Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Michael Rudd

Hot Dog Stand Marketing Version of Sales: Volume 6

Have you recently heard or said something like this? “I hit my budget, that’s all I can do! I mean it’s not my fault everyone can’t be as motivated as I am.” Or how about this one? “How can I be expected to do all of these things? I need some more help.” Too often than not we forgot in our world of media sales that to truly make gains, to really stand up and stand out in the work you do, you have to embrace being both a great teammate AND a leader!
Michael Rudd

Not what your station can do for the client

But rather what your client can do with your radio station. We all have ratings of one demo or another that will eventually put us in the top tier, we all have good qualitative of some nature for a specific demographic, and most of us by now realize it’s about relationships, ideas, value, and engagement and not CPP’s, budgets, cume, or TQL’s.
Sports

Hot Dog Stand Marketing Version of Sales: Volume 5

You wake up in the morning and you stretch those arms out! As you yawn and go to stand up you slip on whiffle bat your son had left by your bedside and as you go down for the count your dog think it is a great time to see how your face tastes and begins to lick you from your scalp to your chin. How do you react? Do you scowl or get upset because you think to yourself “what a crappy start to such a busy day, I don’t have time for this. I hope my whole day doesn’t go like this!”
Michael Rudd

Hot Dog Stand Marketing Version of Sales: Volume 4

Our minds know no limits.  We can gain knowledge and improve at what we are doing at a faster clip if we truly dedicate...
Michael Rudd

Hot Dog Stand Marketing Version of Sales: Volume 3

Ten years almost in 100% commission radio and media sales. I have probably worked with well over 200 different reps on sales team
Sports

Hot Dog Stand Marketing Version of Sales: Volume 2

I love what I represent. A sports talk radio station. While I’m not a die hard “super fan” I do love the competition of sports, the teamwork
Paul Weyland

What’s in Your Pipeline?

All you need to become a top biller in your market are 32 active average accounts on the air each month. It’s true. In every market, a couple of
Michael Rudd

When others aren’t listening

The clock has just struck midnight.  Other stations are just sort of waiting for their morning show to start up in a few hours...

Welcome to No-Brand Land!

Broadcasting executives spend millions building their radio station’s brand in the marketplace. But, is it being spent it in the right place? A marketer's greatest...
Handshake

Hot Dog Stand marketing version of sales: volume 1

The NFL will be gone in 30 years.  So rang the words of ESPN recently, according to a few expert opinions. Here’s another one...
Michael Rudd

The difference isn’t the product it is you

Radio works, sometimes we don’t work. One of the more frustrating objections I hear when I am speaking to a potential prospect is when they...
Michael Rudd

Why Sports radio is different

I just don’t know if people listen to the radio anymore. I’ll be perfectly honest with you, I don’t know if I would have...

Building a marketing communications strategy

If you're a start-up or small station that believes marketing communications strategy is an ideal just for huge corporations or conglomerations with a large...

Obstacle Delusions ll

“Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears.” That headline is a quote from surfer great Laird Hamilton and it...
Michael Rudd

Failing is awesome…

There is no greater feat that you can achieve each day beyond being kind to everyone you interact with than failure. Failing is no longer...