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01 February 2014

How To Do 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.

Now the reason as to why calling people over the phone to try to get them to subscribe is still very effective because the telemarketer may always try to use sales techniques to convince the prospect. This means that he will be using his voice and his words to get people to buy into his sales pitch. So if a newspaper company has a bunch of great salesmen, then it may be saved from bankruptcy.

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.

Now when it comes to trying to attract buyers or subscribers, nothing will attract them more than a good bargain wherein they could save a bundle of money. This is actually where coupons would come in because many papers would actually carry some free coupons in them. By highlighting the coupons that the customers may use to gain discounts in certain stores, more people would want to subscribe.

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.

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 most powerful techniques that a lot of salesmen would do would be to ask for more referrals from existing customers. If an existing customer is very satisfied with the service that is provided to him, then he will be more than glad to give a few referrals. In fact, he may even market the papers to his friends himself because of how satisfied he 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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