What are you doing to build your business right now? It's a question I ask when I am in front of a business owner. Sadly, many don't have a plan. Or some are afraid of what the future might hold and they are behaving very cautiously. Too cautious I dare to say. "Oh,...
WOWO Fort Wayne Radio Advertising with Scott Howard
More Powerful Than Digital Advertising
Over the past couple of decades, the biggest growth in advertising expenditures has been digital. I'm talking about nearly anything online, from websites, to apps, to Google ads, Social Media Ads, all of it together has consistently seen growth in the double digits,...
The Trust Factor
A couple of Thursday mornings ago, a couple things happened before 8am. An email from Insider Radio that included the headline: Americans May Love Social Media, But Survey Finds It’s Radio That They Trust. Also it was the beginning of day 2 of a weather-induced work...
The Giving Time of the Year
Blessed to be a blessing is a phrase I heard a long time ago and right now I see a lot of it going on. It's a quiet Sunday afternoon as I compose these words for this weeks featured article on my website and podcast and I'm thinking about a multitude of things. It's...
$5000
As we approach the end of 2021, I'm looking to add to my advertising sales team at WOWO Radio. I just started running a radio ad that mentions a $5000 sign-on bonus going to the next person who qualifies that I hire. Here's the text of the ad or if you would like to...
6 Lessons Learned From Surviving A Pandemic
Now that we've made it this far in a once in a century pandemic, I thought I'd share with you a piece that I wrote for radio insiders. First, the backstory. This summer, radio consultant Loyd Ford reached out to me to be a guest columnist on his website that is...
The Power of Planning Ahead
How far ahead do you plan? Recently I was having coffee with a friend who was planning on a trip to Novi, Michigan to spend time with his wife's family. It was a day trip and he was noticeably stressed about it. It was a spur of the moment thing that sounded like fun...
Should Your Business Advertise on the Radio?
The question for today is: Should your business advertise on the radio? The answer is: A qualified Yes. Now that may not be the answer you were expecting from the General Sales Manager of the Most Listened to Radio Station in town, WOWO. You thought I'd say:...
Not All Radio Listeners Are Equal
I've got a few decades of media and marketing experience and I hunger to learn more and more. So this summer I was catching up on my reading and found a story that talks about 6 types of radio listeners and what they want and get from listening to their favorite...