Posts by

Pierre Bouvard

Nielsen Spring 2025 Portable People Meter AM/FM Radio Audiences Up +19%; Format Shares Remarkably Stable As The Rising PPM Tide Raises All Format Boats

Nielsen Spring 2025 Portable People Meter AM/FM Radio Audiences Up +19%; Format Shares Remarkably Stable As The Rising PPM Tide Raises All Format Boats

By Pierre Bouvard
Nielsen has released all Spring 2025 (April-May-June) Portable People Meter markets. There are significant increases in listening across demographics and time periods versus Fall 2024.
As More Advertisers Geotarget, New Technology Allows AM/FM Radio To Run Different Over-The-Air Ads In Different Geographies And Map The Location Of In-Car Listeners

As More Advertisers Geotarget, New Technology Allows AM/FM Radio To Run Different Over-The-Air Ads In Different Geographies And Map The Location Of In-Car Listeners

By Pierre Bouvard
There is growing advertiser interest in geotargeting ads and exciting new technologies that permit AM/FM radio to target over-the-air ads by geography and report the location of in-vehicle AM/FM radio audiences.
Audio, The Soundtrack Of The American Worker, Is The Ideal Platform For Reaching Passive And Active Job Seekers

Audio, The Soundtrack Of The American Worker, Is The Ideal Platform For Reaching Passive And Active Job Seekers

By Pierre Bouvard
To analyze national employment trends and profile job seekers and hiring decision makers, the Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group® commissioned MARU/Matchbox to field a study in December 2024. 1,000 respondents were surveyed to explore the labor market. These findings were compared to similar studies conducted over the last seven years in 2018, 2021 and 2022.
Perception Vs. Reality: Agencies And Advertisers Underestimate AM/FM Radio Shares And Overestimate Pandora And Spotify Audiences, According To Advertiser Perceptions And Edison’s Q1 2025 “Share Of Ear”

Perception Vs. Reality: Agencies And Advertisers Underestimate AM/FM Radio Shares And Overestimate Pandora And Spotify Audiences, According To Advertiser Perceptions And Edison’s Q1 2025 “Share Of Ear”

By Pierre Bouvard
Edison Research’s quarterly “Share of Ear” study is the authoritative examination of time spent with audio in America. Edison Research surveys 4,000 Americans annually to measure daily reach and time spent for all forms of audio. Advertiser Perceptions is the gold standard measurement of advertiser sentiment. Here are the key findings from Edison’s Q1 2025 “Share of Ear” study.
AM/FM Radio Streaming Audiences: Five Surprising Findings From Edison’s “Share Of Ear”

AM/FM Radio Streaming Audiences: Five Surprising Findings From Edison’s “Share Of Ear”

By Pierre Bouvard
Edison’s “Share of Ear” study is the authoritative gold standard of American audio time use. Edison surveys 4,000 Americans annually to measure daily reach and time spent with all forms of audio. Significantly for advertisers, the “Share of Ear” platform permits analysis of ad-supported audio for media planning purposes. Here are five head snappers on AM/FM radio streaming from the just-released Q1 2025 study.
How AM/FM Radio, Podcast, And Streaming Audio Ads Can Launch Movie Theatrical Releases And Drive Streaming Video Subscriptions

How AM/FM Radio, Podcast, And Streaming Audio Ads Can Launch Movie Theatrical Releases And Drive Streaming Video Subscriptions

By Pierre Bouvard
A series of new studies reveals a little used marketing platform, audio, could significantly power movie launches and streaming video subscriptions. Streaming music, podcasts, and AM/FM radio can dramatically grow reach and sell movie tickets and video subscriptions.
10 Case Studies: How The NFL On Westwood One Drives Business Outcomes For Brands

10 Case Studies: How The NFL On Westwood One Drives Business Outcomes For Brands

By Pierre Bouvard
Any consideration of an NFL investment should include Westwood One’s exclusive audio play-by-play coverage of approximately 100 primetime games. Westwood One is the exclusive network radio partner to the NFL since 1987, featuring regular and post-season NFL football, including the playoffs and the Super Bowl. All primetime broadcasts will also be available on the newly launched Westwood One Sports app.
Tennis Reports On AM/FM Radio: Why Sports Play-By-Play Listeners Are More Engaged Than The TV Audience And More Likely To Make Major Purchases

Tennis Reports On AM/FM Radio: Why Sports Play-By-Play Listeners Are More Engaged Than The TV Audience And More Likely To Make Major Purchases

By Pierre Bouvard
A new study reveals while tennis tournament reports and updates are available both on TV and AM/FM radio, each broadcast has a very different audience profile. The AM/FM radio audience for tennis coverage is affluent and employed, passionate about sports, tennis engaged, and in the market for wide array of major purchases.
Marketers Vastly Understate The Sales Effect Of Creative And Significantly Overestimate The Impact Of Targeting

Marketers Vastly Understate The Sales Effect Of Creative And Significantly Overestimate The Impact Of Targeting

By Pierre Bouvard
Over the last six years, the Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group® has commissioned Advertiser Perceptions annually to survey brands and media agencies on the sales contribution of five advertising effectiveness factors. The findings reveal that marketers vastly understate the sales effect of creative and overestimate the impact of targeting.
Seven Marketing Strategies For An Uncertain Economy: How A Focus On Emotional Campaigns And A Budget Shift To AM/FM Radio Can Keep Brands Afloat

Seven Marketing Strategies For An Uncertain Economy: How A Focus On Emotional Campaigns And A Budget Shift To AM/FM Radio Can Keep Brands Afloat

By Pierre Bouvard
Marketing decisions can be difficult during periods of economic uncertainty. Thankfully, there is a treasure trove of marketing effectiveness best practices from prior economic cycles that can help advertisers stay relevant and protect future sales.
ABX/RAB Radio Creative Wear-Out Study Validates Mark Ritson’s Conclusion That Consumers Don’t Get Tired Of Ads, Only Marketers Do

ABX/RAB Radio Creative Wear-Out Study Validates Mark Ritson’s Conclusion That Consumers Don’t Get Tired Of Ads, Only Marketers Do

By Pierre Bouvard
One of the most frequently asked questions the Radio Advertising Bureau receives on audio creative involves wear-out. Wear-out is defined as the point where creative testing declines from its peak due to message frequency fatigue. To explore whether wear-out is an issue, the Radio Advertising Bureau commissioned a study from ABX Advertising Benchmark Index, a global leader in creative testing, with half-a-million ads evaluated to date.
Head Snappers From Edison Research’s Infinite Dial 2025: Podcast 18-34 Reach Is Equal To TV, Female Audiences Soar, And The One Slide Every Marketer Needs

Head Snappers From Edison Research’s Infinite Dial 2025: Podcast 18-34 Reach Is Equal To TV, Female Audiences Soar, And The One Slide Every Marketer Needs

By Pierre Bouvard
Last week, Edison Research released their annual Infinite Dial study. When Edison Research started the Infinite Dial Study in 1998, the goal was to understand how Americans use emerging forms of audio and new media. In the first 1998 study, a tiny number of consumers had ever tried audio streaming over a dial-up connection. 27 years later, the Infinite Dial is the longest-running study of consumer digital audio use. The results of Edison Research’s 2025 Infinite Dial study contain some compelling insights for marketers and media agencies.