Writing Music for Television and Radio Commercials (and More)


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This textbook describes the process of composing, arranging, orchestrating, and producing music for jingles and commercials, and provides a comprehensive overview of the commercial music business. Rewritten and reformatted to increase readability and use in the classroom, this second edition includes new chapters on theatrical trailers, video games, Internet commercials, Web site music, and made-for-the-Internet video.




Radio Advertising


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Professional Radio Advertising Sales


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Professional Radio Advertising Sales, The Complete Course for a Professional Career in Radio Advertising Sales will guide a new Radio advertising salesperson from their first day in the Radio station to their first annual contract within 90 days. This is an all-inclusive guide that details every step in the professional selling process for Radio advertising. The book includes detailed descriptions on goal setting, prospecting, interviewing, appointment setting, qualifying, presenting, closing and customer service. Using a special skill-stacking formula, the author teaches how to master each skill in his successful sales process in the proper sequence. Special attention is devoted to the science of successful Radio advertising with an emphasis on the psychology of consumer behavior, the mathematics of scheduling and the brain science involved in writing emotionally engaging commercials. This is a must-have resource for anyone seeking to make more money more quickly in Radio advertising sales. You can learn more at www.myradioschool.com.




Advertising Without an Agency


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In a comprehensive guide that takes the guesswork out of advertising decisions for small businesses and entrepreneurs, Kobliski takes readers beyond the "what you can do" to the all-important "here's how you do it". 45 illustrations.




The 7 Secrets of Creative Radio Advertising


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In today's content consumed advertising business, radio remains a powerful and relevant way to reach millions of consumers all over the world. It will make you want to sit down and write a great radio ad!







The Radio Handbook


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The Radio Handbook is a comprehensive guide to radio broadcasting in Britain. Featuring two entirely new chapters for this edition, You Radio and Sport on Radio, this text offers a thorough introduction to radio in the twenty-first century. Using new examples, case studies and illustrations, it examines the various components that make radio, from music selection to news presentation, and from phone-ins to sport programmes. Discussing a variety of new media such as podcasts, digital radio and web-linked radio stations, Carole Fleming explores the place of radio today, the extraordinary growth of commercial radio and the importance of community radio. The Radio Handbook shows how communication theory informs everyday broadcasts and encourages a critical approach to radio listening and to radio practice. Addressing issues of regulation, accountability and representation, it offers advice on working in radio and outlines the skills needed for a career in the industry.




The Radio Producer's Handbook


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Two award-winning major market producers present the definitive how-to guide for producing a radio show, explaining every duty a radio producer is expected to perform. With refreshing honesty and the humorous flair of professional radio comedy writers, the authors reveal how to get one's professional foot in the radio door, book celebrity guests, craft great interviews, come up with ideas, create great phone segments, write and pitch material, and cope with the pressure that accompanies producing a show in progress. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.




Cutting Edge Radio


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