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Every day, business owners and managers drive to and from work thinking, &#8220;How can I grow my business?&#8221;\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>They&#8217;re looking for IDEAS; small ideas, medium ideas, and BIG IDEAS.\u00a0Ideas that make sense for their business.\u00a0The bigger and better the idea, the more they will invest.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>If we are asking for more dollars (increased frequency) or asking for a rate increase (just because it&#8217;s renewal time), your chances for pushback and resistance are greatly increased. However, with a well-thought-out &#8220;IDEA&#8221;, you&#8217;ll increase your chances tenfold.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Your IDEAS can be a campaign ad strategy, a musical image, an audio signature, a promotion\u00a0or event\u00a0promoting a specific product or area of their business,\u00a0or a new positioning statement or slogan. It can be anything that benefits THEM, and not you or your radio station.\u00a0Your summer car giveaway might be your station&#8217;s biggest promotion of the year, but it must be presented from the advertisers\u2019 perspective to increase your chances of selling them.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>We suggest you view every proposal before it goes out the door to ensure it has a customer-focused &#8220;IDEA&#8221;.\u00a0Selling &#8220;radio&#8221; can be challenging; selling ideas is easier, and selling BIG IDEAS&#8230; easier yet!\u00a0After all, all business owners want are IDEAS on &#8220;How to GROW their business&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>IDEAS = DOLLAR$<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Stop selling radio and start selling ideas!<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>If you&#8217;re looking to GROW your business in 2022 and beyond,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yc2puk23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to arrange an online overview. 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