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How to Sell Advertising Space – How to sell radio and magazine ads


how to sell radio and magazine ads so I

how to sell radio and magazine ads so I got a great question from one of my

got a great question from one of my

got a great question from one of my YouTube viewers Micheline who wrote in

YouTube viewers Micheline who wrote in

YouTube viewers Micheline who wrote in to say hi ever my name is Micheline

to say hi ever my name is Micheline

to say hi ever my name is Micheline Evans I really appreciate what you are

Evans I really appreciate what you are

Evans I really appreciate what you are doing and saying you’ve really

doing and saying you’ve really

doing and saying you’ve really encouraged me to step out up in my

encouraged me to step out up in my

encouraged me to step out up in my business thank you so much for insight

business thank you so much for insight

business thank you so much for insight and wisdom well thank you for commenting

and wisdom well thank you for commenting

and wisdom well thank you for commenting I’m starting an advertising business for

I’m starting an advertising business for

I’m starting an advertising business for small business owners and want to help

small business owners and want to help

small business owners and want to help them go to another level people knowing

them go to another level people knowing

them go to another level people knowing what products and service they render

what products and service they render

what products and service they render now I started off on radio and magazines

now I started off on radio and magazines

now I started off on radio and magazines I’m not getting a lot of customers

I’m not getting a lot of customers

I’m not getting a lot of customers understand that I can help them I’m not

understand that I can help them I’m not

understand that I can help them I’m not charging a lot of money for radio

charging a lot of money for radio

charging a lot of money for radio advertisement I don’t know what I’m

advertisement I don’t know what I’m

advertisement I don’t know what I’m doing wrong could you please give me

doing wrong could you please give me

doing wrong could you please give me some tips or ideas I would really much

some tips or ideas I would really much

some tips or ideas I would really much appreciate it thank you so much you

appreciate it thank you so much you

appreciate it thank you so much you can’t wait to hear from you

can’t wait to hear from you

can’t wait to hear from you so Micheline you’re selling to

so Micheline you’re selling to

so Micheline you’re selling to entrepreneurs you selling the small

entrepreneurs you selling the small

entrepreneurs you selling the small business owners it’s a really tough sell

business owners it’s a really tough sell

business owners it’s a really tough sell because entrepreneurs we’re tight with

because entrepreneurs we’re tight with

because entrepreneurs we’re tight with our money right when we spend on an

our money right when we spend on an

our money right when we spend on an advertising campaign it’s not for

advertising campaign it’s not for

advertising campaign it’s not for branding purposes we need to see a

branding purposes we need to see a

branding purposes we need to see a result right here’s an example so when I

result right here’s an example so when I

result right here’s an example so when I read I work with brands I work with

read I work with brands I work with

read I work with brands I work with companies I create a blog post for them

companies I create a blog post for them

companies I create a blog post for them I’ll help promote their content when I’m

I’ll help promote their content when I’m

I’ll help promote their content when I’m working with a big brand I’ll charge

working with a big brand I’ll charge

working with a big brand I’ll charge them $2,500 to create one piece of

them $2,500 to create one piece of

them $2,500 to create one piece of content a blog post to their site 2,500

content a blog post to their site 2,500

content a blog post to their site 2,500 bucks that’s a lot of money if I tried

bucks that’s a lot of money if I tried

bucks that’s a lot of money if I tried to sell that to an entrepreneur to pay

to sell that to an entrepreneur to pay

to sell that to an entrepreneur to pay 2500 you better get me some results on

2500 you better get me some results on

2500 you better get me some results on that son because that’s a lot of money

that son because that’s a lot of money

that son because that’s a lot of money that’s a big chunk of marketing for me

that’s a big chunk of marketing for me

that’s a big chunk of marketing for me that needs to generate results so that’s

that needs to generate results so that’s

that needs to generate results so that’s the difference right like this has to

the difference right like this has to

the difference right like this has to work if somebody spends money with you

work if somebody spends money with you

work if somebody spends money with you that could be their entire advertising

that could be their entire advertising

that could be their entire advertising budget for the year so it’s got to work

budget for the year so it’s got to work

budget for the year so it’s got to work there’s a lot of fear so for you my

there’s a lot of fear so for you my

there’s a lot of fear so for you my advice on how to sell radio or magazine

advice on how to sell radio or magazine

advice on how to sell radio or magazine ads to small business owners one target

ads to small business owners one target

ads to small business owners one target your market you have to know who you’re

your market you have to know who you’re

your market you have to know who you’re selling to right you’ve got to know the

selling to right you’ve got to know the

selling to right you’ve got to know the right kind of people to sell to because

right kind of people to sell to because

right kind of people to sell to because you’re not going to sell that every

you’re not going to sell that every

you’re not going to sell that every single entrepreneur and what I would

single entrepreneur and what I would

single entrepreneur and what I would probably do is go look at competing

probably do is go look at competing

probably do is go look at competing magazines look at competing radio

magazines look at competing radio

magazines look at competing radio stations in different markets and see

stations in different markets and see

stations in different markets and see who’s advertising on their station what

who’s advertising on their station what

who’s advertising on their station what kind of businesses are advertising there

kind of businesses are advertising there

kind of businesses are advertising there and then go reach out to your local

and then go reach out to your local

and then go reach out to your local market so I don’t know where you are

market so I don’t know where you are

market so I don’t know where you are let’s say you’re in New York I’ll pull a

let’s say you’re in New York I’ll pull a

let’s say you’re in New York I’ll pull a model like la find a similar magazine or

model like la find a similar magazine or

model like la find a similar magazine or radio station that targets the LA market

