Rankings
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WARC Effective 100, 2020
Saregama, an Indian music company, reaped the rewards of targeting over 50s by launching a new radio product that rediscovered treasured hits and increased revenue from its back catalogue of music.
Article
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WARC Exclusive, February 2020
Part of a Q&A interview series looking at media owners across the globe, this media close-up looks at the Australian Radio Network (ARN).
News
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03 February 2020
When radio company SiriusXM bought streaming service Pandora, it was assumed the two would simply merge, but a year later SiriusXM is now focused on building on the respective strengths of the two brands.
Article
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Geoffrey Precourt, Event Reports, CES, January 2020
SiriusXM, the audio-media company, is pursuing a strategy based on constructing a house of brands after buying Pandora, the streaming service.
News
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21 January 2020
Global set out its plan to combine its outdoor assets with its radio and audio portfolio last week; speaking exclusively to WARC, Ollie Deane, Global’s director of commercial digital, argues that both channels dovetail in their ability to engage ...
Research Paper
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MRS Awards, Finalist, MRS Award for International Research, 2019
BBC World Service, an international broadcaster, uncovered how many people watch its content globally to help reach underserved audiences through its Global Audience Measure.
Case Study
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PHD Montreal, WARC Media Awards, Shortlisted, Best Use of Data, 2019
Public broadcaster, Radio-Canada developed a multiplatform strategy to fight fake news to increase the number of users on its digital platforms and become the leading destination for credible and verified media coverage during elections in Quebec, Canada.
Opinion
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Lucy Barrett, November 2019
Lucy Barrett explains the motivations behind Radiocentre’s latest ad campaign, calling for advertisers to see radio differently by imagining it as a new technology.
News
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19 June 2019
Carvaan, the radio product, found initial success by filling a gap in India’s music market for the over-50s, and is now building on that by targeting youth – but as purchasers rather than as users.
Article
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Tammy Greenberg, ANA Magazine, Forward, May 2019
Looks at how the power of voice continues to rise with the surge and adoption of AI-based technology and other online tools.
Rankings
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WARC Media 100, 2019
Bluradio, a Colombian radio station, used clips from other matches to create a memorial to a Brazilian football team lost in a place crash.
News
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21 December 2018
Chris Evans, the British celebrity radio DJ, will present his final show for BBC Radio 2 on Christmas Eve before moving to Virgin Radio, where a pioneering deal with Sky means the commercial station will broadcast his new show completely free of ...
Article
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Stephen Whiteside, Event Reports, IAB 2018 PodcastUpfront, September 2018
National Public Radio (NPR), the media organization, has enjoyed success in the podcasting space by extending and adapting its expertise from traditional radio broadcasting.
Research Paper
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Raphaëlle Lambert-Pandraud, Gilles Laurent and Bernard Gourvennec, International Journal of Market Research, Vol. 60, No. 3, 2018, pp. 304-315
We define Brand Verbal Fluency as the ability of a consumer, when cued with a product category, to name the brands he or she knows in that category.
Article
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Sam Peña-Taylor, WARC Exclusive, May 2018
Digital audio is an investment in a growing medium, whose personal voice and strong listener attachment creates a space for advertisers to effectively engage an educated and often affluent audience.
Case Study
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AME Awards, Finalist, 2018
Mediacorp, a group of commercial media companies, launched the Letter To My Son campaign in Singapore to raise awareness of dads' familial roles and encourage active fatherhood.
Case Study
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Joe Smith, WARC Awards, Bronze, Effective Innovation, 2018
BBC, the British broadcaster, refreshed the identity of its Asian Network radio station in the UK to revive its relevance among the 18- to 34-year-old audience.
News
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16 February 2018
LONDON: The UK’s decision to leave the European Union could jeopardise up to £1bn of annual investment from international broadcasters, a new report has warned.
Research Paper
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MRS Awards, Finalist, International Research, 2017
BBC World Service English (WSE) gained insights into using podcasting to connect with younger digital audiences in various markets by using a multi-stage global methodology.
Research Paper
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MRS Awards, Winner, Virginia Valentine Award for Cultural Insights, 2017
BBC Radio 4, a British radio station, used qualitative research and semiotic analysis to identity problems with its output, which led to key changes.
News
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22 November 2017
LONDON: 77% of Brits see radio as a trusted source of national news, with additional strengths in local news, at a time of declining trust in news media and diminishing resources for local journalism.
Case Study
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Jigisha Chawla, Geetika Jatta, Ashish Batra and Sarabpreet Bedi, WARC Prize for Asian Strategy, Entrant, 2017
HT Media used a multichannel strategy to launch a new FM station, Radio Nasha, in Delhi.
Case Study
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Clare Hutchinson, Account Planning Group - (UK), Silver, 2017
BBC Asian Network, a UK digital radio station, successfully increased its audience by re-positioning itself as a true representative of its evolving community.
Case Study
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MMA Smarties, Gold, India and Finalist, APAC, 2017
Liva, a fashion brand, used its partnership with a Bollywood celebrity's new podcast show to increase sales and establish itself within the Indian fashion industry.
News
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29 September 2017
NEW YORK: Brands seeking to generate “long clicks” with their digital-audio advertising should consider factors such as storytelling, solo voiceovers and using music, according to research from Pandora, the streaming platform.
