{"id":14551,"date":"2013-04-18T00:01:40","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T07:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/?p=14551"},"modified":"2013-04-14T22:52:37","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T05:52:37","slug":"hurt-radio-shows-time-spent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/hurt-radio-shows-time-spent\/","title":{"rendered":"DOES IT HELP OR  HURT THE RADIO SHOW&#8217;S TIME SPENT LISTENING?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">A Loyal Reader Writes:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8220;First, a thank you&#8230;your <a href=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/morning-show-ratings-explosion\">Morning Show Ratings Explosion<\/a> has some great stuff in it that I&#8217;m using already.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8220;Okay, the question: How do I convince my partner that doing something at the same time every day <strong>doesn&#8217;t<\/strong> encourage people to listen longer?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8220;When I mentioned that we should move it around he said, &#8216;Is that what it said in those CDs you&#8217;ve been listening to?&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8220;I had to tell him, &#8216;Well, uh, yeah, but see&#8230;&#8217; \u2014 and that&#8217;s as far as I <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">got with my answer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8220;Our market is notorious for channel surfers, so his contention is that this way they know when to jump in. My fear is that they will jump right back out again!&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Anyone who believes doing the same thing at the same time every day &#8220;encourages people to listen longer&#8221; doesn&#8217;t know a thing about radio.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8220;His contention is that this way they know when to jump in.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Again, that is the thinking of an ignorant person. If people are listening to another station, they are not going to keep an eye on the clock so they&#8217;ll be sure to jump back to your station at the correct moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">When they leave your station, they will stay at whatever destination they go to until <strong>that<\/strong> destination loses their interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The way to increase time spent listening is to do things on your program that are compelling and entertaining enough to keep people there \u2014 and to promote and tease them effectively&#8230;<strong>not<\/strong> to give your listeners a blueprint that shows them exactly when each event will occur.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">But to address your question directly: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">You probably cannot convince your partner. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The difference between an amateur and a professional is that a professional never stops learning. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">And it sounds like he hasn&#8217;t learned anything new in years.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Loyal Reader Writes: &#8220;First, a thank you&#8230;your Morning Show Ratings Explosion has some great stuff in it that I&#8217;m using already. &#8220;Okay, the question: How do I convince my partner that doing something at the same time every day doesn&#8217;t encourage people to listen longer? 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