"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] In addition to selling advertising on traditional terrestrial radio, radio sales people now have to sell ads on:
{
Television
=Digital Media
Newspapers and magazines
Trade publications
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] Selling air time is what kind of product?
{
=Intangible
Tangible
Abstract
Concrete
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] What is considered to be the first and most important quality in an account executive?
{
Prior experience in sales
A knowledge of news and current events
Awareness of popular culture
=The innate ability to sell
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] Deejays can make better sales people because:
{
They are desperate for a higher salary
=They are used to "selling" products on the air
They have more out-going personalities
They are better-known by the audience.
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] The head of the sales department usually is responsible for maintaining close contact with the station´s rep company as a way of generating income from:
{
Regional sales advertising
Local retail sales advertising
=National advertisers who are handled by advertising agencies
Co-operative trade advertising
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] The position of General Manager is most often filled by promoting whom?
{
A popular DJ
The Program Director
=The Sales manager
The Traffic Manager
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] Which part of the day is usually a station´s prime selling period, designated AAA?
{
=Morning Drive 6 to 10 A.M.
Mid-days 10 A.M. to 3 P.M.
Afternoon Drive 3 P.M. to 7 PM
Evenings 7 P.M. to Midnight
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] Which sales plan is designed to to distribute a client´s spots among the various dayparts for maximum audience penetration?
{
ROS
=TAP
BTA
OES
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] On the lists of Dos and Donts, which is the most important "do"?
{
Criticize the client´s previous advertising efforts
=Research the advertiser, have a plan prepared
Lie, exaggerate, or make unrealistic promises
Bad-mouth the competition
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] Which source of advertising accounts for the largest percentage of radio advertising?
{
National agency
Local or regional agency
Co-op buys and trade outs
=Retail or local non-agency advertising
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] A fully produced sample commercial to be used in a sales presentation is called a:
{
Live spot
Donut spot
=Spec spot
Sponsor ID
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] What is the primary goal in establishing a schedule of spots for a client?
{
=A sufficient number of commercials spread over a specific period of time
A large number of commercials over a short period of time
A schedule of spots that will run only during specific holidays
A few spots scattered over a very long period of time
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] When an inexperienced salesperson is hired by a station, what sort of client list will he or she customarily be given?
{
A current list of active clients
=A list of inactive or dormant accounts
list of national agency accounts
A list of accounts in collection
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] How many in-person calls should a salesperson make on average a day
{
3 to 9
=15 to 20
20 to 35
75 to 100
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] What is one way that a small market station can sell advertising without ratings, or "numbers"?
{
You can use the Arbitron ratings as long as you don´t get caught
You can pursue business with the national ad agencies, as they have access to the ratings
=The station sells itself on a more personal level, focusing on unique features and music
Sell off the rate card and put together cut-rate deals
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] Advertising agencies place the largest percentage of their client´s budget on what medium?
{
Radio
=Television
Newspapers and magazines
The internet
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] A radio "rep" firm will do what for your station?
{
Handle all local retail sales
Handle only co-op buys
=Handle national ad agencies
Handle your sales staff
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] How can a station´s website enhance the station´s advertising business?
{
It improves the station´s reception
=It provides tangible imagery for the advertiser
It makes it easier to renew their contract with the station
It provides instant access to the HD channels
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] A spot buy in which the cost is shared by the manufacturer and the local retailer is called a:
{
Trade out
Straight pitch
Special program sponsorship
=Co-op arrangement
}"
"[MULTIPLE-SSELECT] If, instead of cash, the client provides goods and services to the station, this is called
{
Co-op buy
Seasonal buy
=Trade-out
Promotional package
}"
"[OPEN] Selling air time is what kind of product?
{}"
"[OPEN] What are some of the most desirable qualities an account executive should posses?
{}"
"[OPEN] The position of general manager is most often filled by promoting whom?
{}"
"[OPEN] The highest rates on a rate card are usually for which day part?
{}"
"[OPEN] On the lists of Do´s and Don´ts, which is the most important "Do"?
{}"
"[OPEN] When an inexperienced salesperson is hired by a station, what sort of client list will he or she customarily be given?
{}"
"[OPEN] How many in-person calls should a salesperson make each week? What are some of the ways these calls should be organized?
{}"
"[OPEN] What are some of ways that a small market station can sell advertising without ratings, or "numbers"?
{}"
"[OPEN] Advertising agencies place the largest percentage of their client´s budget on what medium?
{}"
"[OPEN] A radio "rep" firm will do what for your station?
{}"
"[OPEN] How can a station´s website enhance the station´s advertising business?
{}"
"[OPEN] A spot buy in which the cost is shared by the manufacturer and the local retailer is called:
{}"
"[OPEN] Describe a trade-out for advertising.
{}"