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Radio is America's #1 reach medium. Explore here for ideas on how to put radio's unique marketing power to work for you.
Browse through a variety of topics covering commonly-asked questions about radio and its extraordinary ability to build brands and motivate consumers.
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The time is NOW for brands to rethink their media mix to move more investment to America's #1 reach, high-return medium.
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RAB's attribution white paper has been prepared to showcase methodology currently available to measure the effectiveness of radio by and across platforms. Attribution is of paramount importance to the advertising community and there are many providers with capabilities to measure campaign success across radio forms.
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This guide explores the trends leading advertisers and early adopters are leaning into to accelerate brand success and stay ahead of the curve
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This report contains compelling evidence of radio's multiplier effect on results for performance marketers and aims to quantify the extent to which radio advertising can boost web traffic for online businesses, both short and/or longer term.
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Engagement Labs study commissioned by RAB conveys and underscores radio's unparalleled potential as a driver of brand discussions for advertisers. The study further explores how radio driven brand conversations impact and influence behavior, social issues and purchase intent for a range of category verticals.
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The System 1 and Radiocentre Listen Up study provides a unique lens on creative effectiveness that can be used to inspire a new generation of audio advertising creativity. The research is uniquely positioned to help understand how to make audio advertising that stirs consumer passions to drives business profits.
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Horizon Media’s WHY Group has identified major cultural shifts and key forces at play influencing the nine trends we’re seeing unfold for 2023. They include ongoing inflation, an uncertain job market, a new Congress with a new party in power and a relaxing of the hypervigilance we held for the past three years. We’re starting to see the practical uses of technology that just a few years ago seemed futuristic, and at the same time, we’re grappling with the broader societal impact of these technologies.
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This report shows how radio is evolving and continues to embrace technological advances to stay current and engage with the modern consumer. It also shares a glimpse into radio’s future from the perspective of audio professionals.
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The U.S. is having its highest inflation period in 40 years. And this time, a once-in-a-generation event is taking place on the heels of another once-in-a-generation event. Just as people emerge from two years of COVID lockdowns, they’re being greeted by insanely high prices for everything from gas and groceries to hotels and airfare - leading to a wallet lockdown.
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Create stronger, more meaningful brand associations and drive sales by tapping into the powerful combination of conversations and voice commerce.
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Radio, across its platforms, is a go-to source for its great storytelling, the emotional connections it provides, the talent that consumers consider to be their friends and the trusted information and entertainment, whenever and wherever the listener wants and needs it. From rock to religion, from country to hip-hop, in Spanish, English or another language, radio is there offering diversity of content to a diverse listening audience.
No other media option can do all this. No other media offers this to consumers for FREE. The reality is quite simple; time spent with AM/FM radio is time well spent.
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Radio serves many purposes in the lives of its listeners. It’s a medium that is very special to local communities - big and small, as it brings many together in a way that feels very intimate. Radio is known for its great storytelling. We trust it for information and entertainment - for crucial information, such as where to take the kids this weekend or to simply turn it up and dance to the latest hits.
New research shows how radio can help brands build relationships with consumers through the power of storytelling and shared passions.
In conjunction with the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), RAB brings you this presentation, which provides opinion poll results among marketers and a glimpse at how radio delivers on those insights.
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4 February
IIn the second to last episode of the season, RAB's Tammy Greenberg chats with Greg Licciardi, vice president, partnerships & sponsorships, ANA - a role he stepped into just six months ago, after a career spanning agencies, media, ad tech and more than a decade teaching modern marketing at Fordham and Seton Hall. Greg is also the author of The Holy Grail of Marketing, a new book exploring how brands can use AI, data and cross-platform strategy to reach the right consumer in the right moment with the right message.
In a fragmented media world, brands are searching for relevance, and in our discussion, Greg underscores the power of audio and its ability deliver messaging at exactly the right time, in the right mindset and often in the most personal environment a brand could ask for - the listener's everyday life. It's a great listen with an important reminder that as marketing evolves, brands that win will blend innovation with intention - and recognize that channels like radio don't just reach consumers, they move them
10 February
Digital Is Now Radio's Growth Engine: What the 2026 RAB - Borrell Benchmark Means for Local Media
For more than a decade, RAB's Annual Digital Benchmarking Report, produced by Borrell Associates Inc., has helped radio leaders understand how local advertising is changing and what it takes to stay competitive.
This year's findings confirm what many broadcasters are already seeing.
3 February
The tooth fairy… from a young age. Many of us are told that you will receive a "reward" when you lose a tooth. So, why as adults, do so many of us dread dental visits?
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