radio station that targets the LA market

radio station that targets the LA market and see what kinds of businesses right

and see what kinds of businesses right

and see what kinds of businesses right you won’t have the exact same

you won’t have the exact same

you won’t have the exact same franchisor store here but similar kinds

franchisor store here but similar kinds

franchisor store here but similar kinds of businesses is it a jeweler is it real

of businesses is it a jeweler is it real

of businesses is it a jeweler is it real estate people is it you know

estate people is it you know

estate people is it you know manufacturers who is it

manufacturers who is it

manufacturers who is it that’s advertising on the radio chances

that’s advertising on the radio chances

that’s advertising on the radio chances are those same types of businesses will

are those same types of businesses will

are those same types of businesses will be interested in your local markets you

be interested in your local markets you

be interested in your local markets you have to really be specific because not

have to really be specific because not

have to really be specific because not every person is going to be interested

every person is going to be interested

every person is going to be interested you’re not just targeting small business

you’re not just targeting small business

you’re not just targeting small business owners you got to get a little bit more

owners you got to get a little bit more

owners you got to get a little bit more niche the second thing is reduced the

niche the second thing is reduced the

niche the second thing is reduced the risk you have to reduce the risk for

risk you have to reduce the risk for

risk you have to reduce the risk for them and this goes for anything in sales

them and this goes for anything in sales

them and this goes for anything in sales reduce the risk and make it easy to say

reduce the risk and make it easy to say

reduce the risk and make it easy to say yes so I don’t know how much it costs

yes so I don’t know how much it costs

yes so I don’t know how much it costs for you to get started on this thing if

for you to get started on this thing if

for you to get started on this thing if I wanted to sign up with you and take

I wanted to sign up with you and take

I wanted to sign up with you and take out a radio ID what that cost me you’ll

out a radio ID what that cost me you’ll

out a radio ID what that cost me you’ll find a lot of business owners say this

find a lot of business owners say this

find a lot of business owners say this is the catch-22 that you’re in they’ll

is the catch-22 that you’re in they’ll

is the catch-22 that you’re in they’ll say I’m happy to spend on it if it works

say I’m happy to spend on it if it works

say I’m happy to spend on it if it works right if I know that I spent a dollar

right if I know that I spent a dollar

right if I know that I spent a dollar with you and I get five back I’m going

with you and I get five back I’m going

with you and I get five back I’m going to do that all day long all day long but

to do that all day long all day long but

to do that all day long all day long but I’m not guaranteed it’s going to work

I’m not guaranteed it’s going to work

I’m not guaranteed it’s going to work and I have you know I don’t know

and I have you know I don’t know

and I have you know I don’t know anything on radio or magazine

anything on radio or magazine

anything on radio or magazine advertising most entrepreneurs won’t

advertising most entrepreneurs won’t

advertising most entrepreneurs won’t write that’s what they’ll say so there’s

write that’s what they’ll say so there’s

write that’s what they’ll say so there’s a huge risk so you have to find a

a huge risk so you have to find a

a huge risk so you have to find a low-risk way to launch this thing you

low-risk way to launch this thing you

low-risk way to launch this thing you have to find a way to for me to get it

have to find a way to for me to get it

have to find a way to for me to get it either for free or to really reduce

either for free or to really reduce

either for free or to really reduce price as my first time shot through once

price as my first time shot through once

price as my first time shot through once you’ve qualified right you’re picking

you’ve qualified right you’re picking

you’ve qualified right you’re picking the right kinds of businesses that are

the right kinds of businesses that are

