Radio As A Traffic Building Medium

  • Radio drives web traffic
    • Analysis of 18,200 recruitment advertisements showed that radio ads drove a 19% increase in web traffic.2
      • Radio recruitment ads increased new visitors from ads by 44,300 people and had an average of 2.4 visits per airing. Total new users per the campaign were 2.45 million.2
    • Radio also drives in web lift for real estate agencies and brokers.9
      • Radio delivered 75% and half of new visitors/users midday and delivered 8,600 new users overnight.9
  • Radio drives search
    • An analysis of over 38.2K appliance spots showed that radio drove a 7% increase in new online users.3
      • In-person traffic increased by 41% when the radio spots ran.3
    • Across 59.8K furniture spots, radio drove a 17% increase in new online users.3
      • There was a 1.9MM new website users throughout the entirety of the campaign.3
    • A study across eight brands and 2,157 ads revealed that radio drove a 29% increase in Google searches.1
  • Radio improves brand perception
    • Radio drives growth and impact for NFL radio campaign.
      • An NFL streaming subscription radio campaign generated 18% growth in brand recommendation and 26% growth in brand attribution.4
        • 45% said they would probably/definitely subscribe to NFL streaming service in the next 30 days.4
        • 54% said they would probably/definitely subscribe in the next six months.4
    • AM/FM radio ads generated major impact for automotive brands.
      • +88% increase in advertising awareness.8
      • +33% lift in brand relevance.8
      • +32% greater brand trust.8
      • +31% growth in brand consideration.8
  • Radio boosts business
    • As COVID-19 hit small businesses hard, Impact Radio Group (IRG) set out to help.
      • IRG ran a campaign with free high frequency simultaneous media schedules across seven IRG stations for one week.7
      • Each advertiser experienced a reach of about 140K A18+ with about 400K impressions.7
      • Radio advertisers who continued their campaigns had a 20% conversion rate.7
  • Radio personalities influence behavior
    • 77% of listeners would try a brand recommended on-air by their favorite radio personality.6
    • 83% of listeners say their favorite radio personality has opinions they value and trust.6
    • A restaurant incorporated DJ endorsements as part of a campaign, which resulted in increased store traffic as well as increase in sales.5

Sources: 1) Media Monitors, Sequent Partners, In4mation Insights, RAB, Radio Drives Search, 2017; 2) NumericOwl Recruitment Jan 2021-Apr 2021; 3) NumericOwl, RAB Radio Delivers For Furniture and Appliance Retailers, Jan 2021-Oct 2021; 4) Nielsen Campaign Effect Study - A Leading Video On Demand Streamer/NFL on WestWood One 2020; 5) Norbella for Bertucci’s case study; 6) Katz Radio Group, Our Media, 2019; 7) Impact Radio Group, Iliad Media Group, Boost Idaho Business Case Study; 8) Big Audio Datamine - WestWood One 2023; 9) NumericOwl, Real Estate Agencies/Brokers, 2021