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January 31, 2023
Choosing The Right ResourcesI recently had a conversation with one of my colleagues about the current consultant he is working with. Very much “the usual suspect.” Overpaid, 60+, white male who hasn’t been on the front line in over 2 decades. The kind of consultant who just lays out the old school schtick, breaks out the old school manual, and say’s things like, “It’s always been done this way,” or “That’s just the way it is.” Then it’s followed up by an old radio story from over 30 years ago (that you’ve heard several times) and it’s finished by, “And that’s how we were #1 in the market consistently for over 5 years in a row.” That’s a good 45 minutes of your life you’ll never get back. But’s it’s the typical story.
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January 18, 2023
In-N-Out Vs. WhataburgerCalifornia-based fast-food chain In-N-Out announced last week that it would be expanding into Tennessee. How does this impact me? Well, first of all, I just moved back to Nashville, and secondly, everybody I know sent me a link to the story when it came out, as if ...
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December 6, 2022
Flattery Will Get You EverywhereThey say the biggest form of flattery is when someone copies your ideas. An old colleague of mine use to always say, “The best ideas are stolen,” and he knew from experience that it was true, and good for success. Now, don’t get me wrong, I am completely ...
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November 30, 2022
90’s CountryLast week I drove down from Nashville to my hometown of Eunice, Louisiana to spend the Thanksgiving Holiday with my family down in the bayou. The drive is exactly 671 miles from my parking space at my complex to my mom’s back door. It took me exactly 9 hours to ...
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November 16, 2022
The Bigger Picture: Why?Why are we making our listeners jump through hoops to listen to us? Why are we making our listeners jump through hoops to win from us? It’s bad enough that our ratings system and methodology (PPM) is difficult enough to actually achieve “real” ratings ...
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October 25, 2022
It All Comes Back To DollyIt’s so appropriate that my first outing for All Access after moving to Nashville was the revealing of a new Dolly Parton Mural in the downtown area. Let me start by telling you that for as long as I can remember, I have always been the biggest Dolly Parton fan I ...
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October 12, 2022
Work MarriageThere are so many dynamics when it comes to the “work marriage” topic. But for the sake of this column, I am going to focus on the three most common and most challenging examples in the industry. Just because lately, while the industry is in an uproar, and ...
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September 20, 2022
Closure“The only way to fix the problem is to go back and re-do everything that was done, returning the brand to its original strategy that is consistent with its listeners’ expectations” It’s a quote from a column I wrote in July of 2021 called ...
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August 25, 2022
Diversity Or Lack ThereofLet me first start by saying that this year’s Morning Show Boot Camp in Chicago was a “Home Run.” The turn out was great, the panels were informative, the level of talent on the panels and the prep they came with was above and beyond. I think it’s ...
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August 17, 2022
The Soundtrack of Our LivesSounds like a cliché, right? Well, it is. But it’s true, certain songs, just like certain smells we come across in our lives can trigger memories that can either take us back to paradise or send us over the edge from anger or sadness. I was walking on the ...