I first started using Facebook in July of 2007 when it was an upstart social network trying to get the Cool Kids to dump MySpace. Since then, that platform has gone from a quaint place to chat with your friends to a monolith that tracks you across the Interwebz, basically spies on you if you… Read More »
A seemingly quiet Saturday has been marred by a parade of social media posts, text messages, and emails from friends and people who I barely know talking about how they’ve lost their job in the radio or television business over the last week. You can call it downsized, furloughed, or your position was eliminated. Whatever… Read More »
I found some pretty cool footage of myself as a youngster and put it up on Facebook earlier this week. I had no idea it would become perhaps my most popular Facebook post ever. Proof that #radio was in my blood on this #video. https://marke.news/babydj
Thoughts and perceptions on the state of the radio industry on the eve of the NAB Radio Show I started my career in the radio business and had a great run before the industry began to go through a number of fundamental changes over the last decade or so. I’ll always cherish the memories of… Read More »
Spring is here, and for many Americans, it’s the start of the severe weather season. Time was when the thunder started and the skies turned dark that people would grab their trusty transistor radio to get the latest information on what was happening with the weather. It was pretty much the only way to know… Read More »
Updated at the end of the post to show how Walmart reacts when things go wrong. The stories about Walmart and Amazon going into an epic battle for world domination are everywhere. Walmart is forcing vendors to drop their prices or face penalties. Amazon wants manufacturers to redesign their packaging so it is more functional for… Read More »
I’m a “Digital Guy”, but today I want to opine about TV commercials. If you’re a Digital Marketer, you probably spend a lot of time thinking of, or at least hearing about User Experience or UX. How many clicks does it take to get to the Buy Button? Will the user be able to see… Read More »
There are times in marketing where the smallest mistake can have a massive reputational or financial impact on a company. I observed this myself today when I got this email from the Chicago Tribune. Note the subject line. What I saw was an offer of a year of digital access to the Chicago Tribune for… Read More »
Two things happened last week that made me realize again that the advantages local radio stations traditionally had in serving their communities are being marginalized by technology. Listeners can get the critical news and information they once could only get from their hometown radio station in a multitude of places and platforms and they’re using… Read More »
This post originally appeared on Medium Ask just about anyone over the age of 18 how their life is and chances are you will hear some level of discontent. Money, work, politics, whatever it is, it seems that a majority of Americans are in some kind of a funk these days. And not to play… Read More »