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Pierre Bouvard

Perception Vs. Reality: Eight Things Brands Get Wrong About AM/FM Radio

Perception Vs. Reality: Eight Things Brands Get Wrong About AM/FM Radio

By Pierre Bouvard
We’ve collected frequently heard media agency and marketer myths along with a just released August 2026 study from Advertiser Perceptions, the gold standard of advertiser/agency sentiment. Using data from research firms Nielsen (via Katz and the Radio Advertising Bureau), LeadsRx, and Edison Research, we disprove eight of the biggest misperceptions brands hold about AM/FM radio.
Storm Friday, Data Saturday: Overnight AM/FM Radio Audiences From Xperi’s DTS AutoStage Reveal AM/FM Radio’s Crucial Role During Severe Weather

Storm Friday, Data Saturday: Overnight AM/FM Radio Audiences From Xperi’s DTS AutoStage Reveal AM/FM Radio’s Crucial Role During Severe Weather

By Pierre Bouvard
Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, made landfall on the northern Gulf Coast late Friday, October 9th, 2026. The AM/FM radio markets of Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola and Panama City, Florida were right in the crosshairs of the storm. The storm continued inland, hitting Atlanta on Saturday, October 10th. DTS AutoStage next-day AM/FM radio audience measurement proved the importance of AM/FM radio during a weather crisis.
To Create Future Demand You Need Reach And Media Waste; “Big Media” (AM/FM Radio, TV, And Out Of Home) Can Grow Your Business

To Create Future Demand You Need Reach And Media Waste; “Big Media” (AM/FM Radio, TV, And Out Of Home) Can Grow Your Business

By Pierre Bouvard
A new book and a brand-new study from two global experts in marketing effectiveness reveal that reaching a lot of people with advertising is crucial to growing your business. Their findings also crush a major advertising myth about waste that prevents revenue and profit growth.
Springfield, Missouri Advertisers Understand What Madison Avenue Has Forgotten: Brands Need To Be Known Long Before They’re Needed

Springfield, Missouri Advertisers Understand What Madison Avenue Has Forgotten: Brands Need To Be Known Long Before They’re Needed

By Pierre Bouvard
A brand awareness study conducted across a number of categories in Springfield, Missouri reveals long running AM/FM radio campaigns have built significant brands with strong awareness and purchase intent.
New WPP Media/System1 Study Reveals Best Practices For Podcast Host And AM/FM Radio Talent Ad Reads

New WPP Media/System1 Study Reveals Best Practices For Podcast Host And AM/FM Radio Talent Ad Reads

By Pierre Bouvard
The Creator Effectiveness Playbook: How to Build Your Brand with Creators is a major new study from WPP Media, the creative testing firm System1, and TikTok. It offers outstanding insights and best practices for audio talent endorsements and host reads. The global study found that entertainment earns emotion and early branding gives the brand credit.
Your ROI Obsession Is Killing Sales And Profit Growth And Could Destroy Your Brand

Your ROI Obsession Is Killing Sales And Profit Growth And Could Destroy Your Brand

By Pierre Bouvard
Since COVID, advertising ROI has grown 4% but the profit driven by advertising has dropped by 11%, reports Les Binet, the world’s foremost authority on marketing effectiveness. These findings come from a brand-new study published by Les Binet and Will Davis called, Go Big Or Go Home: How Small Thinking is Killing Advertising and What To Do About It.
Want To Grow Market Share? Increasing Brand Awareness Drives Up Share Of Search, Which In Turn Expands Market Share

Want To Grow Market Share? Increasing Brand Awareness Drives Up Share Of Search, Which In Turn Expands Market Share

By Pierre Bouvard
A new study from Google and Tracksuit, the brand tracking firm, reveals “brand awareness drives share of search. Share of search growth precedes market share increases. The earlier you invest in brand, the greater the return. That’s not a feeling. That’s return on awareness."
Podcast Ads Are Ideal To Reach Ad-Free Video Audience; They Can Save Netflix From Its Sophomore Slump, According To Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download Spring 2026 Report

Podcast Ads Are Ideal To Reach Ad-Free Video Audience; They Can Save Netflix From Its Sophomore Slump, According To Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download Spring 2026 Report

By Pierre Bouvard
For the sixteenth edition of the Podcast Download series, Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights retained Quantilope to conduct an in-depth study of 600 weekly podcast consumers in April 2026. The Spring 2026 report highlights trends from prior studies and examines topics such as platform preference, the growing trend of video, content trends, advertiser usage of podcast advertising, and more. Previous highlights of the Podcast Download – Spring 2026 Report examined watchable podcasts on streaming platforms. Today’s focus is how advertisers can use podcasts to reach consumers who are difficult to reach with TV or advertising-free streaming video platforms.
Edison’s Q2 2026 “Share Of Ear”: Spotify’s Ad-Supported Music Streaming Audience Is Downscale And Very Small, Contrary To Advertiser Perceptions 

Edison’s Q2 2026 “Share Of Ear”: Spotify’s Ad-Supported Music Streaming Audience Is Downscale And Very Small, Contrary To Advertiser Perceptions 

By Pierre Bouvard
Edison Research at SSRS’ quarterly “Share of Ear” study is the authoritative examination of time spent with audio in America. The study, in its eleventh year, surveys 4,000 Americans annually to measure daily reach and time spent for all forms of audio.
Reach Future Stellantis Buyers On AM/FM Radio, The Medium Stellantis Drivers Listen To Most

Reach Future Stellantis Buyers On AM/FM Radio, The Medium Stellantis Drivers Listen To Most

By Pierre Bouvard
To build an auto brand and dealership, one must target current brand owners as well as those who drive the competition. According to JD Power, the Stellantis brand has strong customer loyalty. Approximately 53% of Stellantis vehicle owners purchase another vehicle from the Stellantis brand portfolio when returning to the new-car market. This places Stellantis as the manufacturer with the fifth-highest customer retention in the U.S. automotive industry, trailing just behind General Motors, Ford, and Toyota.
Advertiser Perceptions: Podcast Advertising Discussion And Spending Intention Hit A Twelve-Year High Among Agencies And Marketers

Advertiser Perceptions: Podcast Advertising Discussion And Spending Intention Hit A Twelve-Year High Among Agencies And Marketers

By Pierre Bouvard
In advance of the first IAB Podcast Upfront in 2015, the Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group® commissioned Advertiser Perceptions to study agency and brand sentiment on podcast advertising. For the last twelve years, the study has been reprised annually to track buy-side podcast advertising consideration and intention. The latest Advertiser Perceptions study, conducted in June 2026 with 300 marketers and media agencies, reveals advertiser/agency podcasting discussion and spending intention has hit a twelve-year high.