medium great, no one else will. Don’t expect the TV or the digital-only sales rep to talk about radio’s advantages – that is our job.
Do you know who your listeners are? And please don’t tell me Adults 25-54. I mean, do you really know who your listeners are? Don’t get me wrong, age is certainly important, but I really want to know who they are. Where do they live and work? What’s their income, education? Where do they shop and what are they buying? How much time do they spend online? What do they drive? Do they own a home or have children? How about pets? What are their hobbies and interests?
All these details not only set you apart from your competition, but should be of upmost importance to your advertisers.
In 1980, I was working at a Washington, DC radio station and my program director said, “I don’t care how many people are listening to my radio station, I care how many diarykeepers think they are listening to my station.” While still true in diary markets, this philosophy needs to be updated for PPM.
