Tag: Perception vs. Reality

Your Audio Ad Is Horrible; Here’s How To Fix It

Your Audio Ad Is Horrible; Here’s How To Fix It

By Pierre Bouvard
The host of your favorite podcast or radio show launches into an ad. You love the host. She has your attention. You want to support sponsors of the podcast to keep the show going. You are bewildered by massive lists of features and benefits. You’re not sure who the ad is for. More features. More benefits. Right at the end the brand is mentioned several times very quickly. The advertiser is something.com? You need to improve your creative as it drives half of all sales effect.
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.
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.
Adelaide Attentiveness Measurement: $1,000 Of AM/FM Radio Ads Require $2,635 Worth Of Facebook Ads To Achieve The Same Level Of Attention; Audio Platforms Generate Nearly The Same Attentiveness As TV

Adelaide Attentiveness Measurement: $1,000 Of AM/FM Radio Ads Require $2,635 Worth Of Facebook Ads To Achieve The Same Level Of Attention; Audio Platforms Generate Nearly The Same Attentiveness As TV

By Pierre Bouvard
The Advertising Research Foundation defines advertising attention as “the degree to which those exposed to the advertising are focused on it.” Adelaide measures how ads on media platforms get noticed, hold attention, and impact memory.
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 five 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: Brand, creative, reach, recency, and targeting.
Edison’s “Share Of Ear” Q1 2023: Streaming Is Now 20% Of AM/FM Radio Listening, Podcasts Have Surged, AM/FM Radio Dominates Ad-Supported Time Spent, And Voters Spend Their Ad-Supported Audio Time With AM/FM Radio

Edison’s “Share Of Ear” Q1 2023: Streaming Is Now 20% Of AM/FM Radio Listening, Podcasts Have Surged, AM/FM Radio Dominates Ad-Supported Time Spent, And Voters Spend Their Ad-Supported Audio Time With AM/FM Radio

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 to measure daily reach and time spent for all forms of audio. These are the key findings from the Q1 2023 report.
Back To The Office: Marketers And Agencies Increase Commutes And Days In The Office; Average Americans Commute More Days And Are Exposed More Frequently To Out-Of-Home Advertising And AM/FM Radio Ads

Back To The Office: Marketers And Agencies Increase Commutes And Days In The Office; Average Americans Commute More Days And Are Exposed More Frequently To Out-Of-Home Advertising And AM/FM Radio Ads

By Pierre Bouvard
In March 2023, the number of U.S. air travelers matched volumes from the same month in 2019. This is the first time since the pandemic that air travel volumes have equaled 2019 levels. Meanwhile, Kastle Systems, the firm that runs the security systems for major office buildings in the top ten cities, reports security card swipe volumes are half of pre-pandemic levels. What is the latest on the state of media agency and marketer commuting patterns?
Edison’s “Share Of Ear” Q3 2022: AM/FM Radio Streaming Listening Surges, Now 20% Bigger Than Ad-Supported Spotify And Pandora Combined, And Podcast Audiences Explode

Edison’s “Share Of Ear” Q3 2022: AM/FM Radio Streaming Listening Surges, Now 20% Bigger Than Ad-Supported Spotify And Pandora Combined, And Podcast Audiences Explode

By Pierre Bouvard
Edison Research’s quarterly “Share of Ear” study is the authoritative examination of time spent with audio in America. Here are the findings of the just released Q3 2022 report.
“Share Of Ear” Q2 2022: A Five-Year Look Back Reveals Podcast Shares Have Tripled And AM/FM Streaming Has Doubled In Share, Beating Pandora Two To One

“Share Of Ear” Q2 2022: A Five-Year Look Back Reveals Podcast Shares Have Tripled And AM/FM Streaming Has Doubled In Share, Beating Pandora Two To One

By Pierre Bouvard
Edison Research’s quarterly “Share of Ear” study is the authoritative examination of American audio time use. Edison Research surveys 4,000 Americans to measure daily reach and time spent for all forms of audio. These are the key findings from the Q2 2022 release.
New Advertiser And Consumer Studies On Media Attentiveness And Ad Skipping From The CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One Audio Active Group<sup class="r">®</sup>

New Advertiser And Consumer Studies On Media Attentiveness And Ad Skipping From The CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One Audio Active Group®

By Pierre Bouvard
The Media Attentiveness and Ad Skipping Report incorporates several new studies that examine consumer attentiveness and concentration levels when using various media platforms, ad-skipping tendencies, and the reasons why listeners choose to use various audio platforms.
Edison’s “Share Of Ear” Q3 2021 Five-Year Report Card: Pandora Collapses, Spotify Stagnates, Podcasts Soar, AM/FM Radio Dominates, And AM/FM Radio Streaming Is Up 2X

Edison’s “Share Of Ear” Q3 2021 Five-Year Report Card: Pandora Collapses, Spotify Stagnates, Podcasts Soar, AM/FM Radio Dominates, And AM/FM Radio Streaming Is Up 2X

By Pierre Bouvard
Edison’s quarterly “Share of Ear” study is the authoritative examination of American audio time use. The just-released Q3 2021 report provides an opportunity to look back over five years to understand the shifts in U.S. listening.
How Many Ads Should A Radio Station Run To Get Results? New Analysis From CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One And The Radio Advertising Bureau Reveals Guidelines

How Many Ads Should A Radio Station Run To Get Results? New Analysis From CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One And The Radio Advertising Bureau Reveals Guidelines

By Pierre Bouvard
One of the most frequently asked questions in the radio industry is, “How many ads should I run per week?” Here are a few strategies to help determine an answer based on campaign goal.