Why Radio Needs to Rethink “Share” and Start Selling Big Numbers Like Everyone Else
Radio is the only major medium still selling itself with small numbers. While digital media flaunts sky-high metrics like impressions, downloads, and streams, radio clings to “share”—a metric that maxes out at 100. That’s not just a measurement choice. It’s a missed opportunity. The Problem With “Share” In Nielsen’s radio methodology, “share” refers to the […]
How Audiences Have Changed in 30+ Years | Glenda Bos on the State of Media 2025
Glenda Bos, partner at Harker Bos Group and founder of Crowd React Media, shares insights from the State of Media 2025 report—highlighting how media audiences have evolved over the past 30+ years in her media research career. In this video: Key trends from the 2025 report How media habits are shifting across platforms What’s […]
Return to (the new) Normal
If you have yet to check out our new State of Media 2025 report, do so now. And if you have already taken a peek, then a big finding is that media use is down across the board, especially for men. This is not to cause alarm for the media industry. We at Crowd React […]
Radio’s Death Wish
Imagine a highly regarded and highly profitable company that decides to eliminate its most unique benefits and cheapens its service. You would probably think that the owners of this highly profitable service were crazy, even suicidal. Think Sears or K Mart. Remember Kodak? If you’re a Boomer you used their products. If you’re younger you […]
Short Form Video: The Key to Reaching Younger Audiences for Radio and Local TV News
Prefer to watch a quick video on the topic instead? Click here to see how we take our own advice! In the State of Media 2025 report, we examined the media habits of over 1,000 audiences surveyed in March and April 2025. The findings highlight a crucial opportunity for traditional broadcast outlets to capture younger […]
Conversion Reveals Source Viability
Cume is a typical metric by which we can judge the reach of a given media source. In the context of our study, cume is the total number of people who use a given media type. However, it does not tell the whole story. A lot of the headlines you see detailing the major findings […]