Are you tired of hearing that print ads or offline marketing is not trackable? Me too. In nearly all of my ad sales training workshops I hear sales reps say that is one of the most common objections from advertisers. So, here is the Read More
Being the best salesperson you can be requires practice. I’m talking about the importance of ad sales role-play. There are always new ways to learn to ask the right probing questions! It is also a great way to find some new approach to Read More
Each New Year we set resolutions or goals for the upcoming year. About 90% of people set goals on January 1st. In reality, fewer than 10% achieve those goals. What can you do as an ad salesperson to get it right? I have identified 6 Read More
It can be utter chaos if your whole sales team is pouncing on the same new leads that come into the office. The last thing you want is salespeople sulking in the corner about unfairness. I get this question often from frustrated sales managers: “How Read More
How was your Halloween? All the ghosts and zombies made me think about how all too often, a qualified advertiser will just go dead, dead, dead. They said they liked your idea and you agreed to send them a proposal. Now they are Read More
As an ad sales executive, I look for ways to improve on a daily basis. But I don’t expect immediate improvement–without a commitment to making things happen. What do I mean by that? Many media sales professionals are looking for a “quick fix.” Read More
It is a very common practice in ad sales to look to your competitors for new sales leads. While I understand this strategy is common, unfortunately you are often late to the party when you call on them and ask them to run Read More
Niche friend and publisher Cecily Hastings of Inside Publications tipped us off recently about an interesting Newsosaur blog post. It explains well the dilemma of analyzing digital audience engagement. What numbers can you really trust? The blog post points out some of the issues with the Read More
Most sales people see proposals as the most critical factor of the entire sales process. They truly hang their success on the proposal they send. This is very flawed, yet very common. Why? Because we know that the vast majority of people Read More
USA Today’s recent article How Much is Internet Traffic Worth? made us ponder about the measurement and accuracy of traffic data in online ad sales. The author paints a pretty bleak picture. Do we now live in a world where it’s hopeless Read More
