{"id":1187,"date":"2017-03-08T13:58:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T13:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wensmedia.com\/ens-on-sales\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2017-03-08T13:58:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T13:58:21","slug":"the-secret-to-increasing-your-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/uncategorized\/the-secret-to-increasing-your-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret to Increasing Your Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this excerpt from my 2001 book, I wrote: “Tear up the last page in your presentation and double the investment you are asking for.” That was one of the keys to success then and remains so in 2017.<\/p>\n

Here are the simple back-to-basics steps that still work today:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \u00a0Know your prospects dreams.<\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0Wear your ad manager’s hat & do the best presentation you possibly can with the client’s best \u00a0interest at heart<\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0Establish a budget within the parameters, as described by the client.<\/li>\n
  4. \u00a0Look for the big idea.\u00a0 Revolve your presentation around a creative solution to an agreed to \u00a0client problem or dream; not around spots, rates, or GRP’s.<\/li>\n
  5. \u00a0THEN TEAR UP THE LAST PAGE, AND DOUBLE THE INVESTMENT!!!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    WHY DOUBLE YOUR PRESENTATION?<\/strong><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

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    1. A) \u00a0\u00a0From a Client Perspective<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. \u00a0Dominating your medium will capture and gain a dominant Share-of-Mind and subsequent \u00a0dominant Share-of-Market with your audience.<\/li>\n
      2. \u00a0Major investments are viewed with much more respect and attention than minor or token \u00a0investments. Your advertisers have a vested interest in ensuring your campaign works if the \u00a0investment is significant.<\/li>\n
      3. \u00a0More budget directly increases reach, frequency, Share-of-Voice and success.<\/li>\n
      4. \u00a0Clients seldom tell you their real budget. They believe they have a vested interest in reducing \u00a0their costs, but will always invest more if they are convinced they’ll get a return on that \u00a0investment.<\/li>\n
      5. Larger ‘asks’ demonstrate your confidence in what you are proposing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. B) \u00a0\u00a0From Your Perspective<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            \n
          1. You deserve more. Radio should not continue to accept competitors as “automatic buys”.<\/li>\n
          2. It takes just as much work to write and service a $20,000.00 account as it does a $100,000.00 account.<\/li>\n
          3. You will make more money………more easily.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            If only half your clients double their budget, and you capture the original proposed budget as a fall-back position with the other half, your sales will increase by 50%.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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