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How to Monetize Social Media in a Meaningful Way – Part 8 – Q&A

Lori Lewis takes LIVE broadcaster questions!  In this session:

  • How do you come up with pricing on your rate card?  Is it based on your number of Facebook followers?
  • How do you create a rate card if your station has never charged for social media?
  • Is SEO important to social media?
  • As a broadcaster, how can I respond to someone saying they spend $5 on Facebook and get 17,000 views without insulting their intelligence?
  • Where can I go to keep up with social media trends?

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How to Monetize Social Media in a Meaningful Way – Part 7 – Q&A

Lori Lewis takes LIVE broadcaster questions!  In this session:

  • How do social media campaigns compliment broadcast?
  • How many followers should you have before you start to monetize and how do you get more of them?
  • What’s the difference between a good and a bad social media campaign?  What should I be looking for?
  • Can you give an example of a great social media campaign for a furniture store?

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How to Monetize Social Media in a Meaningful Way – Part 6 – Q&A

Lori Lewis takes LIVE broadcaster questions!  In this session:

  • How do you find the Facebook rules?  Our station page gets shut down a lot and we don’t know why.  Facebook doesn’t respond when we ask.  Do you know how to get them to respond to us?
  • What are the one or two things I should do to start selling social media?
  • How would a personality go about growing their social brand?  For example, our classic listeners are on Facebook, but not Instagram or Twitter.

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How to Monetize Social Media in a Meaningful Way – Part 5 – Q&A

Lori Lewis takes LIVE broadcaster questions!  In this session:

  • How does a hashtag work, what do I need to know about them, and are they important in social media?
  • When I sell my station’s Facebook feed, what’s the best way to explain who will be seeing it?  How should we determine what to charge for ads on our Facebook page?
  • Where can I find the rules and guidelines for brand content on Instagram?
  • How would you handle negative comments on your station’s Facebook page?

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How to Monetize Social Media in a Meaningful Way – Part 4 – Q&A

Lori Lewis takes LIVE broadcaster questions!  In this session:

  • Can you explain what a KPI is?
  • What are some roadblocks that we need to be aware of when it comes to selling social media?
  • Our station has decided to skip social media and focus on other digital solutions instead.  Do I still need to concern myself with social media?
  • I like discussing social media with my clients.  What kinds of questions should I ask so our discussion remains on target?

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Making Your Mark in a Recovering Economy – Part 10 – Q&A

Paul Weyland takes LIVE broadcaster questions! In this session:

  • How can I get landscapers and excavating companies to call back–when they are busy doing their jobs from 6 a.m. till dark?
  • How often should you update a client’s ad?
  • What do you recommend for carpet cleaning companies since people don’t want them in their homes right now?
  • What would you say from the heart to your sales team and staff about covid19?

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Making Your Mark in a Recovering Economy – Part 9 – Q&A

Paul Weyland takes LIVE broadcaster questions! In this session:

  • I was trained that you should always offer three options a big plan, medium and small.  Do you recommend that or do you think it’s OK just to present just one or two?
  • I have car dealers that are pulling back from radio what can I do to truly help them see the power of radio?
  • What’s your strategy to tell a client their idea isn’t a good one? How do you steer creative away from all the clichés they want?
  • Do you have any advice on securing ad dollars for a local franchise store?
  • I need help getting the nerve up to make that FIRST call/contact on the phone!
  • What kind of businesses would you recommend talking to in a small market?
  • What if you’re a micro-market, and all you have to work with are small advertisers?
  • What would you promote to an HVAC Service advertiser using a headline?

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