Sales

What’s Important Now? 3Q OOH Prospecting

For Q3 determine if you are on track to make your sales budget. A key to selling more 00H faster is planning for a sufficient prospecting/sales cycle.  Don’t waste valuable, limited sales time pursuing new business with too short of a sales cycle.  It’s unfortunate that management (for their own […]

We Have Soft Back Copies! The Ultimate Out of Home Sales Guide

Our latest order of  soft backs of The Ultimate OOH Sales Guide is in!  If you are interested in a soft cover copy, send an email to info@billboardinsider.com and provide the following information. We will get you on the list when our next order comes in: Your Name Company Name […]

OOH Leadership: Sales Culture Hack

In OOH sales, a company’s culture plays a pivotal role in shaping its success trajectory. As someone with years of experience in optimizing sales strategies, I’ve witnessed firsthand the significant impact of culture on sales performance. Whether your sales culture is driving your team toward unprecedented record setting performance or […]

Kelly Gray on a Recovering Seattle OOH Market

Kelly Gray has more than 35 years experience selling out of home.  He is currently a Senior Account Manager for Pacific Outdoor in Seattle.  Billboard Insider talked with Kelly about trends in the Seattle out of home market. What trends do you see in the national out of home sales […]

Selling OOH Advertising in a Competitive Market

In the world of advertising, brands battle for consumer attention across a myriad of mediums and the competition is fierce. From digital platforms to traditional print media, audio, and video, every channel vies for a slice of the advertising pie. How many advertising sales reps are currently working in your […]

OOH Sales: What Can the Farmer Teach Us About Selling?

Farmers most likely know little about the process for developing OOH selling opportunities. But, they do know quite a bit about the process for developing (growing) crops. And, the lessons we learn from the farmer can help us “grow” our OOH books of business. Let’s look at the farmer’s growing […]

Talk About the Client’s Business, Not Advertising

Here are some excerpts from OOH Sales expert Kevin Gephart’s conversation  with Chris Lytle who has trained sales professionals for 44 years.  Last week Kevin and Chris  discussed the importance of sales manager courtesy calls.  Today they explain the importance of talking about the client’s business. Why a sales rep […]

Address the Elephant in the Room, Or Pay the Consequences

Have you ever lost a deal because of a problem you could have dealt with earlier in the process but were afraid to do so?  Created a unrealistic proposal because we didn’t know what they might be willing to invest?  Didn’t realize that they would never agree to anything but […]

Link Media Outdoor revenues increase 6% in 4Q 2023

Link Media continues to grow although at a slower pace.  Here are the Link Media financials extracted from the Boston Omaha 2023 10k. Revenues increased by 6% to $10.9 million during the fourth quarter of 2023 due to increases in occupancy and rate.  Here are Link Media’s quarterly billboard revenues […]

Setting Sales Team Expectations and Compensation

Last week out of home executive Jonathan Gravis talked about building a high performing out of home sales team.  Today he talks about setting expectations and compensation In the realm of OOH sales, success requires a thoughtful strategy in establishing expectations and crafting compensation plans. You’ve assembled a team that […]