Category Archives: Client-voiced commercials

RADIO-MERCURY MUSINGS

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Rod Schwartz

Each year since 2004 I’ve retained copies of my best radio work from the previous year, with a view toward entering them in radio’s premiere creative competition, The Radio-Mercury Awards. My 2010-11 folder contains some 15 commercials from which I’d … Continue reading →

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The Power of Words

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Rod Schwartz

“Choose your next witticism carefully, Mr. Bond.  It may be your last.”   –Auric Goldfinger to James Bond, who is about to be cut in half by a laser beam. Bond: “Well, you’re forgetting one thing. If I fail to report, … Continue reading →

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CAR DEALER RADIO ADVERTISING…IMPROVED

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Rod Schwartz

Too many car dealer radio and TV ads sound the same. They all use the same tired clichés, hyperboles, and ad-speak. They shout at the listener, thump their chest, and answer questions nobody’s asking. Small wonder that consumers find it … Continue reading →

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Taming Room Noise Harlan Hogan’s Way

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Rod Schwartz

I’ve recently started experimenting with a new microphone, a Lawson L47MP condenser mic I purchased some time ago.  Among the differences I’ve noticed, compared to the Electrovoice RE-27 N/D dynamic mic that’s been my mainstay since 1992, is the Lawson … Continue reading →

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Happy April First!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Rod Schwartz

This is one of eight different commercials running heavily all day April 1st on all six commercial radio stations in the market.  (If the local NPR affiliate would allow it, they’d be running there, too.)  It’s a special one-day campaign, … Continue reading →

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The Original, One and Only

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Rod Schwartz

Uncle Sam—an American original Here is a one-word reason advertisers should give serious consideration to participating in their radio commercials: originality.   Each of us is, in the strict sense of the word, unique. An original, not a clone. As … Continue reading →

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Accentuate the Positives: Client-Voiced Radio Commercials

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Rod Schwartz

I’ll admit there are advertisers who should be discouraged from doing their own radio commercials. (Here I would love to insert a few perfect examples, but let’s be charitable.) Still, my tendency is to err in the direction of giving … Continue reading →

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Creating Profitable Radio Advertising: the Advertiser as Expert

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Rod Schwartz

Advertisers who voice their own radio commercials often find it a powerful way to leverage their knowledge and expertise, their accessibility, even their personalities to competitive advantage. After all, as owners their words carry more weight. They are the local … Continue reading →

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