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Quick.

Which LOCAL radio spots have you heard recently that have stuck out in your mind?

Uh-huh.  Me too.

It’s not supposed to be that bad.  Really.

Here’s what they’re saying over at the radio station:

“I’m often embarrassed by some of the work I do which is considered acceptable to A.E.s and clients”

“I put a little extra time in a spot to sell the product better and I was told by the GM I had spent too much time on it and the client wasnt worth the effort.”

Wait a minute.  Did you hear that??  THE CLIENT WASN’T WORTH THE EFFORT ?!?!?

Local radio revenues are down 5-7% in most markets. National sales are off 15%.

So tell me… which clients aren’t worth the effort?

How many GMs and AEs have had bad experiences at a restaurant?  Probably quite a few.  Wonder how many ate there again?

So if a client doesn’t get the service they should be accorded, and if they get less than expected results, if any, from a poorly produced message, think they’ll be opening their wallets again?

The restaurant doesn’t advertise a Ptomaine Platter.  But I’ll bet the chef knows if his Blue Plate Special makes his customers sick, he’ll lose more than customers.  He’ll lose his customers’ friends.  Because they’ll hear about it.

Radio is dishing out the same poison, and they have a hard time believing advertisers aren’t beating a path to their door.

It’s enough to make you sick.

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“So what exactly is it that you do?” I asked.

“We fine-tune the art and science of delivering performance through our model that embraces a business tangible and intangible objectives to build momentum, and fuel the opportunity pipeline,” They said.

“Oh,” said I, scrambling for my buzzwords dictionary.

“We help businesses communicate to their clients,” They added.

“Well, why didn’t you say so in the first place?”

Communication is about sharing ideas.  If you try to Baffle Them With BS; you’ll only get the same in return.

“What do you do?” They asked.

“I help businesses tell their story to customers and investors” I said.

“Wow.  We could use someone like that,” They exclaimed.

“I thought maybe you could.”

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