Here's how Federated Interactive is growing sales of streaming and other digital products from infancy to a significant profit center. Included is a One Day Sales package for streaming, with resources, pricing and packaging. Also in the playbook: banner sales, text programs, Facebook sales, and new digital-only radio channels. Also find a list of technology partners which make these initiatives work. more

LIM has confirmed outstanding results from launch of a rich media ad unit from Broadcast Interactive Media. A two-day launch sales of a new ad unit in each of three markets generated $100,000 plus. CTR's are much higher than other rich media units. Here are two case studies, with promotional materials, pricing and packaging, launch tactics and resources required. more

Taking full advantage of political advertising requires a strategic plan. Even broadcast sites with sold-out onair inventory can create more digital inventory and sell new audiences (email, opt-in, etc.) via partnerships. This white paper gives a step-by-step go-to-market battle strategy, and a worksheet to create a political advertising plan. Included are case studies from two local media companies who have successfully ramped up revenues and and a slide deck of statistics to use in competitive messaging. Get ready for the 2014 political season. more

Just getting started? These ten basic steps to a winning strategy mobile are gleaned from the smartest sellers of mobile advertising in 2012. They boil down product, pricing, packaging, sales teams and target accounts, and partnerships. A lot of moving pieces, but this is what makes good programs work. more

Whether you are working with an organization that reps your site or selling directly to national marketers, these ten tips will maximize revenues. They are summarized from a presentation by Joe Larkin, Vice President of Sales for Village Voice Media Group, the largest selling alliance for alternative weeklies speaking at the Association of Alternative NewsMedia (AAN) 2012 Online Conference. more

One dramatic tactic to focus the sales effort on year-over-year increases is the use of travel incentive programs - that is, awarding trips to advertisers in return for meeting specific spending targets. The total pay-off in increased sales is well into six figures at Hudson Valley Media Group. Here's how the program works. more

Kirk Davis, CEO, Gatehouse Media, is tasked with transforming a group of 300 newspapers many of them in very small cities that sprawl across the east coast of the U.S. What does he think about first? People strategies. Here are ten take-aways from his talk at the SNA/Blinder Revenue Summit, on people: Hiring them, firing them, changing them. more

One method of interviewing for key strengths is to use "behavioral testing," by creating a series of experiential questions. Simply put, ask the candidate to recall a specific time in which they demonstrated the quality you are looking for. Here is a list behaviorial questions for key telemarketing strengths from Cape Sales Development, a leading telemarketing outsourcing company and trainer in the local media space. more

Digital First Media was one of the first print companies to give video cameras to sales reps and reporters. But what kind of training do sales people need to use the devices in the field? At the Pottstown Mercury, video sales projects range from multi-media dining guides to Bartender of the Year Contests. Jared Semet, Online Sales Manager, shared this video starter kit. more

The Oklahoman launched a sales contest in 2011 that drove more than $2 million in new revenues, and transformed the organization. The contest includes aggressive, sports-themed teams, swtiching sales managers and dropping siloed sales roles. Here's step-by-step how they did it, with results and lessons learned. more