The Blinder Group
helping media companies maximize revenue through effective sales of their multimedia assets


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MIKE BLINDER
President
Tampa
(917) 865-4827

BARBARA WICKMAN
Senior Associate
San Diego
(619) 203-6166

JANE BRUCE
Associate
Tampa
(813) 310-0417

FRANK DORF
Associate

RON WELBY
Associate

CHARLIE PONGER
Associate

KEVIN McCRUDDEN
Consultant
New York, New York
(631) 431-6198




The Multimedia Master Class

No one sales development firm has successfully trained more newspaper sales reps on how to effectively take online products to market than The Blinder Group. This is due to The Blinder Group's vast knowledge of proven multimedia strategies; as well as the company's vast experience in conducting fast-paced, enjoyable and dynamic classroom training. Plus, the Blinder Group conducts hundreds of assisted, "4-legged" sales training calls with local ad reps, in markets of all sizes, worldwide. This additional knowledge of the actual online sales call process makes The Blinder Group invaluable for any planned multimedia sales training effort.

The Multimedia Master Class offers more in-depth training for your ad reps on how to take the Web to market, as part of the their day-to-day offerings. The course is completely customizable to fit your exact needs. We'll tailor the content no matter the market size or skill level of the attendees. Plus, we educate them on your products and pricing models as part of the course content.

The Multimedia Master Class can de delivered in one- or two-day sessions and is designed for both the inside and outside sales force.

The Multimedia Master Class content includes:

  • Latest Audience Trends (plus any local data on your offerings)
  • The Basics of the Media (terms and technology)
  • How to Price the Product on a Sales Call Using Your Targeted Rates (CPM Selling)
  • How to "Blend" Online with Traditional Media. Or, Sell It On Its Own
  • Prospecting New Multimedia Business
  • Making an Effective Multimedia Sales Call
  • The Exact Elements of a Winning Multimedia Campaign
  • Good Online Ads vs. Bad Online Ads
  • Best Methods for Closing More Multimedia Business
  • What It Takes to Complete the Process (file types, media types, what this all means, etc.)
  • The Qualities of the Best Multimedia Salespeople (motivational element)

Plus attendees receive the Blinder Group's:

  • "Top 20" Objections and Counters to Closing an Online Sale.
  • 17-page Glossary of Terms
  • "Top 10" Features and Benefits of Online Selling!

Download a suggested two-day agenda here! (1.4 MB PDF FILE)


The Blinder Group
Tampa Offices: 6139 Fjord Way
New Port Richey, FL 34652 USA
(727) 847-2464 ~ (727) 847-5959 (fax)
profit@blindergroup.com

SPEAKING PROGRAMS, seminars and workshops

CONSULTING/TRAINING: Strategic Planning ~ Basic Sales Training
Multimedia Sales Training ~ Assisted 4-Legged Closing Calls

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"[Mike's lessons are] based on good solid experience and not pie-in-the-sky sort of stuff that is all too present in most discussions these days."
  Dave Leone
  Publisher
  Imperial Valley Press.

"The Blinder Group made our reps believers and delivered us a nearly three quarters of a million, in new online dollars, at the same time!"
  Jon Beck, Director
  Online Advertising Business
    Development
  New York Daily News

"I loved Mike Blinder's presentation. To me, he is outlining the steps of how we are going to get from a profitable print product to a profitable online product, which no one else seems to be able to do!"
  Yvonne Klinnert
  Editor
  Stillwater (MN) Courier