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Reasons to Keep Advertising Even During Inventory and Labor Issues – Part 5 – Q&A

LBS Broadcast Selling Expert, Paul Weyland, takes LIVE broadcaster questions!  In this session:

  • What are some good talking points for a tire shop?
  • When it comes to the labor/inventory issue, what’s the best way to approach clients that have never been on radio before?
  • Where can I get the most recent gross profit margin rates for all categories?
  • I’m kind of new at selling TV. Are retirement homes a good target? They always seem to say the same thing – “we are too full, so we don’t need to advertise”.

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Reasons to Keep Advertising Even During Inventory and Labor Issues – Part 6 – Q&A

LBS Broadcast Selling Expert, Paul Weyland, takes LIVE broadcaster questions!  In this session:

  • I have a long term client who owns a vein clinic who will be coming off the air next month because the business is in the process of being sold. How would you deal with this?
  • What would you say to a major, local oil change station to get them on air?
  • What can I do to get an appointment with a client who won’t see me or return my calls?
  • I have a client that is fully staffed and “as busy as they want to be” so they don’t see the reason to advertise. Your thoughts?

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Reasons to Keep Advertising Even During Inventory and Labor Issues – Part 7 – Q&A

LBS Broadcast Selling Expert, Paul Weyland, takes LIVE broadcaster questions!  In this session:

  • What would be some good talking points for Universities since student enrollments are down? The University I’m working with is very focused on ROI.
  • Can you suggest some talking points for a salon? I have been to so many and have been turned down by every one.
  • What would you say to a motorcycle dealer that has bikes on backorder for seven months and that does not have local competition for their brand?
  • I’m a new sales rep, what are the prospects that I should focus on to build an account list?

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Today’s Unconventional Approach to Retail and Professional Services Ad Selling Success! – Part 7 Q&A

LBS Broadcast Selling Expert, Paul Weyland, answers LIVE questions from broadcast sellers! In this session:

  • I’m in a small market and one of my clients is a locally owned flooring outfit. They are only willing to pay $200 a month for 28 ads. Is it feasible that radio will help?
  • What are the advantages to being in a small market?
  • Is there an innovative way to get a local 18-screen movie theatre to regularly promote their movies and entertainment experience? They seem to rely mostly on digital.
  • I have a carpet cleaning service client that wants to position themselves as a flood service for homes during the next five months. Any ideas?
  • Do you have any ideas for promoting a CBD company?

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Today’s Unconventional Approach to Retail and Professional Services Ad Selling Success! – Part 6 Q&A

LBS Broadcast Selling Expert, Paul Weyland, answers LIVE questions from broadcast sellers! In this session:

  • How can I get a hospital to switch their budget from billboards to radio?
  • I have a dentist who is more expensive than some of the competitors in the area. How can she differentiate herself and her services?
  • How can a Lasik eye surgery center receive more calls during COVID since Lasik is considered a selective procedure?

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Today’s Unconventional Approach to Retail and Professional Services Ad Selling Success! – Part 5 Q&A

LBS Broadcast Selling Expert, Paul Weyland, answers LIVE questions from broadcast sellers! In this session:

  • I am new and get nervous about what to say when I go into a business. Where should I start?
  • What should I say to business owners who are convinced that there won’t be enough inventory to sell this Christmas because of supply-chain issues?
  • In our small market, we are currently getting a lot of objections like, “It does not make sense to advertise because I don’t have enough employees for more business”. Any suggestions on how to respond to that? Or should we just walk away?
  • Do you have any ideas for a plumber who isn’t number one in the market, but wants to be?

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Today’s Unconventional Approach to Retail and Professional Services Ad Selling Success! – Part 4 Q&A

LBS Broadcast Selling Expert, Paul Weyland, answers LIVE questions from broadcast sellers! In this session:

  • Can you provide me with some ideas on how to approach businesses that people really only use on rare occasions? I’m specifically thinking of a house painting business. I’m also thinking of a roofing company.
  • What are some questions I can ask to start a conversation with a “special occasion” business to help show them that they should advertise all the time like you are suggesting?
  • Have you ever seen a politician who has an ongoing “public image” campaign when it is not campaign season?

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Why You Deserve A Raise Next Year And Precisely How To Get It! – Part 5 Q&A

LBS Broadcast Selling Expert, Paul Weyland answers LIVE broadcaster questions!  In this session:

  • Do you have any suggestions for how I can approach a local real estate agent group?
  • Even if you know the gross margin and average sale, we don’t always know how often an average sale occurs for a client – what do you do then?
  • What can I do to get a raise if I’m not paid on commission?

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