Re: How you can afford to work in radio

[Chuckigo@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/23/99 8:56:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, sven@lily.org 
writes:

<< He might want to get in sales...at least they still haven't figured out a
 way to make cyborg salesmen....yet. >>

actually, they have...  take a rookie account executive, sit them in front of 
a couple of training videos, then let them play with TapScan.  the computer 
designs the demographic marketing plan.  all the young a/e needs to do is get 
in the door to make the pitch.  sales is not necessarily the human art it 
used to be.  it's still tough though, and i don't envy any of the people 
currently doing what the best they can.  there are some a/e's trained in the 
"olde ways", of actually relying on a reasonable mixture of truth and b.s. to 
set up, make, and close the deal.  to them, i tip my hat.  to the others, i 
hope they'll watch and learn...

sign me:  glad to be on this side of the speakers...

- -Chuck Igo