Dr. Ed Cohen

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One of the radio industry’s most respected researchers, Dr. Ed Cohen writes a weekly business column, heavily focused on ratings research for Barrett Media. His career experiences include serving as VP of Ratings and Research at Cumulus Media, occupying the role of VP of Measurement Innovation at Nielsen Audio, and its predecessor Arbitron. While with Arbitron, Cohen spent five years as the company's President of Research Policy and Communication, and eight years as VP of Domestic Radio Research. Dr. Ed has also held the title of Vice President of Research for iHeartMedia/Clear Channel, and held research positions for the National Association of Broadcasters and Birch/Scarborough Research. He is adjunct faculty in the Department of Broadcast Communications at Western Kentucky University and welcomes your thoughts. Reach him by email at doctoredresearch@gmail.com.

Why Nielsen Keeps Sweetening The Deal For PPM Panelists

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Your question may be, "Does this matter to me?" Yes, it does, because you can play the game along with Nielsen.

Nielsen Audio Ratings Overhaul Could Reshape Radio Measurement

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Here’s the question: Will another research company have an opportunity to overthrow King Nielsen? Will radio and audio measurement change? I expect we’ll see a new landscape by the end of the decade.

Is Nielsen’s Diary Service Headed for a Major Overhaul?

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What Nielsen is proposing is both radical and evolutionary at the same time.

What a Real Nielsen Radio Diary Participant Thinks About the Process

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He balked at the idea of carrying the diary around along with a pen to write down entries.

Inside the Cumulus-Nielsen Oral Arguments at the U.S. Appeals Court

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To paraphrase another slogan, "They argue, you decide."
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