Friday, February 7, 2014

Some Tips For Newspaper Telemarketing

By Jayne Rutledge


Ever since the emergence of the internet, subscriptions for newspapers have actually declined because many people read their news online already. It is for this reason that the papers would have to work extra hard in order to market their products. So if one is in the industry, then here are some newspaper telemarketing tips that may actually help.

Everyone thinks that the art of sales is not as effective as before because everything has already become digital and some techniques would now be rendered obsolete. What people do not know is that nothing can still beat human interaction and convincing powers. Of course one of the most effective ways to successfully close a deal with a random person would be to do a cold call.

Just like in any sales endeavor, the salesman has to first catch the curiosity and interest of the prospect that he is targeting. Now when making a cold call to gain a subscription, it is first important to know whether the prospect has an existing subscription or would want one. After that, one may proceed with the sales pitch.

One of the main things that one would do in order to attract buyers would be to tell them about coupons that could save them money on certain products or services. Usually, newspapers would be giving discount coupons to those who would subscribe. This is definitely one of the weapons that the telemarketer could use in order to get more subscriptions because it would be hard for anyone to resist something free that would save them a bundle of money when they shop.

Another way to convince people to become subscribers is to show them how convenient it is to access news out of home. The one edge that the papers have over the net is that when people go out, the papers have the information. So telemarketers may actually use this in order to convince them to subscribe because people are always looking for convenient ways to access their news.

Along with this, one can actually include in his sales pitch about events that the prospect may be interested in. Of course prospects who are interested in certain events like concerts and such may want to be able to keep updated with the latest. With this, one might be able to convince people to actually get a subscription.

Now one of the last techniques to use would be the referral technique wherein one may actually ask existing customers for new referrals. What one can do here is to ask those existing customers whether they are satisfied with the news and the service of the company. If they are, then the telemarketer may actually ask these existing customer if he knows anyone else who would be interested in subscribing to a newspaper.

Because of the emergence of the internet, many newspaper companies have been going bankrupt. In order for one to save his company, it is essential that he knows some newspaper telemarketing techniques. If he knows how to use them well, he will be able to succeed.




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