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Are they listening?
Get a head.

Operator-level consulting for broadcast. Programming, talent coaching, imaging, and audience strategy from people who've done it in the most competitive markets in America.

Thirty minutes. You'll leave with two ideas you can implement this week, whether you hire us or not.

FILE 002 — THE RECORD

The formula that wins is strategy
combined with great execution.

Knowing the audience. Truly understanding ratings methodologies. Optimizing the talent. Imaging the brand. Making the call when the morning show is one book away from a change. Strategy only wins when it's executed correctly, creatively, and memorably. We've done that from inside the major-market brands you already know, for the people who can't afford to plateau.

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0Stations programmed
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CONFIRMED WINS: NEW YORK · LOS ANGELES · DETROIT · DENVER · DALLAS · SAN DIEGO · PHOENIX · SAN FRANCISCO · PORTLAND · CINCINNATI · ORLANDO · SAN ANTONIO

FILE 003 — WITNESS TESTIMONY

Our clients stay off the record.
The results don't.

We operate in the background, and our clients like it that way. Their competitors never see us coming. The names are protected. The testimony is real.

WITNESS 001
"The team at Collective Heads is as committed to our station's success as we are. The marketing strategies and execution they bring have been nothing short of spectacular."
— TOP 5 MARKET PRESIDENT
WITNESS 002
"They don't just 'set it and forget it.' They are industry veterans providing 24/7 service with a cutting-edge microtargeting system that just wins."
— TOP 20 MARKET PRESIDENT
WITNESS 003
"Honestly, Collective Heads is worth every penny. They've helped us get way more out of our Nielsen investment than we ever thought possible."
— TOP 20 MARKET OPERATIONS MANAGER

Named references available on request.

The film: "Witness Protection."
Sixty-nine seconds of protected identities and unprotected results. Press play. The witnesses are talking. (720p preview cut.)

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FILE 004 — CAPABILITIES

Four disciplines. Every daypart.

No campaigns. No decks for the sake of decks. Four working disciplines, run by people who've held the jobs your problems live in.

  • Strategic planning & format positioning
  • Ratings analysis & PPM tactics
  • Music strategy & scheduling
  • Microtargeting & contesting
  • Building market-dominant morning shows from scratch
  • Personality & talent coaching
  • Talent discovery & deployment
  • On-air team chemistry & culture
  • Brand positioning & identity
  • Station imaging & messaging
  • Creative production
  • Multi-platform content
  • Audience targeting & marketing
  • Social & digital content strategy
  • Podcast development
  • Event creation & marketing

FILE 005 — THE ROOM

Five operators. One room.

Programming, coaching, and brand work across the stations, formats, and shows you already know.

OPERATOR 01

Tim Richards

Programming + Talent

Two decades building brands: Q101 Chicago, WKQI Detroit, KZZP & KMLE Phoenix. Coached Mojo in the Morning, Johnjay & Rich, The Morning Mess.

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OPERATOR 02

Jimmy Steal

Programming + Brand

Built and sustained POWER 106 LA and HOT 97 NY. Oversaw 33 brands as VP of Programming. NAB Marconi Station of the Year.

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OPERATOR 03

Tim Dukes

Leadership + Talent

24 years on-air and programming in Chicago, Atlanta, San Diego, Tampa, Nashville. Rose to President of Hope Media Group.

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OPERATOR 04

Jim Lawson

Programming + Music

25+ years across formats. 16 years as iHeartMedia SVP of Programming, Colorado. PD of KOSI Denver. Original architect of Modern AC at Alice 105.9.

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OPERATOR 05

Joe Lindsay

Audience Intelligence + Tracking

Every operation needs an investigator. Joe follows the audience the way a PI follows a lead: narrowing the field, tracking the behavior, and closing the case on reaching your audience.

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FILE 006 — READ THE ROOM

Insights

Format-literate writing on programming, talent, and where the audience is going. Browse the full archive →

FILE 007 — THE CALL

If your next move matters,
the call costs you nothing.

Tell us what you're trying to fix, grow, or break through. We'll tell you whether we're the right room. And if we're not, we'll tell you who is.
Thirty minutes. Free. You'll leave with two ideas you can implement this week, whether you hire us or not.

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