Thanks for the advice Darren. I can't answer the Arbitron and PD questions right now but I will look into it. Thanks again sir!
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Rod Schwartz commented on Korey Robinson's blog post 'New to Radio Advertising!!!! Looking for advice!!!!'
Korey,
If you haven't done so already, I'd urge you to spend some time in the "New to Radio Sales?" forum. You'll find a ton of helpful ideas, suggestions, recommendations and resources, any of which could provide…
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Korey,
I send out a radio sales tip newsletter called The Jingle Of The Week to members of Radio Sales Cafe. May I send you a copy? If you'd like to receive the free sales tips, just send me back your email address!
RSC does not…
Korey Robinson commented on Korey Robinson's blog post 'New to Radio Advertising!!!! Looking for advice!!!!'
Thank you guys so much for the encouraging words and insight. I agree with your advice and just needed to be reassured that others have faced this problem and were still able to overcome it with success. I look forward to proving all of…
Jack Walker commented on Korey Robinson's blog post 'New to Radio Advertising!!!! Looking for advice!!!!'
Look at the audience your reach where the signal is clear and if that audience is important to the client they will consider buying it. Often, we use US Census data to point out how many people are in that area and ask how many people in that…
David Neely commented on Korey Robinson's blog post 'New to Radio Advertising!!!! Looking for advice!!!!'
As long as the people who listen to your station can benefit from the goods or services of those located outside your listening area, you're good to go. You want to sell the fact that your listeners will travel to wherever to take…
Jamie Bass commented on Korey Robinson's blog post 'New to Radio Advertising!!!! Looking for advice!!!!'
I just started in radio sales in September. I had the same frustration in the first couple of months, but I can honestly say it will get better!
Teresa Goodman commented on Korey Robinson's blog post 'New to Radio Advertising!!!! Looking for advice!!!!'
Korey, it's ok, Music can be successful on AM - Make sure they are playing in mono, it will help with the highs and lows. You can go 45 minutes and sell in the area it is heard, or you can sell the people in your market the clients that…
Darren Matassa commented on Korey Robinson's blog post 'New to Radio Advertising!!!! Looking for advice!!!!'
Hey Korey,
Do you guys subscribe to Arbitron? Can you gain some insight into what demo your pd's format the programming for? Can you draw a theoretical straight line between the decade of music that you play and the relative age of…
New to Radio Advertising!!!! Looking for advice!!!!
I've been in radio sales for a couple of weeks now and have yet to get any accounts signed on. I inherited a few accounts that were previously running with the AE that I replaced so it was great to get my "feet wet" with those but I'm looking to build a clientele base on my own. This site has given me great insight on what it takes to be successful in this business so I'm excited about starting over due to my lack of training on what is required in the field. One challenge that I face is that…See More
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Thanks alot for the warm welcome Rebecca....I look forward to gaining a great deal of insight from this forum.
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Korey,
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New to Radio Advertising!!!! Looking for advice!!!!
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 8:35am 7 Comments 0 Likes
I've been in radio sales for a couple of weeks now and have yet to get any accounts signed on. I inherited a few accounts that were previously running with the AE that I replaced so it was great to get my "feet wet" with those but I'm looking to build a clientele base on my own. This site has given me great insight on what it takes to be successful in this business so I'm excited about starting over due to my lack of training on what is required in the field. One challenge that I face is…
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- At 2:14pm on January 31, 2012,
Jingle Jim Reilly said…
- Korey,
I send out a radio sales tip newsletter called The Jingle Of The Week to members of Radio Sales Cafe. May I send you a copy? If you'd like to receive the free sales tips, just send me back your email address!
RSC does not provide email addresses ... I'll need your email address to get started.
Jim Reilly
American Music Concepts
JingleJim@AmericanMusicConcepts.com
732-2551-504
- At 7:57am on January 20, 2012,
Rebecca Schwartz said…
Korey,
Welcome to Radio Sales Café & thank you for joining us! I hope you'll find the site a useful resource. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Also, if you're on Facebook and/or Twitter, you might like to follow RSC there (links on the right side of the page); we're constantly posting motivational quotes, sales tips & articles, ideas for promotions, etc., that are not found on the site per se.
Best wishes,
Rebecca
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