You know it's not an accident that Radio Ink's 40 Power People Of 2009 are also very high on our business:Don Benson: The business definitely has changed from the past, there are encouraging opportunities for us ahead as well. New media is one of them, giving us the ability to provide multi-platform solutions for our clients.
David Landau: The ability to place your message in front of such large audiences and at the same time leverage local relationships and communities is unparalleled. It is this connection that will help drive new media opportunities and traffic to new media outlets.
Gary Stone: This combination of reach and engagement makes radio a very effective medium for advertisers.
Bob Neil: Our audience is growing, we’re a highly targetable medium, and we deliver results for advertisers that understand how to use us. Our digital assets are enormous. When you include streaming, podcasting, and other interactive tools, we bring those same sets of assets over from the over-the-air broadcast to the Internet. Our audiences are engaged with our brands, and that’s the perfect atmosphere for an advertiser.
George Beasley: The fact that nearly all broadcasters, Beasley included, now have members of management solely devoted to developing and deriving new revenue streams from new media channels, speaks to radio's commitment to the world of new media.
Mark Masters: Dollar for dollar, radio still brings the best bang for the buck, but people don't realize this on the level they should. If the creative is spot-on and radio reps help their clients focus on use of easy-to-remember website names or phone numbers, ROI is amazingly strong. But this requires radio sales folks to think entrepreneurially, to care about their clients' ROI -- and when this happens, you get renewals. Renewals mean sustainability.
