{"id":1718,"date":"2019-11-19T14:28:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T14:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/?p=1718"},"modified":"2019-11-19T14:28:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T14:28:49","slug":"prepare-for-battle-support-your-local-retailers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/uncategorized\/prepare-for-battle-support-your-local-retailers\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare for Battle &#8211; Support Your Local Retailers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"center\">I can hear it now, the battle cry inside the walls of Amazon, Wayfair, and all the other e-commerce companies sounds something like this, \u201cLet\u2019s take another BRICK out of the Brick N Mortars\u201d.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>What\u2019s up for grabs this holiday shopping season?\u00a0$1,000,000,000,000 \u2013 That\u2019s ONE TRILLION DOLLARS!<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>The e-commerce companies are licking their chops.\u00a0With six fewer shopping days this year, they are looking to make an even bigger impact than in previous years.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>If you are in charge of the inventory at your radio or TV station, you have a choice.\u00a0You can ignore it and let the e-commerce companies whittle away at your lifeblood (Local Direct Clients), or you can stand up and fight for them.\u00a0It\u2019s not just the retail business owners you are supporting, it\u2019s your local communities, it\u2019s citizens, and all the other non-retail businesses you\u2019re fighting for.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Why fight back against Amazon and the e-commerce enterprises?\u00a0It\u2019s simple!\u00a0In most cases, they don\u2019t support your communities.\u00a0They pay little to no taxes; they don\u2019t sponsor the local clubs, ball teams, non-profits or local events; they provide zero employment, and they hurt your retail businesses.\u00a0If that\u2019s not enough reason, I don\u2019t know what would be.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>We\u2019ll even make it easy for you.\u00a0We have written two new radio scripts that promote your listeners to buy local this holiday season. One can run for the entire shopping season and the other is to promote \u201cSmall Business Saturday\u201d (Nov 30<sup>th<\/sup>).<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>If you would like a free copy of these scripts, simply\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rick@ensmediausa.com\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>\u00a0and request.<\/h4>\n<h4>Your local business owners will think you are a hero for airing these messages and if they aren\u2019t already, they may be more apt to advertise with you in the future.\u00a0It\u2019s called\u00a0Psychological Reciprocation!<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>You have a choice \u2013 I hope you choose to \u201cStand Up and Fight\u201d for your local retailers and communities!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can hear it now, the battle cry inside the walls of Amazon, Wayfair, and all the other e-commerce companies sounds something like this, \u201cLet\u2019s take another BRICK out of the Brick N Mortars\u201d. 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