GLG News by Magazine Advertising Purchasers (North America)

Looks like Starbucks is trying to get back to basics after failing at mass customization. It's been a long and winding road for them, not unexpected when their leader had visions of 40,000 Starbucks.

Potential upside for advertisers as well as broadcasters, ability to narrowcast, not unlike the relationship between broadcast TV and cable in the early 1980's

With fewer analysts looking at commercial radio, the industry begins to fall off investors' radar screens.

Article is extremely relevant as it address the current climate for newspapers. There is still life left, but much change is needed.

Despite this mid December 2007 change in guidance; Wyndham should continue its leadership as the largest vacation ownership (VO) operator in 2008. Its more bargain hotel brands are likely to be more stable than its pricier competitors during any possible downturn.   Many of the lodging stocks...

Radio revenues for the month of November took a gigantic drop. National advertising was off by 15% (and local revenues were off by 5%).

Obviously there's a lot at stake; audience measurement and ad revenue for the stations. Realistically, this is a major step, going from traditional diaries to PPM's, corresponding results to date are not surprising.

The failure of the radio industry to deploy electronic measurement casts doubt on radio's growth.

The market place is far from finding a saving grace in 3D, it's still a novelty and will remain one for sometime to come. The lack of any one agreed upon format for 3D leaves the industry little or no chance of main streaming the products. If they get it together and work for a common goal,...

Radio can no longer afford to serve 2 masters- Wall Street investors and its core audience.