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Michael L. Dafoe replied to Rebecca Schwartz's discussion 'Is Anyone Participating in the 3/50 Project?'"Hi Rebecca, It looks interesting and I'm going to look into it.
Thanks,
Mike"
Michael L. Dafoe replied to Bill Cook's discussion 'Agency Avail Requests for Non-Subscribers'"Hi Bill,
Most agencies have the arbitron book in front of them. We have had a nice relationship with most agencies that will give us some guidance on our rates, especially when we tell them we're locally owned, and don't feel we paying…"
Michael L. Dafoe replied to Rebecca Schwartz's discussion 'Friday Poll: How Did You Get into Radio Advertising Sales?'"I started in radio on air, and as I quickly moved up the ladder on-air, I still was not happy with the compensation that I was making and I saw the money the sales staff was making, not to mention they never worked holidays or weekends. So, I…"
Michael L. Dafoe replied to Ron Revere's discussion 'High School Sports'"High Ron, You can use game time temperature and weather. Also the coin toss, offensive player & defensive player of the game. Every time the quarterback gets sacked! Time-outs. Pre-game show, post game show.
Out of town scoreboard, half time…"
Michael L. Dafoe replied to Jamie Jourdan's discussion 'ATTORNEYS ON THE AIR'"Hi Jamie,
To get passed the gate keeper, an old trick is the following. Tell the person your calling from your local college or University and you're doing a paper on marketing. Who in the firm usually handles the marketing duties?
And if I…"
Michael L. Dafoe replied to Rebecca Schwartz's discussion 'Friday Poll: Top 3 Business Categories You'd Like to See on the Air'"Foxwood Casino, Mohegan Sun Casino, Citizen's Bank"
Michael L. Dafoe replied to Rod Schwartz's discussion 'Attracting Prospects to a Furniture Store's Open House'"Hi Rod, Nice Job! You took the time and had the clients best interest, not just the sale. You should have this client for many sales and years to come! It's amazing and a GREAT feeling when we see our clients reap the rewards from the fruit of…"
Michael L. Dafoe replied to Rebecca Schwartz's discussion 'Summer Promotions'"We have something planned for our clients June, July, August & September. In June we take our 100 listeners and 85 clients to the Ogunquit Playhouse, which features stars such as Lorenzo Lamas, Sally Struthers and others. This is the biggest…"
Profile Information
- What radio station/company are you with?
- Garrison City Broadcasting
WBYY Soft Rock 98.7 "The Bay"
WTSN 1270 News-Sports-Talk
- How long have you worked in the radio sales industry?
- Over 25 years
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 10:17am on October 21, 2009,
Brandi said… - Oh how FUN!!! I love Country Thunder!
- At 12:54pm on September 4, 2009,
Mark "Edge" Edgington said… - That's radio; one big happy incestuous family. :)
- At 2:42pm on August 5, 2009,
Jingle Jim Reilly said… - Michael,
I send out a radio sales tip newsletter called The Jingle Of The Week. May I send you a copy? If you'd like to receive the free sales tips, just send me back your email address!
Jim Reilly
American Music Concepts
AmericanJingles@aol.com
732-2551-504
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