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		<title>Any marketing ideas for a restoration business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Warley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are all different types of restoration businesses from those specializing in buildings to flooring to furniture to antiques to clothing to jewelry, but here are 5 promotion ideas that should work for most of them.
1) Before and After Photos. You can never go wrong with a basic like before and after photos. People will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are all different types of restoration businesses from those specializing in buildings to flooring to furniture to antiques to clothing to jewelry, but here are 5 promotion ideas that should work for most of them.</p>
<p><strong>1) Before and After Photos. </strong>You can never go wrong with a basic like before and after photos. People will always be amazed with the work of your client be seeing it. Show the photos in a gallery or as a slideshow on your website. For a radio promotion, have one of your client’s share a “before and after” story on air and drive your listeners to your website to see the results for themselves.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">2) Restore My Treasure Contest. </span>Have people submit stories of something they wish they could have restored, but could never afford it or was told it could never be done. Your client would first have to verify projects they cold in fact restore before letting your community vote on the winner.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">3) Restoration Expert Segment. </span>Create a daily or weekly 3 to 5-minute segment with your client being interviewed on air about basic restoration or preservation recommendations. Invite your community to submit questions for your client to answer. Keep an archive of all the questions and responses on your website and your client’s website for future viewing.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">4) Video Directory. </span>Have your client record themselves working on various projects or simple restoration or preservation techniques they can teach folks. All you need is a video pocket camera! Post on YouTube and Facebook, as well as your website.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">5) Special Holiday Gift. </span>Your client might offer a special discount before the holidays, Mother’s Day or a wedding anniversary for people who want to make something old, new again as a special gift for a loved one.</p>
<p style="font-weight: bold;">Let us know if you have any follow up questions on any of these ideas!</p>
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<p><strong>Stephen Warley<br />
<a href="mailto:info@localbroadcastsales.com">info@localbroadcastsales.com</a></strong></p>
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		<title>What’s the best way to pitch digital advertising without using jargon?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Warley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get this question a lot from broadcasters, “How do I educate my client about digital advertising?” Honestly, it’s not such much they we have to educate them, but rather we need to educate ourselves about our client’s unique needs.
The only numbers your client cares about are their own. Your entire proposal should be designed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I get this question a lot from broadcasters, “How do I educate my client about digital advertising?” Honestly, it’s not such much they we have to educate them, but rather we need to educate ourselves about our client’s unique needs.</p>
<p>The only numbers your client cares about are their own. Your entire proposal should be designed around their measure for success . . . the result that will make them say, “Hey this was a successful campaign.”</p>
<p>Here’s a brief template of the first conversation you can have with a potential new client:</p>
<p><strong>1) The very first question you should ask your client is “what is your marketing goal(s)?”</strong></p>
<p>It might be for a new product launch. Could be a seasonal campaign. Maybe it’s a campaign to boost business during their slow season.</p>
<p><strong>2) Then ask, “What is your measure for success?”</strong></p>
<p>They might say it’s collecting email addresses, adding mobile numbers to their datasbase, getting people to redeem an online coupon, getting people to following them on Facebook, etc.</p>
<p><strong>3) Once you know their measure for success, then you can start sharing marketing ideas with them that will impact that goal.</strong></p>
<p>Don’t overwhelm them with telling them about every digital advertising capability your station offers.</p>
<p>Share a couple of case studies of successful digital campaigns you or someone else at your station has execute. It’s even better if they are from the same ad category or similar type of business.</p>
<p>This approach uses little or no advertising jargon at all. It uses the client’s jargon. If your client only spoke Italian, would you demand that they spoke to you in English? That’s what broadcasters are demanding, when they say, “Client’s just don’t understand digital.” As Paul Weyland always says, “Speak to your client in language they understand.”</p>
<p>Here is another recommended LBS resources on this topic you might find useful:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.localbroadcastsales.com/pages/web-sales/training-videos.php?g=62" target="_blank">Consultative Selling for the Web</a></p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
