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    1. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets radio.com $ how smart radio stations leverage interactive assets online revenue strategy & business model development UPDATED: Nov. 2, 2009 MelTaylorMedia.com 267-625-5313 radio web strategy ? Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 1
    2. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets reality check your radio website business plan from past 2 years… will likely not work y over next 2 years you may need a local web sales ‘crisis intervention’ mel taylor background • radio • newspaper • sales management • talent, reporter • internet • television • content, production • sales training Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 2
    3. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets radio.com $ This is a collection of observations, realistic recommendations & tough love for Radio & it’s emerging online business models. UPDATED 11/1/09 g g / / Radio’s current, local online revenue share is about 2%. That small number can be easily increased by adopting the information contained within. Bottom line: For Radio to grow it’s online, and (more importantly) it’s overall revenue share, it needs to smartly leverage it’s unique portfolio of assets, with online playing a major role. Mel Taylor is a Philadelphia-based consultant, specializing in online revenue strategy & sales training for local media. Mel is a highly-rated and often provocative speaker/trainer, with a 13 year background in Radio that includes on-air, sales & web management. In 2002, Mel reluctantly exited the Radio industry to spend more time with TV, Newspaper & Online-only companies, who were more advanced with online revenue at the time. “I’m incredibly happy to finally return to Radio, sharing what I’ve learned about online revenue strategy from those online market leaders”. mel taylor media what we do help local media develop realistic & profitable web business models • training & consultation • sales & business model strategy • editorial & programming • video & multi-media • web 101 seminars for local business Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 3
    4. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets sound familiar ? • you invested in platforms, software & manpower but… where’s the real money? • you spent on research to help you sell how do you consistently monetize this data? • consultants helped you close quick, web revenue lt t h l d l i k b eventually, this easy money went away • radio execs follow other radio execs for web ideas some say: blind leading the blind ? forces hurting radio business model • music & news as commodity • listener & advertiser has more choices • internal conflicts • reduced staffing & resources • erosion of barriers to entry • economy pushing advertisers to web faster Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 4
    5. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets radio & web nowhere to go…but up 2008 local web revenue shares simple solution sounds too easy…. huh ? 1. look outside of radio for guidance 2. select tactics from web revenue leaders 3. 3 mix with radio’s unique strengths 4. leverage for increased market share Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 5
    6. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets BEWARE of newspaper’s mistake shovel ware newspapers t k their print content, took th i i t t t and ‘shoveled it’ online is radio making same mistake? Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 6
    7. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets old thinking radio & web web revenue primarily from: • in-stream spot sales • banner ads on website • creating a “radio site” • brand extension strategy new thinking radio & web grow overall revenue: • leveraging all assets to grow share • digital playing major role Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 7
    8. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets culture change job descriptions no longer a radio company • now: local content & marketing co. • aggregate, distribute & sell multi-platform • reps as mini-agencies has HR updated this yet ? mandatory re-think programming/content must think revenue too Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 8
    9. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets core radio business • radio • audio • advertising g • websites • enabling commerce core radio business local assets • reach over 90% local consumers via news, music, talk, audio formats • sales force & support staff • advertiser relationships & brand trust p • traditional & digital distribution • on-air, online, on-site notice the omission of ‘radio’ & ‘website’ ? Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 9
    10. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets slaughter these sacred cows • programming & marketing fully control site • build commodity content, dump off to sales • your brand is enough to win online • cpm only banner selling cpm-only • over-reliance on ad networks • over-reliance on streaming terrestrial signal questions to assess your online revenue strategy Radio GM’s focus on business profitability first. Do your Web managers? Do the people running your digital division have what it takes to build a profitable business? Does your Interactive VP have a sales management & revenue-focused background? Many Interactive VP’s in the broadcast industry have come up through the tech/content side. We believe this is a main contributor to why most broadcasters struggle to grow profitable, online business models. Caution: you might be building sites filled with content that continues to be commoditized. The financial returns on these types of efforts are typically weak, limited, or are in decline. Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 10
