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Radio’s Not Dead, Just Evolving

By on December 4, 2012 in Profiles

According to Orlando Sentinel, Jason Bailey plays a big part in the evolution of radio. At the very least, his company is finding creative ways to make some money through advertising.

His company creates radio programming to sell advertising to, or insert product placement within each show- such as a one-minute segment on cooking, or automobile maintenance that promotes branded related products and services.

Ad content bundled with programming is picked up and aired on other channels throughout the company’s radio network.

Bailey says he started his company about three years ago despite the economy because radio is a good platform for him to blend his passion for radio broadcasting with his entrepreneurial interest in back-of-the-house, behind-the scenes radio business development.

“Everyone brings something to the table,” he said. “But we still have a piece of something familiar as we work toward this very new thing.”

One of those challenges is that consumers can by-pass radio by plugging in mobile players and portable drives into their car radios, he says. But demographically targeted programming can provide consumers with the entertainment and information they want, when they want it, says Bailey.

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  • http://n.a. Cindy Hawkins

    How about “time-of-day” placement? Moms getting kids ready for school in the morning, who are fixing lunches and whatnot..and a product or service is advertised in “Mom-time”. Or the dinner hour, a family meal prep time – advertising new kinds of cookbooks, utensils, or feature a mini interview short spot with the guy who invented this or that kitchen doodad? Sunday dinners, evening relax time…all sorts of activities at various hours of the day might lend themselves beautifully to this concept!

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