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RodSpots · 2W ago

Freebie for a Florist

I was hired recently to write and produce a radio spot encouraging the listener wanting to send flowers to do business with a local florist in the recipient’s neighborhood, rather than going through one of the 800-number services. The client, owner … Continue reading →
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RodSpots · 2W ago

Jim Williams on Using Demo Tapes to Sell Radio Advertising

HIS NAME WAS JIM WILLIAMS. He was radio’s first serious sales trainer. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of radio advertising salespeople across America acquired their unshakeable belief in the power of radio advertising from Jim. By way of introduction, this post is … Continue reading →
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RodSpots · 3W ago

Jelly Bean Branding

Betcha didn’t know that April 22nd was Jelly Bean Day. Or that jelly beans have been around since at least the time of the Civil War. As kids, we ate our fill of them every Easter season.  Then they’d pretty … Continue reading →
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RodSpots · 4W ago

Context Matters

Whenever I meet with a new advertising client or prospect, one of the first items of business is to come to a meeting of the minds concerning the singular importance of: The Message. What-the-ad-says has more to do with the … Continue reading →
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RodSpots · 4W ago

Is Your Brand a Joke?

I enjoy a funny story as much as anyone.  But not every joke is worth telling, certainly not in all places, at all times. Just because you can tell it doesn’t mean that you should. Context matters, it really does.  … Continue reading →
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RodSpots · 2M ago

Best-Selling Wizard of Ads Trilogy…FREE!

If Roy H. Williams has advertised this elsewhere, I’ve not seen it.  But earlier this week, as I was poking around the Wizard’s website, I happened to notice that he’s making available FREE (for how long?) all three of his … Continue reading →
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RodSpots · 2M ago

Best-Selling Wizard of Ads Trilogy…FREE!

If Roy H. Williams has advertised this elsewhere, I’ve not seen it.  But earlier this week, as I was poking around the Wizard’s website, I happened to notice that he’s making available FREE (for how long?) all three of his … Continue reading →
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RodSpots · 3M ago

David Ogilvy on the Superiority of Radio

From Brain Pickings a few days ago… On September 7th, 1982, Ogilvy sent the following internal memo to all agency employees, titled “How to Write”: The better you write, the higher you go in Ogilvy & Mather. People who think well, write … Continue reading →
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RodSpots · 3M ago

David Ogilvy on the Superiority of Radio

From Brain Pickings a few days ago… On September 7th, 1982, Ogilvy sent the following internal memo to all agency employees, titled “How to Write”: The better you write, the higher you go in Ogilvy & Mather. People who think well, write … Continue reading →
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RodSpots · 5M ago

“WORD-OF-MOUTH IS MY BEST ADVERTISING.”

“I don’t need to advertise.  I rely on word-of-mouth. My customers tell their friends.”    How often have you heard those words spoken by a business owner, in response to an advertising pitch? The fact is, personal referrals and recommendations … Continue reading →
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