Category: Podcast

Erica Farber, President & CEO of the RAB, spoke recently with Cristina Ceresoli, Senior Vice President for Retail Strategy at the National Retail Federation.

Cristina is responsible for NRF’s product offering and event content strategy with a specific focus on the customer experience and digital expansion for the retail industry. There are positive indicators coming from the retail sector which is good news for local Radio. As Cristina discusses, retail has the opportunity to connect and delight their customers something the Radio industry knows a lot about.

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Recently, RAB’s Dave Casper and Jeff Schmidt attended the Local Online Advertising Conference in New York City. They had a chance to talk with Gordon Borrell from Borrell and Associates – the organizer of the conference; and one of the keynote speakers, Rishad Tobaccowala who is the Chief Growth Officer for Publicis Group.

Rishad suggests that the future will not fit in the containers of the past, and this is causing widespread fear and confusion. He says all of us must change to meet the demands of a very bright future.

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Erica Farber is the President & CEO of the RAB and in this edition she speaks with Chris Brown, EVP Conventions & Business Ops for the National Association of Broadcasters.

In this role, Chris is responsible for producing the NAB’s annual conventions, with their largest conference, the NAB Show coming up next month in Las Vegas. The NAB Show covers over 2 million square feet of space and is the ultimate event for media, entertainment and technology professionals looking for new and innovative ways to create, manage, deliver and monetize content on any platform.

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In a multi-year study of workplace learning entitled “In Search of Learning Agility,” one of the key findings was, there is no such thing as permanent competence any longer, or a fully developed skill set either in individuals or organizations. There is a constant need for new learning and training. The good news is, for those who want to continue their professional development there are plenty of resources.

Jeff Schmidt, who leads RAB’s professional development team had a chance to speak to Erik Schmidt, a recent graduate of the Certified Radio Sales Manager course conducted in RAB’s Dallas office.

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By 2020 millennials will make up half of the global workplace and yet there continues to be many misperceptions regarding their work ethic.

Erica Farber, President & CEO of the RAB speaks with Jessica Spence a senior at Texas A&M University majoring in Agricultural Communications and Journalism. With her eye on a career in broadcasting, Jessica a true Radio fan is proof one should never judge a book by its cover.

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The relationship between programming and sales is a critical component at a successful radio station. A great example of how these two departments are working together for success is at Great Plains Media in Bloomington, Illinois.

While attending the recent Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, Erica Farber, President & CEO of the RAB caught up with Operations Manager Josh Roberts, who shares his thoughts on why this relationship is so important and how it continues to pay off at his station.

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A Chief Marketing Officer, also known as a CMO is a c-level corporate executive responsible for activities in an organization that have to do with creating, communicating and delivery offerings that provide value for customers and clients. At Cumulus Media that go-to person is Christina Albee.

Erica Farber, President & CEO of the RAB talks with Christina about the challenges of balancing her time between the company’s significant national initiatives with the local connections of over 446 owned and operated radio stations in 90 markets across the country.

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The MIW group consists of top level women across the county who volunteer their time to use their influence and resources to support women in radio to develop strong management and leadership skills.  The current MIW spokesperson is Denyse Mesnik, President of The Mesnik Group.

In this episode of Radio on Main Street, RAB President & CEO Erica Farber and one of the original founders of the MIW’s talks with Denyse about some of the current initiatives for the year plus they also discuss the findings of the recently released 2017 MIW Gender Analysis study.

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Recruiting and retaining employees is one of the biggest challenge businesses in general face.  And when it comes to broadcast, no one understands this issue better than Laurie Kahn.   This past week Laurie, who describes her title as Chief Multitasker of Media Staffing Network just celebrated the company’s 25^th anniversary.  RAB President & CEO Erica Farber talks with Laurie about the art of hiring the right person for the right job and her thoughts on what radio can do to insure a great future for the next generation of broadcasters.

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In this episode of the Radio on Main Street Podcast, as multitasking becomes the norm for all age groups, the average American spends more than 15 hours a day consuming media from dozens and dozens of sources.  RAB President & CEO Erica Farber talks with Dave Van Dyke, President of Bridge Ratings Media Research who for the second year in a row released his finding with a new Bridge Ratings consumer study focused on digital platform preferences and consumer prioritization of digital media content.

Dave’s study confirms changes in behavior to help guide digital media content producers and also provides a strategy for radio to further engage with their audiences.

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In this episode 0f Radio on Main Street, Erica Farber, RAB President and CEO, sits down for a conversation with consultant John Ellis at the recent CES in Las Vegas.

John actively consults clients whose businesses intersect in automotive, software, consumers and mobility.

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In this episode of Radio on Main Street, Jeff Schmidt, SVP of Professional Development at the RAB, talks with Steve Koenig, Senior Director of Research for the Consumer Technology Association, following his “Tech Trends to Watch” presentation.

Jeff also speaks to Shawn DuBravac of Astra Insights about “smart speakers” and what the future holds for that technology.

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In this episode of the Radio on Main Street Podcast, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the RAB sits down with some of America’s top radio industry leaders.

Many of us will make personal resolutions to improve ourselves in the coming year. We wanted to find out how radio executives resolve to see their own companies improve in the coming year and what resolutions they would like to see come to pass for the entire radio industry.

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In this edition, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the RAB speaks with Caroline Kraddick, CEO and Chief Happiness Officer of Kidd’s Kids.  Caroline is the daughter of the well-known radio personality Kidd Kraddick who died suddenly in July of 2013.

In addition to hosting a number one-morning show based in Dallas, Kidd was also the founder of Kidd’s Kids whose mission is to provide hope and happiness by creating beautiful memorials for families of children with life altering conditions.  In this podcast they discuss how Caroline is keeping her Dad’s vision alive and thriving and how you can help support the mission.

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In this edition of Radio on Main Street, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the RAB speaks with Matt Bailey, President of Integr8 Research. Matt’s company works with broadcasters to help them determine what music is most popular with their listeners and how to keep them tuning in.

With new devices and listening options available to consume audio, they discuss a recent project addressing AI devices and AM/FM listening.

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In this edition of Radio on Main Street, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the RAB speaks with Sean Bryan. Sean will be leading the 2018 Mercury Award jury as chief judge for one of radio’s most important events of the year.

In this podcast they discuss the importance of the Mercury Awards, what excites him about the awards and what excites him about radio.

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In this edition, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the RAB speaks with Louis Jones, EVP, Media & Data Practice at the 4A’s.  The 4A’s was founded as a national trade association representing advertising agencies.  Today they provide counsel to members on everything from new business development to succession planning to media transparency.

In this podcast they discuss the 4A’s mission, the state of the agency business and one of the most important ingredients for success – relationships.

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