the right kinds of businesses that are the right size at work base in other

the right size at work base in other

the right size at work base in other markets and give them a low risk way to

markets and give them a low risk way to

markets and give them a low risk way to get started because a radio station or

get started because a radio station or

get started because a radio station or magazine once that air time where that

magazine once that air time where that

magazine once that air time where that magazine goes out if they don’t have the

magazine goes out if they don’t have the

magazine goes out if they don’t have the sponsors in there it still has to go out

sponsors in there it still has to go out

sponsors in there it still has to go out right that radio show is airing on this

right that radio show is airing on this

right that radio show is airing on this day regardless if they have sponsors or

day regardless if they have sponsors or

day regardless if they have sponsors or not so working with them to find deals

not so working with them to find deals

not so working with them to find deals where you can start off small free

where you can start off small free

where you can start off small free ideally or really super low-cost to get

ideally or really super low-cost to get

ideally or really super low-cost to get them to try one time and sure that it

them to try one time and sure that it

them to try one time and sure that it works if it doesn’t work then they’re

works if it doesn’t work then they’re

works if it doesn’t work then they’re not going to continue right and then

not going to continue right and then

not going to continue right and then that’s that’s on you because you pick

that’s that’s on you because you pick

that’s that’s on you because you pick the wrong client the wrong campaign or

the wrong client the wrong campaign or

the wrong client the wrong campaign or this station or this this magazine

this station or this this magazine

this station or this this magazine doesn’t work right you have to deliver

doesn’t work right you have to deliver

doesn’t work right you have to deliver results when it does work then it’s easy

results when it does work then it’s easy

results when it does work then it’s easy to upsell them and get them to sign into

to upsell them and get them to sign into

to upsell them and get them to sign into a full of campaign right so I sell I

a full of campaign right so I sell I

a full of campaign right so I sell I sell zuga guides for entrepreneurs I

sell zuga guides for entrepreneurs I

sell zuga guides for entrepreneurs I don’t do advertising for I wouldn’t go

don’t do advertising for I wouldn’t go

don’t do advertising for I wouldn’t go out and take a magazine ad out or radio

out and take a magazine ad out or radio

out and take a magazine ad out or radio show ad out right I wouldn’t do that

show ad out right I wouldn’t do that

show ad out right I wouldn’t do that it’s not part of the model but if

it’s not part of the model but if

it’s not part of the model but if somebody like you came to me

somebody like you came to me

somebody like you came to me and here’s a free way to do it as a

and here’s a free way to do it as a

and here’s a free way to do it as a trial and it worked then I would start

trial and it worked then I would start

trial and it worked then I would start spending money with you right if I can

spending money with you right if I can

spending money with you right if I can show that hey I spent a thousand dollars

show that hey I spent a thousand dollars

show that hey I spent a thousand dollars with miss Schilling she gives me five

with miss Schilling she gives me five

with miss Schilling she gives me five back I’m going to do that no problem

back I’m going to do that no problem

back I’m going to do that no problem let’s let’s ten times that let’s keep

let’s let’s ten times that let’s keep

let’s let’s ten times that let’s keep going right that’s the that’s the

going right that’s the that’s the

going right that’s the that’s the catch-22 it’s too risky for

catch-22 it’s too risky for

catch-22 it’s too risky for entrepreneurs to get into they can’t see

entrepreneurs to get into they can’t see

entrepreneurs to get into they can’t see the proof they can’t see the tangible

the proof they can’t see the tangible

the proof they can’t see the tangible results or they’re not going to do it so

results or they’re not going to do it so

results or they’re not going to do it so you have to make it easy for them to say

