Category Archives: Storytelling

An Email from a Listener About the Commercials

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Rod Schwartz

The email read, in part: Was listening to the local news this morning…which is always informative and entertaining…. and just wanted to say that two relatively new commercials have broken into my Top 5. #1. Moscow & Pullman Eye Care.  Those … Continue reading →

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What POTUS Can Teach Us About Marketing

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Rod Schwartz

Editor’s Preface: The following article has drawn more response than any we’ve ever run. Heading into what is likely to be the most contentious political contest in recent history, a number of readers have asked about this piece all over … Continue reading →

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Ask the Wizards – Marketing Advice from the Wizard of Ads® and partners

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Rod Schwartz

Business owners and radio marketing executives get answers to their questions on marketing in a COVID-19 world by Roy H. Williams (the Wizard of Ads®) Ryan Deiss (founder of DigitalMarketer.com), and Daniel Whittington (Chancellor of Wizard Academy). Send your questions … Continue reading →

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Ask the Wizard of Ads® – Free Now!

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Rod Schwartz

Roy H. Williams, the Wizard of Ads®, and Wizard Academy Chancellor, Daniel Whittington, recently announced that they will be offering weekly one-hour videos, in which they answer advertising and business questions submitted to them by email. It’s a generous offer … Continue reading →

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What Businesses Need From Local Radio Right Now

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Rod Schwartz

What do businesses, especially those closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,  need from their local radio stations right now?  A relevant advertising message that addresses the new reality of closures, quarantines, business not-as-usual.  At minimum, the information businesses need to … Continue reading →

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Seeing With Your Ears

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Rod Schwartz

His canvas was our minds. His paintbrush, words. And the pictures he painted so vividly made us see. They made us think.  And they made us buy – whatever he was selling. Paul Harvey was the master of spoken-word communication. His choice … Continue reading →

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Conversations in Advertising: Are You a Participant or an Eavesdropper?

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Rod Schwartz

By Photos by Bertilvidet, European People’s Party, Republican Conference of the United States House of Representatives. Collage/graphic by Didia [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons Whether you’re a business trying to engage consumers or a political candidate wooing voters, … Continue reading →

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Message Matters More than Money

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Rod Schwartz

A sometimes controversial, unabashedly conservative first-term state senator is consistently vilified by the press throughout his first term in office. In the next election cycle, he faces a challenger from within his own party. The challenger is a popular local … Continue reading →

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Advertising Lessons from 1923 and 1927

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Rod Schwartz

He is “…hopelessly out of date, and amazingly current. He was the outstanding copywriter and strategist of his time; he made $100,000 a year and more writing advertising when that kind of money was important even to the U.S. Treasury.” … Continue reading →

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Listening to These Commercials Can Make You a Better Writer

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Rod Schwartz

The finalists in the 2018 Radio Mercury Awards have been announced. The 100 or so commercials that made the cut represent some of the best work being done in radio advertising today. From this group, a dozen or two will … Continue reading →

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