• Artificial Intelligence

We all know Artificial Intelligence (AI) is growing, but what is its future in publishing?

AI’s greatest power lies in its ability to minimize mindless repetitive tasks - the types of tasks that publishers hate - freeing up time and resources for their human counterparts in Circulation, Ad Sales, & Editorial and enabling them to be more productive.

• Sales Tips

The Challenge:

As a sales or new business executive, you face a plethora of objections when trying to close the deal. Whether you are working to get your foot in the door with a new prospect or sitting down to discuss contract details, you will need to prove the value of you are offering.

One of the most common hurdles you will face is defending the price point of your advertising package.

• Sales Tips

In today’s cluttered digital world, getting your email read—let alone opened—is no easy task. On average, email users receive 88 emails daily. What can you do to make sure your email stands out? It all starts with the who, what, and when.

• Advertising Trends
• Insider

Each year the IMAG conference brings together independent and enthusiast magazine media executives to discuss the challenges and successes of their industry and brands. Unlike other events, we always appreciate the transparency of this group. In the same way as last year’s event in San Francisco, the 2017 IMAG conference was an honest, high-quality, and well put-together affair. Speakers and discussions were engaging and authentic, and people were given ample opportunities to network and digest all of the valuable insights between speakers.

• Conferences
• Insider

On Monday, May 22^nd, while everyone else was working from their respective office desks, I was introducing the Digital Track at the 2017 CRMA Annual Conference in Houston, Texas. I had a great time connecting with a number of local and regional publishers at the conference, and learning about what drives their business forward.

• TV Advertising

Each month MediaRadar pairs with Found Remote, a global media platform focused on the evolving TV industry, and analyzes ad data across six select OTT providers, to see who’s advertising where and which shows are garnering the most attention. In this series, we are coming to understand both how OTTs are diversifying their marketing efforts and where they are going.

• Advertising Trends
• Online Advertising

Like you, we read those articles last month threatening a full advertiser boycott of YouTube last month (for example, here), fall-out from poor editorial controls. We were curious to see if the list of brands that said they were boycotting actually went through with it.  And what impact did that have on YouTube’s overall sales? The results surprised us. Posted below is a quick summary. 

• Digital Advertising
• On the Mind
• Video Advertising

The gold rush of online video advertising has ensued in full force—the buzz, energy and frenzy have pushed online video mainstream. Now most major digital publishers and broadcasters offer online video ad formats.

• Email
• Sales Tips

It's a simple, yet true notion... You’ll never make the sale if no one reads your email.

For ad sales reps, an email is often the first touchpoint when reaching prospects. Like most of us, however, prospect email inboxes can be chaotic and overflowing. In fact, most prospects receive more than 200 emails a day.

So then, the question becomes, how do you stand out amongst the others in such a hectic environment?

There are a combination of email characteristics that will lead to your emails being opened, and more importantly, to your emails being read.

Below are 8 tips to create an effective sales email - one that your prospects actually want to read: