Pete Hautem has spent 44 years selling out of home. Here are are 4 questions he thinks are high gain when talking to a prospect.. I have always said you can ask your way into a hell of a lot more sales than you can talk your way into. If […]
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Gephart on Selling Out of Home Versus Local TV
This review of media choices is for your own edification. Use leading questions in the data gathering stage to determine dissatisfaction with any of their current media choices. “Is (name an OOH attribute) important to you?” “Does (name a competing media weakness) frustrate you?” Many OOH companies teach reps to […]
Out of Home Delivers 3 Recruiting Audiences for the Price of 1
With all of the pandemic gyrations businesses need OOH now more than ever. Virtually every business is being stymied by the labor shortage. OOH can help in a way that no other medium can. The quantity of job candidates isn’t determined by the size of an ad budget but rather […]
Kevin Gephart on Dealing with Agencies
My thoughts about dealing with ad agencies are confined to local agencies. Ad agencies are not clients; they are spokespeople for clients. They are due all the respect, ideas, follow-through, and accountability afforded any spokespeople. Agency/advertiser relationships tend to be very temporary. The constants are you (the media) and the […]
6 Sales Objections and How to Handle Them
By Kevin Gephart In my last column 5 more sales objections and how to handle them I asked readers to identify sales objections. Thanks for all the comments. I’ll address the objections which readers raised today. People don’t want a drill, they want a hole; advertisers don’t want advertising, they […]
Wallace and Orsinger on Using Social Media to Market Billboards
Here’s some great advice from Southeastern Signs Robert Wallace and Mixed Media’s Denny Orsinger on using social media to market billboards. Robert Wallace, Southeastern Outdoor I can only talk to so many people per day on a phone. So I use social media to talk to the masses… not only […]
5 More Sales Objections and How to Handle Them
By Kevin Gephart Last week I discussed the top out of home sales objection – it costs too much. Today I’ll discuss 5 more out of home sales objections and how to handle them. I need more time to tell my story “Your 7 to 10 words on billboards doesn’t […]
Vendor Profile: Sandler Training
Company: Sandler Training Address: 629 Market Street, Suite 120, Chattanooga, TN. 37402 Email: lisa.nausley@sandler.com Phone: 423-702-5579 Sandler Training provides professional development and sales training to out of home advertising companies. Lisa Nausley is CEO. Dan Nausley is President. Insider talked with Dan Nausley. How did you get involved in assisting […]
The Top OOH Sales Objection and How to Handle It
By Kevin Gephart If you’re batting 1,000 you’re playing in the little leagues. Objections are minimized with thorough data gathering and an effective proposal, but there will always be some unforeseen hurdles. Effective objection handling increases your closing ratio and lays the groundwork for future business. It’s never no…it’s only […]
Pete Hautem on Selling Digital Billboard Ads
Pete Hautem has 44 years experience in selling out of home. Here are a couple of his keys to effectively selling out of home. Billboard Insider asked Pete to talk about selling digital billboard ads. How is selling digital different from selling static.? Overall, selling Outdoor ads is basically the […]