    11. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets questions to assess your online revenue strategy Does your local webmaster, PD or marketing director run the site? If so, you don’t yet have a web revenue strategy….you might only have resource hog that makes little or no money. Is Web commission structure similar /better than new biz commission? Are you sure sales reps are not just moving spot dollars to the Web line? Can your sales staff comfortably sell Web and overcome common objections? Do you know what these common objections are? Do your managers have strong grasp of Web, and the competitive online environment? If not, how will they effectively manage the effort? questions to assess your online revenue strategy Who is running your digital portfolio ? For web to be an integral part of revenue growth, Broadcasters need leaders with the following qualities: • proven sales, biz-dev, and training background • entrepreneurial mind • awareness & comfort in fast changing, media environment • understands how Radio can exploit it’s unique portfolio of assets What kind f t i i Wh t ki d of training are you providing to your staff? I it ongoing? idi t t ff? Is i ? Is staff being trained by someone with proven online sales experience? Someone with experience in selling against and for: Newspaper, TV, and online-only companies? Are you doing more than just selling banners and spot upsells ? Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 11
    12. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets Is your website: listener & advertiser friendly? Or: a train-wreck of marketing/programming content? Is your site full of non-proprietary content that users can easily get on other online properties? How much hi-value, advertiser-friendly, proprietary content is on your site? typical radio website ? • dumping ground • fun & games • value-add stuff value add • non-IAB.net units Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 12
    13. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets excellent radio site on-air & online synergy advertiser friendly custom ad sponsorships proprietary content database & promotions • primarily a marketing & programming site…not good • driving lo-value page-views via ‘chicks that rock’ Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 13
    14. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets what online content should radio build ? determine local content hole >> local consumer need NOT being met online >> of little interest to national, online only company >> can leverage support of on-air determine advertiser demand >> what categories want to advertise in this content? Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 14
    15. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets recent findings online spending trends • banner ads down • email • search • video up • directories • promotions online video that pays Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 15
    16. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets best revenue-producing VIDEO practices • video in banner • sales-based video player • search optimize video • online info-mercials info mercials • seed multiple channels it’s NOT pre-roll….yet video micro-site • t k share from tv/cable take h f t / bl • ad-vertorial • ez & cheap to produce • your biz seen by more • b tt search results better h lt • never a wasted play http://essentials.baltimoresun.com/micro_clients/lifebridge/ Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 16
    17. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets online info-mercials Click here to watch sample http://meltaylorclientsamples.blogspot.com/ online photo-mercials Click here to watch sample http://meltaylorclientsamples.blogspot.com/ Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 17
    18. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets common video mistakes that scare advertisers • inconsistent quality – production value – composition, sound & lighting • f fear of user generated content: UGC f t d t t • subject matter doesn’t require video • clips gets limited views Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 18
    19. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets video prospects •existing clients •TV wanna-be’s •ego-driven clients •newspaper clients •cable & tv clients large format banners Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 19
    20. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets • page takeover • site take-over • section sponsorship • roadblock Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 20
    21. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets radio king of promotions web + radio + promotions = revenue 70% of Super Bowl Advertisers used integrated promotions (2008 cpg) Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 21
    22. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets radio targeted email  targeted email online promotion integrated  radio campaign build database download coupon  join contest                j i watch video data capture dumb practice letting ad networks on home page & section fronts Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 22
    23. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets ad networks on home page not smart client cancellations common reason: poor banner design Design your banner as if:  • Speed by at 70 mph • 2 seconds of attention Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 23
    24. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets banner design 1. KISS keep it simple stupid 2. clear graphics/ messaging 3. understood in 2 secs ? 4. no web address needed ! banner design 5. what is goal ? > branding > message awareness > direct response: call to action Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 24
    25. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets traditional media specialty sites These print & broadcast companies determined the online content & revenue hole in market, then filled with separately branded web site & URL Metromix.com Tribune Media’s entertainment site  LVBrideandGroom.com Newspaper’s wedding site: monetizing targeted database  ToastedRav.com Bonneville Radio’s entertainment portal, supported by 4 stations PHrequency.com Philadelphia Newspaper’s local music website.  do you have plan to sell non-radio clients too? all local business in market current radio current advertisers radio using advertisers radio web assets radio struggles to get clients on their own website can radio tap the REAL upside? offer web solutions to entire business community Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 25
    26. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets new competitors offering web to local business Offering Search Engine •search engine marketing Marketing •search optimization •enhanced directory listing Directories >> video, graphics >> webpage with SEO • resell search where radio’s auto spend is going ? Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 26