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<p><strong>Stephen Warley<br />
<a href="mailto:info@localbroadcastsales.com">info@localbroadcastsales.com</a></strong></p>
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		<title>What are some promotional ideas for insurance companies?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Warley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, the messaging most local insurance companies and banks want to focus on right now is that they are LOCAL and have deep roots in your community. Keeping that in mind, here are some digital advertising opportunities that focus on the services and relationships local insurance companies and banks offer:
1) Webinars are a great way [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>First, the messaging most local insurance companies and banks want to focus on right now is that they are LOCAL and have deep roots in your community. Keeping that in mind, here are some digital advertising opportunities that focus on the services and relationships local insurance companies and banks offer:</strong></p>
<p>1) Webinars are a great way to educate people about complex financial and insurance services. Here are some examples:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.floridacondohoalawblog.com/2010/08/articles/insurance-1/flood-insurance-webinar-followup/" target="_blank">Flood insurance webinar</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nscs.org/read-more-about-upcoming-webinar-insurance-101-presented-geico-april-28" target="_blank">Car insurance 101 webinar</a></p>
<p>I would recommend using GoToWebinar.com for your webinar platform.</p>
<p>2) Featuring interactive financial and insurance calculators (your client might even have one already!) on your website or in your clients’ online display ads gets consumers more engaged with your clients’ messages. Here are some examples:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.insurancecalculator.com/life-insurance-calculator" target="_blank">Life insurance calculator<br />
</a><a href="http://www.insurancecalculator.com/car-insurance-calculator" target="_blank">Car insurance calculator<br />
</a><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/personal-finance/calculators/retirement/" target="_blank">Retirement calculator</a></p>
<p>Here are 10 free online quiz tools to create your own quiz for your website:<br />
<a href="http://www.quiz-creator.com/blog/2009/0/">http://www.quiz-creator.com/blog/2009/0/</a></p>
<p>3) Promoting surveys, so your client can better understand the financial and insurance needs and concerns of consumers in your local community. This approach will also help you gather qualified leads for your clients.</p>
<p>Consider a small prize to entice people to take the survey.</p>
<p>The survey might even been a simple as featuring three questions in a display ad.</p>
<p>You can build a survey using SurveyMonkey.com. Require an email address before someone takes the survey to capture that information and email address to provide to your client.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Stephen Warley<br />
<a href="mailto:info@localbroadcastsales.com">info@localbroadcastsales.com</a></strong></p>
<hr />First, let’s acknowledge the different information needs of these two different audiences.</p>
<p>Locals have a deep ongoing commitment to your community and seek information that affects their day to day lives, like business, school, health or political news.</p>
<p>A tourist on the other hand is literally “passing through” to briefly experience the “fun stuff” your community has to offer. Like outdoor activities, local culture, restaurants, sightseeing, etc. Many people fall in love with a place after visiting it, but as we all know, experiencing a place as a tourist versus living there are two completely different things!</p>
<p>Also keep in mind tourists are probably going to get information about your community from travel websites, AAA and your local tourist office . . . . most likely they’ll never visit local broadcast websites.</p>
<p>There is a huge shift occurring in the travel and tourism industry toward seeking out genuine “local experiences”. The under 40 crowd doesn’t just want to see the sights, they want to meet the locals and experience your community.</p>
<p>So how about creating a new local media brand focused on “go where the locals go”? It could be a simply as locals providing their recommendations on things a tourist might never thing of or do on their own.</p>
<p>With growing concern about supporting local businesses, this new brand would also appeal to locals themselves! Here is an example of a coupon book for <a href="http://www.somervillelocalfirst.org/our-members/where-the-locals-go-the-local-first-coupon-book-for-somerville-and-cambridge/" target="_blank">“go where the locals go”</a></p>
<p>The make sure content from this new website gets posted on travel websites and even team up with your local travel office.</p>
<p>Not sure if this was the response you were looking for, so please let me know if I’m coming out of left field!</p>
<p>Stephen Warley<br />
<a href="mailto:info@localbroadcastsales.com">info@localbroadcastsales.com</a></p>
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		<title>Have any promotional ideas for real estate agents?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Warley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this market, real estate advertisers need to be unique, creative and promote a ton! Here are several digital advertising ideas you can pitch to real estate companies in combination with a broadcast promotion schedule.
