Selling Radio Direct with Pat Bryson
Getting prospects to sign on the dotted line does not always go according to your plan.
At the moment of truth, your prospect may back off. You may hear the dreaded, “I want to think about it.” What went wrong?
Closing is a process, not a single event. Getting a positive conclusion to your “ask” starts way before you present a schedule or idea. It starts from the very first contact you have with a prospect. Do you present yourself as a “source” not someone with the “package du jour”? Do you look professional? Are you credible? These things can lead to your getting an appointment or not. Remember the prospect is asking themselves, “Why would I give this person my time? What’s in it for me?“
Once you have obtained the meeting, you arrive to find need, to gather information, to get commitment to move forward. The customer needs analysis meeting can determine whether or not you eventually do business with that person. What must you know when you leave the CNA meeting?
- What are the challenges and concerns of the business?
- What major changes have occurred in their business?
- What is their customer profile?
- What are the business metrics?
- What are their attitudes about advertising?
- What are their digital needs and plans?
- What should their creative concept be?
- What does the client want their advertising to accomplish?
- How will the client measure the results?
- What budget can they and should they allocate to us?
- What will correcting the problems or achieving the goals mean to this client personally?
- Why will they buy what we offer?
- Who are the decision-makers and what is the process?
- How does the client want to work with you?
- Why will your client buy this?
- What does it mean to them personally?
- What do they want the advertising to accomplish?
- What should the creative message be?
About The Author
Pat Bryson is the founder of Bryson Broadcasting International, a consulting firm that works with radio stations around the world to increase revenue by raising the skill level of their sales staffs. Her client list spans from the United States to Canada, Europe and Central Asia.
Pat has spent her entire career creating a culture of over-achievement for her stations. She began her career in radio sales, becoming one of the highest billing sales people in her market. Her career advanced to General Sales Manager, and then to Market Manager. Since starting BBI 7 years ago, she has helped hundreds of radio stations to find, train and grow great quality sales people and managers.
Pat was the recipient of two prestigious educational fellowships from the Educational Foundation of the National Association of Broadcasters: a fellowship to the Executive Development Program and a fellowship to the Broadcast Leadership Training Program.
She publishes the Bryson Broadcasting International Newsletter twice monthly, is the author of A Road Map To Success In High-Dollar Broadcast Sales and is a contributor to Valerie Geller’s latest book, Beyond Powerful Radio: A Communicator’s Guide To The Internet Age.
You may contact Pat at [email protected] or visit her website at http://www.patbryson.com.