Category: Radio

Selling Without Numbers

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When station revenues begin to decline, management quite sensibly looks to reduce expenses. One obvious example of red ink on the P&L is the monthly payment to Arbitron (or whatever… Read more »

Goodbye 2010

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It has been another long year of discontent on the economic front and Radio, to my disappointment, has yet to recover along with the rest of the country. With two… Read more »

Penny Wise, Customer Foolish

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Owners and managers of most commercial operations do everything they can to attract and hold loyal customers. These businesses understand that once a customer has been won over, that individual’s… Read more »

Sales Blinders

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How much sales training is enough? Personally, I believe a Radio sales rep cannot get enough training. With over 30 years in the business, I was always learning something new…for… Read more »

Tools of the Trade

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Like many–if not most–Radio professionals, I’ve had the good fortune to work for a variety of station owners. Some owners are excellent, and these are the ones that truly understand… Read more »

The Radio Barometer: No Change

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Working in Radio through the recession of the late ’70’s and various minor economic downturns over the decades, a pattern started to emerge. Somehow, local retailers managed to sense a… Read more »

Nothing to Miss

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Hitting the “scan” button on your car radio these days can bring a deepening level of disappointment. Is it just me, or is there a bland sameness to music stations… Read more »

Best of Both Worlds

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A sales consultant I know was recently telling me about one of his clients. He said the stations were experiencing a rough period — this is unusual? — and some… Read more »

The Incredible Blog Post

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Yes, it’s the most unbelievable blog post! We’re blogging like never before! And you’re going to read fantastic words that are so incredible you won’t believe them ’til you see… Read more »

Let’s Be Fair

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The topic of Radio paying performance rights to recording artists has been tossed about like a hot potato for the past several months. And there are good arguments on both… Read more »