1) How Real Estate Agents Can Use QR Codes
2) Example of a Webinar From a Real Estate Company in Fairfax, VA
3) Video Testimonials for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>In this market, real estate advertisers need to be unique, creative and promote a ton! Here are several digital advertising ideas you can pitch to real estate companies in combination with a broadcast promotion schedule.</p>
<p>1) <a href="http://www.realestateseo1.com/qr-codes-for-real-estate-tips-and-how-to" target="_blank">How Real Estate Agents Can Use QR Codes</a></p>
<p>2) <a href="http://www.allfairfaxvahomesforsale.com/form-home-buyer-webinar.php" target="_blank">Example of a Webinar From a Real Estate Company in Fairfax, VA</a></p>
<p>3) <a href="http://agentvid.com/2011/02/25/video-testimonials-on-your-real-estate-website/" target="_blank">Video Testimonials for Real Estate Agents</a></p>
<p>4) <a href="http://www.realtor.org/about_nar/presidents_report/_podcast_archive/mortgage_interest_deduction" target="_blank">Example of a Podcast About the Benefits of Owning a Home</a></p>
<p>5) <a href="http://www.realestateshows.com/show.php?id=1965&amp;resize=1" target="_blank">Slideshows of Featured Homes on the Market</a></p>
<p>6) <a href="http://www.reelseo.com/video-real-estate/" target="_blank">Video Tours of Homes for Sale</a></p>
<p>7) <a href="http://www.armingyourfarming.com/realestatemarketing/2008/01/open-house-ideas-21-ways-to-pack-house.html" target="_blank">21 Open House Event Ideas</a></p>
<p>Hope this helps get you going in the right direction!</p>
<p>Stephen Warley<br />
<a href="mailto:info@localbroadcastsales.com">info@localbroadcastsales.com</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Have any promotion ideas for dentists?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Warley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, great job on using National Dental Hygiene Month as a conversation starter . . . if you really wanted to go in with a big idea, why not pitch a “30-day dental health plan”? Think of it like an fitness plan, but it’s about getting your teeth back in shape. Position your client as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>First, great job on using National Dental Hygiene Month as a conversation starter . . . if you really wanted to go in with a big idea, why not pitch a “30-day dental health plan”? Think of it like an fitness plan, but it’s about getting your teeth back in shape. Position your client as a “dental coach,” who offers a daily regimen, tips on how to stick to that regimen and other interesting dental trivia.</strong></p>
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<p style="font-weight: bold;">Here are 5 other ideas:</p>
<p><strong>1) Focus on a Niche. </strong>Make your client stand out from the crowd? What is their target customer? Kids? Adults? Seniors? Do they specialize in treatments like implants, Invisalign or root canals? Focusing on a niche doesn’t narrow your client’s marketing opportunity, but rather makes them more memorable by building a brand around their practice.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">2) Dental Minute. </span>There are so many different ways your client could educate your listeners about their dental health. You could do trivia (and even have people enter to win a prize.) The format could be a simple true/false question like, “True or false? Your teeth stay cleaner using an electric toothbrush.” Your client could also offer a few different pieces of advice about dental hygiene in a few different spots.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">3) Healthy Teeth Plan for First-Time Patients. </span>Many people have been to the dentists in years! Position the marketing message as a “dental amnesty program.” Your client promises not to lecture about dental hygiene, but will devise a customized dental hygiene program during your first visit. This concept ties in nicely with National Dental Hygiene Month. See if your client is willing to create a special dental cleaning offer like including X-rays for free or a discount for those without dental insurance.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">4) Best Smile Contest. </span>Your client want to go with a concept that is more lighthearted like a best smile contest. Have folks submit their entries online or via Facebook, let your community vote for the winning photo and have your dental client give away the prize. As part of the entry process you might ask a mandatory question like, “When’s the last time you had a dental cleaning?” After the contest, provide your client with all the email addresses of the folks who haven’t had a dental cleaning in over 6 months, so they can reach out to them.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">5) Focus on Patient Recommendations. </span>What is the ONE detail your client’s patients use to recommend their dentist? How he or she makes their patients feel comfortable? How convenient their location is? How easy it is to make an appointment? You might even ask your dental client if a few of his or her patients would provide testimonials to use on air.</p>
