3 Easy Ways To More Engaging, Authentic And Profitable Copy – Part 6 – Q&A

LBS Branding Experts, Blaine and Honey Parker, take LIVE broadcaster questions! In this session:

  • I hear you that we need to use words and phrases that people actually use in real life.  How do you handle a customer that really wants their spot to say “for all your home improvement needs”?
  • Do you recommend that we go back and forth with our coworkers over ad copy?  We are all so busy and don’t see each other much because we work out of our homes a couple days a week.  Any thoughts on how to team up on copy development?
  • What do you do to keep your creative skills sharp?
  • Are you saying that we should use humor sparingly?  It was a little unclear when you mentioned the humorous ads that you have run for your plumbing customer for the past 12 years?

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What We Can Learn From Ad Agencies About Selling and Retaining Long-Term Local Direct Business – Part 8 – Q&A

Paul Weyland takes LIVE broadcaster questions! In this session:

  • We’re a tiny local station.  How would you handle losing big corporate sales to businesses that handle advertising on a larger scale, where we tend to fall through the cracks? Our local advertiser fought for us to be in the loop, but corporate went another way.
  • I had a new business on for 14 months and booked for the rest of the year.  They got busy and hooked up with an out of state agency that states on their website that they buy bulk so they get the best rates at the stations.  When I submitted rates, I gave the agency the same rate that I had booked with local direct.  The agency then went with another station group.  We are a dominant #1 in the market.  I am thinking he told the client that he got better rates than the client could have at the other station to try to validate their position.  Any thoughts on me reaching out directly to the client?  I think there is some misinformation being shared.
  • It’s hail season in Texas which brings a flood of salesmen flocking to roofing companies. It also brings a lot of fly by night roofers who come to town for a couple months and move on. Any tips on how I can stand out among all the other media sales people?
  • How do you feel about musical branding?

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What We Can Learn From Ad Agencies About Selling and Retaining Long-Term Local Direct Business – Part 7 – Q&A

Paul Weyland takes LIVE broadcaster questions! In this session:

  • I struggle with creative. How do I get better in this area?
  • Do you have any ideas for a shoe store?  I’m in a small market and know that I can get more people through their doors if I can get their attention!
  • Other than Toastmasters, what other platforms/trainings would you recommend for presentation skills? Our local Toastmasters meets at a time I am never able to make.
  • I need a new idea for an eye doctor.  All they do is promote the predictable discounts on lenses and frames.

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What We Can Learn From Ad Agencies About Selling and Retaining Long-Term Local Direct Business – Part 6 – Q&A

Paul Weyland takes LIVE broadcaster questions! In this session:

  • I deal with a lot of small business, what if they can’t or won’t commit to a five-year plan?  Or even a one-year plan?
  • I recently had an account that is an assisted living facility try to cancel their one year contract, six months in, saying they haven’t had one move in (they said they were tracking) and told me they will no longer be advertising after May 31st.  I explained their contract did not have a cancellation clause, how would you handle this?
  • How would you convince a locally-owned tire store to work with your station?

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