Selling Radio
Selling Radio Direct with Pat Bryson
Do It Today! Ever heard that bit of wisdom, "Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do today"?
One of the attributes of great sales people is a trait we call "urgency". They want it done yesterday...or now at the latest. They never put things off.
As sales people, we keep many plates spinning wildly at all times. We need to be able to multi-task, and, we need to get things done. Today is better than tomorrow.
Sometimes,...
04 August 2017
Why good story tellers make great sales people
Selling Radio Direct with Pat Bryson
The best sales people are story-tellers. They use stories about previous clients to help future clients to feel comfortable with giving them money.
Every time we approach new, prospective clients, they are asking themselves, "If I spend money with this person, will my opportunity for reward be greater than my risk?" As salespeople, we are in the business of removing risk and creating...
18 July 2017
How To Avoid the "Chicken Out" Syndrome
Selling Radio Direct with Pat Bryson
Last newsletter we talked about selling long-term. Part of the process of selling long-term is managing our clients' expectations by teaching them what advertising CAN and CANNOT do at the time we sell them. If we wait until later, when they don't see immediate response and want to cancel, it sounds as though we are making excuses.
Explaining the results UP FRONT puts us in the position of...
27 June 2017
What's "long term" in radio sales?
Selling Radio Direct with Pat Bryson
"I'm not sure radio works: You'll have to prove it to me with this week's schedule."
"I want to test you. I'll agree to three months."
"Business is too uncertain to plan my advertising 6 months in advance."
"I never sign up for one year!"
Selling long-term advertising has always been a challenge. Clients are hesitant to agree to more...
05 June 2017
One More Way To Close The Sale
Selling Radio Direct with Pat Bryson
In an earlier newsletter, we talked about how to deal with Mr. Not-So-Big if we could not get to Mr. Big. To continue that discussion, there are some steps we can take to move our prospects through the Marketing Channel to a positive conclusion for us. One of those steps is to send a letter of confirmation to our prospects between...
17 April 2017
Working With Mr. Not-So-Big
Selling Radio Direct with Pat Bryson
All too often, we fail to close business because we are speaking to a person who can say, "No" but can't say, "Yes". I call that person Mr. Not-So-Big. As companies have multiple decision-makers or ultimate decision-makers in another geographic location, getting to the person who can make a final decision gets harder.
Sometimes, we just can't get to Mr. Big. When that...
01 March 2017
Are you ready for sales success in 2017?
Selling Radio Direct with Pat Bryson
Many of us will have already done our revenue projections for the New Year. But, just in case you haven't, let's talk about some guidelines for coming up with challenging, but realistic, goals.
You might start with how much you wish to earn next year. The amount you wish to earn, divided by your commission rate, will tell you how much you need to bill. You can divide that by 12...
03 December 2016
Radio affects the Brain
Selling Radio Direct with Pat Bryson
How does radio affect the brain?
The answer to this question is the secret weapon in our arsenal.
Westwood One commissioned some biometric studies to help answer that question. In this study, they found that video produced the least amount of brain activity. Text-based ads brought a bit more brain activity, but audio advertising elicited the most.
They credit this...
01 November 2016
Being Number One Is Important to Your Bottom Line
Selling Radio Direct with Pat Bryson
Zipf's Law. Ever heard of it? This natural phenomena is important to anyone who is selling a product. Mr. Zipf found that "the", the most- used English word, occurred about twice as often as "of", the second most- used word, and about three times as often as "and", the third most used.
Zipf's Law also applies to the brand preference...
01 August 2016
It's What We Do, Not What We Say
Pat Bryson selling radio direct
Much of what we communicate to our clients is not what we SAY. Albert Mehrabian, who was a research pioneer in body language, found that the total impact of a message is about 7% verbal (words only), 38% vocal (tone, inflection) and 55% nonverbal. Many times, our bodies tell...
23 September 2015
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