<p style="font-weight: bold;">Need more ideas? Check out this blog focused on <a href="http://thedentalmarketer.com/category/radio-advertising/" target="_blank">dental marketing</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Stephen Warley<br />
<a href="mailto:info@localbroadcastsales.com">info@localbroadcastsales.com</a></strong></p>
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		<title>What are some digital advertising ideas for financial planners?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Warley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember, there is a big difference between buying a cup of coffee from Dunkin Donuts and getting financial advice, so adjust your expectations accordingly.
In today&#8217;s world, everyone&#8217;s concerned about their financial well being and people have loads of questions about their money.
The simplest way to engage people is to ask them questions or have them [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Remember, there is a big difference between buying a cup of coffee from Dunkin Donuts and getting financial advice, so adjust your expectations accordingly.</p>
<p>In today&#8217;s world, everyone&#8217;s concerned about their financial well being and people have loads of questions about their money.</p>
<p>The simplest way to engage people is to ask them questions or have them respond to questions. Here are a few ideas:</p>
<p>1) Video. Record video of your financial expert responding to the 10 most common questions about personal finance they hear from his or her clients all the time. Toward the end of the clip, tell people how they can ask their own question. These days I would recommend Twitter and/or email. As you receive questions, record the responses to create more videos for your website. Eventually you will have created a deep archive of financial expertise for your website and your client&#8217;s website.</p>
<p>2) Question of the Week. Create a financial question of the day or week to challenge your community&#8217;s &#8220;financial intellect&#8221;. The first person to answer correctly, gets a fee consultation or a $25 gift certificate. You might even tell folks the answer is hidden somewhere on your client&#8217;s website as a way to engage with his or her content.</p>
<p>3) News of the Week. Everyday there seems to be a new financial issue in the news. Have your financial expert offer advice and perspective about the biggest financial news of the week and how it may or may not affect an individual&#8217;s personal finances.</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any follow up questions.</p>
<p>Stephen Warley<br />
<a href="mailto:info@localbroadcastsales.com">info@localbroadcastsales.com</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Have any ideas for wine and beer promotions?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Warley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are lots of interesting ways to promote beer and wine tastings without having to rely on special offers. Remember, you always want to promote drinking responsibly, so lean toward offering advice, expertise and recommendations in your clients’ messaging. Here are a few ideas:
1)	Staff picks. If you are looking for ideas to pitch to a liquor [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>There are lots of interesting ways to promote beer and wine tastings without having to rely on special offers. Remember, you always want to promote drinking responsibly, so lean toward offering advice, expertise and recommendations in your clients’ messaging. Here are a few ideas:</p>
<p>1)	Staff picks. If you are looking for ideas to pitch to a liquor store or wine shop, have the owner or various members of their staff make a series of wine or beer recommendations. Could easily record these for on air or as videos for your website and your client’s website.</p>
<p>2)	Wine or Beer of the Day. Feature a beer or wine of the day or week on your Facebook page or your client’s Facebook page. Have a photo of the bottle with a brief description about what makes it unique and what it might be pared with in terms of food.</p>
<p>3)	 Customer testimonials. If it’s an established wine tasting event, a liquor store or a restaurant known for their wine selection, see if your client can get a bunch of their best customers together to record some to use on air or online.</p>
