Tuesday, February 4, 2014

How To Do Newspaper Telemarketing

By Jayne Rutledge


Ever since the internet came into the picture and got more and more popular, the newspaper companies have actually suffered a downfall in subscriptions. Of course the big ones are still up because they have already made their name but the smaller companies are having a hard time. So in order to beat the competition, it is actually possible to apply some newspaper telemarketing techniques to stay on top.

These days, there are still a lot of people who would try to sell subscriptions over the phone because this is still a rather effective method. However, they are going to have a hard time because they will be competing with the internet. Now with good telemarketing skills, they will still be able to gain an edge over their competitor and end up successful.

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.

Now even though the wave of technology has swept most people, one thing that gadgets cannot do is allow access to news outside the house because not everyone can afford 3G internet. It is for this reason that there are still many who would prefer reading the morning paper because they can take it to work or anywhere they go. This is not something everyone can do with their gadgets.

Now another thing that will really bring the attention of the prospect would be the fact that the papers are more updated when it comes to events. So if one is a fan of events like company events or concerts, then the papers will be more accurate than the net. So this is another arsenal that one may actually add to his sales pitch.

Of course there is also the referral technique where telemarketers would be asking old subscribers for more referrals. First, they would ask the existing subscribers if they are satisfied with the news and the service that is provided to them. If they say that they are satisfied, then it will actually be easier to either get a referral from them or they themselves could advertise to their friends about how good the company is.

In this day and age, the papers will have a hard time moving if they are not that well known. It is for this reason that newspaper telemarketing is extremely important in order to get more orders. Of course one has to know how to use the right techniques for this.




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