{"id":19430,"date":"2016-12-18T21:52:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T05:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/?p=19430"},"modified":"2016-12-19T00:04:02","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T08:04:02","slug":"radio-advertising-53-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/radio-advertising-53-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"53-Question Response to \u201cWe Need More Sales!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/store\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19436\" src=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wants-more-sales-notebook.jpg\" alt=\"questions for radio advertising client\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In response to my \u201c2 Key Questions for <a href=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/2-key-questions-radio-ads\/\">Effective Radio Advertising\u201d article<\/a>, <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Blaine Parker<\/strong><\/span> noted: <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>\u201cI used to have a form for the account rep interviewing a new advertiser. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>It had a version of the question, \u2018What problem is the advertiser promising to solve for the consumer?\u2019 <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>At least half the time, the answer to the question was, \u2018We need more sales!\u2019 \u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As I do with any new client, I sat down and wrote a bunch of questions sparked by that<em> \u201cWe need more sales!\u201d<\/em> declaration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Because no specific advertiser has been identified for this exercise, of necessity my questions are generic, not specific.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Here&#8217;s Something Important to Understand About These Questions.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When I ask these questions, I never know which of them will lead to a successful ad campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Some of the questions might seem \u201ctoo basic\u201d to you. Others might seem obvious&#8230;or obscure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I write down every question that comes to mind, knowing that most of them won&#8217;t lead to helpful answers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I do that, of course, because I don\u2019t know in advance which questions will lead to dead end.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">These Are in the Order They Occurred to Me.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For a moment I was tempted to move \u201cDescribe your ideal customer\u201d higher up the list, because it\u2019s such an obvious (yet important) question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Then I realized if I rearranged the order of the questions, I\u2019d be defeating my purpose: to share with you, on a basic level, the thought processes I go through when a client says, \u201cWe need more sales!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When the Client Says \u201cI Need More Sales,\u201d Here Are a Few of the Questions I Ask Before Thinking About the Copywriting Challenge that Awaits Me.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/oday-radio-advertising-ebook\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19437\" src=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/need-more-sales-purchase-within.jpg\" alt=\"how to write effective radio commercials\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/need-more-sales-purchase-within.jpg 500w, https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/need-more-sales-purchase-within-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Why do you need more sales?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Because your expenses have increased? <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If so, which expenses?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Payroll<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Inventory<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Shipping<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Energy Costs<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Rent<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Storage<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Loss<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Spoilage<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Breakage<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Theft<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Have gross sales dropped?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Have overall profits dropped?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Have your margins (the percentage of the sale price that represents pure profit) changed?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Because your profit margins have shrunk?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Why have they shrunk? <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Increased competition? <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Are you selling a commodity, which inevitably results in a price war among competitors?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Because you&#8217;re in hock to your bookie?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Do you need more new customers?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* What do you want the new customers to buy?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Do you need your existing customers to buy from you more frequently?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Do you need your existing customers to place larger average orders?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* What do you sell the most of? Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* What is your single most profitable item?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For Storefront Retailers<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* What is the biggest sales day of the week for you? Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* What is the slowest sales day of the week for you? Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Have your existing customers&#8217; buying habits changed? If so, why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Are your existing customers spending less per order than they used to? If so, why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Is there a time of day when sales are dramatically less than the rest of the day? If so, why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* If a new customer came in and purchased just one item from your store, what would you like that one item to be? Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Do any of your products necessitate future continuing purchases (e.g., filters, toner cartridges)? \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Do your customers presently buy those necessary continuing purchases from you? If so, how often?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* If yes: Could you do something to entice them to purchase more frequently?<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> * If no, why not? Why do they purchase elsewhere?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #800000;\">Describe Your Ideal Customer.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Gender<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Age<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Income<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Job\/Profession<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Marital status<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Do they have children?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Do you have a referral program in place?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Do you have a rewards program in place?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* How would your typical customer describe your store?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* How do you wish your typical customer would describe your store?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Do you need to generate more sales&#8230;or more leads that convert to new sales?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* What do your employees do to encourage more sales from browsing customers?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* What do your employees do to encourage larger sales from customers at the time of purchase?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* What does your typical customer say to himself immediately before deciding to come to your store to buy something?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* What problem(s) does your company solve for its customers?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* What is the most recent new thing you tried to increase sales? What were the results?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Can you upsell an added service to go with a purchase?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Does any competitor of yours sell more than you do? If so, what reason would their customers give for buying from them, rather than from you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* What products\/services can you bundle into a larger, more profitable purchase item?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* What do you do better than your competition?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* What does your competition do better than you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* What is the one thing your customers repeatedly have asked for that presently you don&#8217;t provide?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">* Which items\/services provide you with the highest margins?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/freeteleseminar\/\">Download free radio copywriting seminar here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to my \u201c2 Key Questions for Effective Radio Advertising\u201d article, Blaine Parker noted: \u201cI used to have a form for the account rep interviewing a new advertiser. 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