<p>4)	 Expert advice on picking wine or beer. You might get a liquor store and a restaurant to go in on a campaign together to discuss advice on picking wines an beers and why they go well with certain foods.</p>
<p>You could also have fun with this and make recommendations on wines based on the people you will be sharing it with. For example, “Going to dinner at your girl friend’s house to meet her parents? Here’s a wine that will impress them.”</p>
<p>“Meeting up with an old friend how has decided to go organic and only buy local? Here’s a beer they won’t stick their nose up at.”</p>
<p>5)	 Community recommendations. People love sharing their own reviews about different wines or beers they have tried. Solicit recommendations on your Facebook page featuring different situations like wines appropriate for holiday parties or champagne for New Year’s.</p>
<p>If you have any follow up questions on any of the above promotions, let us know!</p>
<p>Stephen Warley<br />
<a href="mailto:info@localbroadcastsales.com">info@localbroadcastsales.com</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Have any ideas for personal injury lawyers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Warley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some of the most common types of personal injury law cases:
1. traffic accidents
2. accidents at work
3. assault claims
4. product defect accidents
5. accidents in the home
6. medical and dental accidents
7. occupational hazards (resulting in medical aliments)
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Here are some of the most common types of personal injury law cases:</p>
<p>1. traffic accidents<br />
2. accidents at work<br />
3. assault claims<br />
4. product defect accidents<br />
5. accidents in the home<br />
6. medical and dental accidents<br />
7. occupational hazards (resulting in medical aliments)</p>
<p>When developing a broadcast campaign for a personal injury lawyer, ask them what types of cases are their specialty. Use that niche as a way to brand them. For example, it my be a lawyer who specializes in asbestos cases, so make that the focus of your commercial. Today’s consumers are overwhelmed with advertising messages, so those that are the most focused stand out from the crowd.</p>
<p>Don’t create a personal injury lawyer commercial that sounds like it could be made for any personal injury lawyer like this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLuFLAVxdU4" target="_blank">commercial</a>.</p>
<p>This radio <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwVMMq9MX6M" target="_blank">commercial</a> for a criminal defense lawyer focuses on the legal ramifications of a DUI.</p>
<p>See the difference? Which one do you think it more memorable? The one that sounds like a lawyer commercial with a generic message or one that is specific about why you want to avoid getting a DUI?</p>
<p>Here are a few other campaign ideas:</p>
<p>1) Turn your client into an expert. Have them respond to the most common questions they hear from your client. Solicit more questions from your listeners as the call to action.</p>
<p>2) Video education. Getting a sense for a lawyer is tough in a 30-second radio commercial. Have the lawyer offer one piece of legal advice and then direct them to online resources like a <a href="http://www.straffordpub.com/personal-injury" target="_blank">webinar</a> on a specific legal topic or a<a href="http://thelaw.tv/cleveland/Product+Liability+Law" target="_blank">video directory</a> of your client responding to questions.</p>
<p>3) Social media or mobile. Make the call to action easy to remember by promoting a 5-digit <a href="http://www.usshortcodes.com/csc_faq_csc.html" target="_blank">short code</a> or a<a href="https://support.twitter.com/articles/49309-what-are-hashtags-symbols" target="_blank">hashtag</a> on Twitter, so your listeners can get connect to your client’s stream of legal knowledge and recommendations.</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any follow up questions.</p>
<p>Stephen Warley<br />
<a href="mailto:info@localbroadcastsales.com">info@localbroadcastsales.com</a></strong></p>
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		<title>What are some marketing ideas for eye doctors?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Warley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few marketing ideas to pitch to eye doctors:
1. Focus on one unique attribute in the broadcast advertising campaign. What specialty is this eye doctor know for? Working with kids? Lasik surgery? A certain eye condition? Listen to this radio commercial for an eye doctor focused on Lasik.
