By David Burrick, Chief Strategy Officer, Intersection Co. The quick serve restaurant (QSR) category is a staple of the out-of-home advertising industry. It’s hard to drive down any highway in America without seeing a billboard letting you know there is a local fast food restaurant coming up at the […]
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Tailor Your Holiday Messages to Seasonal Trends
As an out-of-home (OOH) sales rep, the holiday season presents a valuable opportunity to connect with clients and boost their sales. However, it’s essential to stand out amidst the flood of holiday campaigns by creating messages that speak to trends and consumer behaviors of the holiday season. Tailoring your holiday […]
“NO” for now…Now what?
When a prospect gives us a “no” it is always simply “no” for now. It means OOH sales reps must maintain persistent, relevant, creative contact with prospects. By focusing, reps can avoid drowning in hundreds of prospects. Strategic Prospect Management is based on the principle that not all prospects are […]
Making Yourself the Obvious Choice Among Competitors
In facilitating an OOH Sales Mastery session this week with some very new clients from across the country, we were discussing the various unique value propositions that each of them felt that OOH in general and more specifically their company provided to their customers. Opening the session, the question was […]
4 Tips to Identify and Target Businesses in Q4 2024
As Out-of-Home (OOH) sales reps, the 4th quarter presents a unique opportunity. Many businesses are looking to spend their remaining ad budgets before the year ends, and OOH can be a powerful channel for them to do so. But identifying which companies have money left and are looking to spend […]
OOH Sales: Use the “Close” to Set up Future OOH Wins
It’s hard to believe but here we are, 3 weeks away from the 4th quarter of the year. It’s do or die time team! If we don’t make it happen NOW, then we are just going to have to be satisfied with the results we’ve gotten. Are you? Or do […]
7 OOH Sales Tips to Finish 2024 Strong
Without a doubt, the fourth quarter is a critical period for any billboard sales rep. As the year draws to a close, there’s often a final push to meet or exceed annual targets. It’s also a time when many businesses finalize their advertising budgets for the upcoming year, making it […]
Readers Comment on Radio vs OOH Recruiting Ads
Two reader comments on my column titled How Radio Tries to Take Down Billboard Recruitment Ads. A Billboard Insider reader says technology has hurt the radio industry. With services like Spotify and Xm satellite streaming services being available on many car stereos that are standard issue on new vehicles and […]
How Radio Tries to Take Down Billboard Recruitment Ads
Radio industry publication, Radio Ink, on Aug 14, 2024, published this from Chris Stonick a 30-year Radio Recruiting Ad Consultant: Want to destroy the idea of billboard recruitment? Me too, so I do it all the time. According to billboard experts, you should have no more than seven words on […]
OOH Sales: Ask This Simple Question to Boost Your Close Ratio
In the world of OOH sales, there’s one straightforward, yet powerful question that, when used consistently, can significantly improve your close ratio, shorten your sales cycle, and strengthen your relationship with potential advertisers. And yet OOH salespeople hardly ever ask this question. We’ll get to that question in a moment. […]