Blog: Simon Pearce takes over the RadioWorks twitter account in live RAJAR Q&A
May 2013 Radio News
With facts, stats and figures crammed onto his desk, computer and head, Simon took to his newly-appointed twitter hot seat, swallowed a preparatory gulp of hot coffee and wondered briefly why he had been foolish enough to agree to this.
Nevertheless, after a quick stretch and photo opportunity, he was finally ready to pour his knowledge and resources into an hour of twitter grilling.
The clock ticked 4:00pm and the tweeting commenced! Here are all the tweets from #SimonSays plus our announcement of the winner…
#SimonSays is about to kick off! Simon is getting ready… twitter.com/radiospecialis…
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @kobe_forever Not sure about all Q1 but in the last 30 days it’s been Justin Timberlake’s Mirrors, thanks comparemyradio.com
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @thinkmedia FreeRadio80s Coventry & Warwickshire had the biggest drop down from 325k to 144k, average hours are still a high 7.7
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @emmalousy The proportion of online diaries has grown since the introduction in 2011 and is now around 50% rajar.co.uk/content.php?pa…
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @tbanger10 Grimmy’s task was to take the audience younger which he’s done but another poor set of results wont do him any favours
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @tbanger10 Well a bit more practice & then some more u might be in with a shout! ? What do others think?: radioworks.co.uk/audio/RadioWor…
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @petemcmanus I cant see analogue being switched off totally & new radio sets will combine DAB, online & FM on one display
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @kirstfj Approximately 110,000 people aged 15+
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @vwheatos Not to the same extent as TV now, I think FM will always be around to a certain extent.
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @cahilljo 15-24 audience has been relatively static for the last 5 quarts remaining around 7mil, Q1 is down 1% on Q4 at 6,952,000
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @cahilljo In terms of share of hours BBC have 55.7% & Commercial have 41.9%, reach is 35m (BBC) v 33.5m (Comm)
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @cahilljo BBC reach 4.6m 15-24s and Commercial reach 5.9m, so commercial has it against this core target audience
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @macohibs 5 years ago Arrow FM were pulling in 26k, this qtr they achieved 20k, just below their average reach of 23k
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @macohibs There’s no RAJAR figures for the Outer Hebrides but Isles FM is a great station covering all the Western Isles
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @macohibs Not on RAJAR I’m afraid but teamrock will have a good idea!
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @joshed88 I think there will be some form of switchover, digi listening hrs are up 17% y-on-y & more digi products are being sold
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @joshed8831% of R1’s audience is now 15-24, more than any other age bracket & the biggest loss (-20%) was 35-44s – I hope so!
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
@radiospecialist Thanks Simon. I will tell her it’s finally time to go to Radio 2.
— Josh Edwards (@joshed88) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @cleanfeedmedia Online diaries r already in use & there could be growth in smrtphone metering, electronic measuremnt was rejected
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @tbanger10 It’s great to see these brand extensions from Kiss & the additional opportunities will always be good for advertisers
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @thisisbenjones Being a Crystal Palace fan & living in the area it has to be Eagle(s)! then its North Norfolk Radio & Ceredigion.
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @realrichlread beeb say hes doing ok for a younger audience but if numbers continue to drop im sure he will be shown the door!
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @realrichlread Global will continue to be the largest comm radio group in the UK, extending their lead, Bauer will remain 2nd
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
#SimonSays @katiehayes_xo More shocked by the number of tweets we’re getting, thanks guys ?
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
@radiospecialist Great session! Thanks Simon. #SimonSays
— Jo Cahill (@CahillJo) May 20, 2013
Look what you’ve done to Simon! Brilliant questions everyone thanks for taking part, #SimonSays summary out tomorrow! twitter.com/radiospecialis…
— RadioWorks (@radiospecialist) May 20, 2013
Congratulations to Tom Bangerter @tbanger10 who wins a huge bottle of RadioWorks Champagne plus a bottle of Bodegas Carelli Malbec courtesy of our friends at Amathus – we’ll be contacting you shortly! Thank you to everyone that helped out and took part.