2. Annual eye appointment reminder. Most people get an [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Here are a few marketing ideas to pitch to eye doctors:</strong></p>
<p><strong>1. Focus on one unique attribute in the broadcast advertising campaign. What specialty is this eye doctor know for? Working with kids? Lasik surgery? A certain eye condition? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEFx91m8zEs" target="_blank">Listen</a> to this radio commercial for an eye doctor focused on Lasik.</p>
<p>2. Annual eye appointment reminder. Most people get an annual physical or even get their teeth cleaned once a year, but most people don’t worry about their eyes unless they have trouble seeing. An annual eye exam might pick up problems in advance, like glaucoma. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li3cFZOrLLo" target="_blank">Listen</a> to this radio commercial reminding parents to get an annual eye exam for their children.</p>
<p>3. Special offers. You can never go wrong with a special offer. Might be a discounted eye exam or the eye doctor might have a partnership with a local eyeglass store offering discount. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OABFP9x7-hc" target="_blank">Listen</a> to this radio commercial about a very creative offer to get people to buy new eyeglasses.</p>
<p>4. Most frequently asked questions. Simply ask your client, what are the 10 most frequently asked questions people have about eye exams and turn that into your advertising campaign! It saves you from writing radio copy that sounds generic and makes the marketing message so much more engaging by responding to questions that are on people’s minds!</p>
<p>5. Video directory about eye care. Go a step further and interview your client about 10 or 20 different pieces of eye care advice them commonly share with their patients. Feature one piece of advice in a radio commercial and the drive people to a video directory about eye care form your client on your website, YouTube, Facebook or your client’s website.</p>
<p>Let us know if you have any follow up questions!</p>
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<p><strong>Stephen Warley<br />
<a href="mailto:info@localbroadcastsales.com">info@localbroadcastsales.com</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Any ideas for branding a plumber?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Warley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure a funny commercial might make someone laugh, but will it get them to call a plumber? With the average consumer being bombarded with so many different marketing messages, branding a plumber alone on radio is no longer enough. You need to engage your listeners and get them to act. Here are three ideas . . .
1. Offer a guarantee. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sure a funny commercial might make someone laugh, but will it get them to call a plumber? With the average consumer being bombarded with so many different marketing messages, branding a plumber alone on radio is no longer enough. You need to engage your listeners and get them to act. Here are three ideas . . .</p>
<p>1. <strong>Offer a guarantee.</strong> Everyone always complains they can never get a hold of a plumber when they need one. Offer a guarantee that when you call, text or email . . . you&#8217;ll get a responses within 30 minutes or you&#8217;ll get 10% off your bill. That message would definitely make<br />
your plumbing client stand out from the crowd!</p>
<p>2. <strong>Turn your client into an expert.</strong> Instead of spending copy that will only make your commercial sound like another commercial, interview your client. Either ask them to respond to the 5 to 10 most common questions they get from their customers or offer 5 pieces of advice on how to keep the plumbing running smoothly. These responses can be cut into a variety of different commercials.</p>
<p>3. <strong>Humorous customer stories.</strong> If you want to go the humor route, there&#8217;s nothing better than true stories shared by your client about their customers! Have them share 3 to 5 stories (make sure they get their customers&#8217; permission first!)</p>
<p>Remember, whatever of the above campaign ideas you use, always focus on a specific aspect of your client&#8217;s services. Something they do better than any other plumber in your area or something no other plumber is doing.</p>
<p>Also, include a specific call to action. Does your client want people to call, text or email? Make it easy to remember.</p>
<p>Let us know if you have any follow up questions!</p>
<p>Stephen Warley<br />
<a href="mailto:info@localbroadcastsales.com">info@localbroadcastsales.com</a></p>
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