you have to make it easy for them to say

you have to make it easy for them to say yes the third thing is helping with the

yes the third thing is helping with the

yes the third thing is helping with the creative a lot of entrepreneurs even if

creative a lot of entrepreneurs even if

creative a lot of entrepreneurs even if they agree to it they don’t know how to

they agree to it they don’t know how to

they agree to it they don’t know how to make your radio ad they don’t know how

make your radio ad they don’t know how

make your radio ad they don’t know how to make a magazine ad so how can you

to make a magazine ad so how can you

to make a magazine ad so how can you help them give them either tools

help them give them either tools

help them give them either tools resources people a campaign something to

resources people a campaign something to

resources people a campaign something to help them make that easy because I might

help them make that easy because I might

help them make that easy because I might say yeah I love that but I don’t what

say yeah I love that but I don’t what

say yeah I love that but I don’t what does the radio spot sound like I don’t

does the radio spot sound like I don’t

does the radio spot sound like I don’t know how to do that so train them work

know how to do that so train them work

know how to do that so train them work with them give them people to help them

with them give them people to help them

with them give them people to help them so that that fear is gone you’re you

so that that fear is gone you’re you

so that that fear is gone you’re you eliminate all their objections right the

eliminate all their objections right the

eliminate all their objections right the big two is going to be well I don’t

big two is going to be well I don’t

big two is going to be well I don’t think it’s going to work it’s too risky

think it’s going to work it’s too risky

think it’s going to work it’s too risky for me and I don’t have the resources to

for me and I don’t have the resources to

for me and I don’t have the resources to make this campaign together you can

make this campaign together you can

make this campaign together you can eliminate those you get people to say

eliminate those you get people to say

eliminate those you get people to say yes but all is going to come from

yes but all is going to come from

yes but all is going to come from targeting the right people you don’t

targeting the right people you don’t

targeting the right people you don’t know waste all this time and energy and

know waste all this time and energy and

know waste all this time and energy and the you know the collateral you’ve built

the you know the collateral you’ve built

the you know the collateral you’ve built with the stations your you know radio

with the stations your you know radio

with the stations your you know radio stations of the magazines you don’t

stations of the magazines you don’t

stations of the magazines you don’t waste all that time only to have

waste all that time only to have

waste all that time only to have somebody come through and then not sign

somebody come through and then not sign

somebody come through and then not sign up right if you’ve delivered them

up right if you’ve delivered them

up right if you’ve delivered them results and they don’t sign up then you

results and they don’t sign up then you

results and they don’t sign up then you need to do a better job qualifying

need to do a better job qualifying

need to do a better job qualifying upfront make sure you get the right

upfront make sure you get the right

upfront make sure you get the right people who can potentially afford this

people who can potentially afford this

people who can potentially afford this thing when it takes off that’s my advice

thing when it takes off that’s my advice

thing when it takes off that’s my advice believe I love to hear what you guys

believe I love to hear what you guys

believe I love to hear what you guys think if you guys have ever done an

think if you guys have ever done an

think if you guys have ever done an advertising campaign with a magazine or

advertising campaign with a magazine or

advertising campaign with a magazine or radio station leave it below let me know

radio station leave it below let me know

radio station leave it below let me know what your fears are let me know what

what your fears are let me know what

what your fears are let me know what worked what didn’t work what you would

worked what didn’t work what you would

worked what didn’t work what you would change you have other advice for

change you have other advice for

change you have other advice for Micheline leave it in the comment

Micheline leave it in the comment

Micheline leave it in the comment section below I really want to hear from

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