    27. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets even cable sellers are offering web to local business 53 local business now using twitter, facebook & email databases Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 27
    28. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets pizza shop has over 1800 ‘followers’ on twitter. when owner wants to drive immediate business, he sends‘tweet’ that says.. free toppings & soda 2nite 7p-mid gourmet food truck sends tweets to inform customers where they will be parked that day, and at what specific times Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 28
    29. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets local business build & buy ads on national sites using self-serve www.AdReady.com sales team structure hybrid approach for near term • web specialists target new biz, web-only buyers • web specialists assist & train traditional reps • mandatory web sales for reps • convert all reps to ‘super-sellers’ over time Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 29
    30. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets goal: integration • reps become super sellers • 1 point of contact for client • able to offer many solutions • reps as ‘mini-agencies’ • sell total reach/power of all platforms how to get buy-in from all staff • overhaul compensation • update job descriptions • consistent web training for ALL it t bt i i f especially top & mid-management * how can top & middle-managers “manage”…what they don’t fully understand ? Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 30
    31. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets overhaul comp • revenue targets per rep • new business per rep • % of current clients using web f t li t i b • close non-radio clients why do we talk like this? • tech it’s confusing for client & the sales rep ! • cpm • pageviews • uniques • leaderboards • click-thrus c c us • weird vocabulary • monthly pricing Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 31
    32. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets super dumb practice protecting ‘rate card integrity’ @ $10.00 cpm and then….. selling large amounts of unsold inventory to ad networks @ 75cent cpm really dumb practice web sellers quote monthly, instead of weekly rates broadcast & newspaper quote weekly sounds I can’t afford almost expensive $2,000 per month ! sounds I can handle reasonable $475 per week Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 32
    33. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets another tactic to drive web revenue web advertising 101 seminars for local business why a client seminar ? local advertisers want to buy web, but… • confused / lack of knowledge • don’t totally trust sales rep • think Google or website is enough • never been offered web Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 33
    34. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets client seminar benefits • provide education to local biz • taps consultative approach • immediate web revenue • sales rep training • more effective than cold call mel taylor media ‘web advertising 101’ for local business success stories & Cablevision • $146,000 new quarterly business • 26 new contracts • $ 144,000 new quarterly business • 41 new contracts Times Shamrock Communications • $238,000 new annual business Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 34
    35. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 35
    36. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets How to invite local advertisers: This invitation was sent to local print advertisers of Philadelphia Inquirer Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 36
    37. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets WARNING clients will buy web from you…. or the competition CAUTION: Avoid using internal web-sales manager to present Web Marketing 101 seminar. Many have tried this method, but results are always poor. Use objective 3rd party expert to ensure a non-sales approach, & high client attendance. Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 37
    38. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets Mel Taylor Media popular WEB SALES programs custom programs available upon request >> Web Revenue Boot Camp for Local Media (1 day in market, suggested agenda) • 8a-Noon Web-sales best practices for reps •NNoon-1p C 1 Combined lunch session: competition overview bi d l h i titi i • 1p-3p Web Sales for Management • 3p-5p Programming/Marketing/Tech… revenue/ ad inventory issues • Delivered 2 weeks later: custom report on findings & recommendations >> Web Marketing 101 Seminar for Local Business • In-market visit 4 wks prior to seminar, includes Web Revenue Boot Camp • Half day of additional rep training, day before seminar • Copy of all sales materials / templates • Close business on the spot • Video clips from recent event here: www.MelTaylorMedia.com >> Online Business Model Analysis & Recommendation for Radio • We do a ‘deep dive’ into your current digital sales efforts & your local market’s competitive environment. Key deliverables include a comprehensive set of recommendations & specific instructions on implementation. radio web sales best practices run online as business training of traditional reps leverage web for greater overall share target non-radio clients too at least 1 online-only sellers client education & consultation non-radio sites, separate url’s reps as mini-agencies mandatory budgets w/ penalty web training for management Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 38
    39. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets smart practices • determine revenue/profit first before content • aggregation do what you do best, point to the rest • reverse pub s if successful o e, co s de o e version e e se publish success u online, consider offline e s o • online & broadcast no longer separate mel taylor media recent success story results from mid-market media company, that applied info contained within this presentation 2008 2009 Increase February  February $71,813  $71,813 $134,847  $134,847 88% March  $97,304  $160,756  66% April $110,000 $164,475 49% Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 39
    40. How Smart Radio Stations Leverage 11/2/2009 Interactive Assets radio.com $ how smart radio stations leverage interactive assets online revenue strategy & business model development UPDATED: Nov. 2, 2009 MelTaylorMedia.com 267-625-5313 Mel Taylor Media 267-625-5313 www.MelTaylorMedia.com Meltaylor2000@Gmail.com 40

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