It’s Time To Set Goals for 2021

Selling Radio Direct with Pat Bryson

How clear is your crystal ball?

2021 is looming. It’s time to set goals and expectations for the new year. It’s always difficult to gaze into your crystal ball and project the next 12 months. You never know what will happen: take a look at 2020! Who would have ever anticipated the past few months? And yet, we need to establish revenue budgets so that we may create total station budgets.

 
Most of us have experienced reduced pay cheques this year, due to the pandemic.
 
Even in normal years, as salespeople and sales managers, we may dread the goal-setting process. Since the COVID crisis has not yet totally resolved itself, how do we predict 2021?

Pandemic or not, in reality, our process should not be focused on what management wants you to bill. It should be focused on what you want to earn. At the end of the day, you determine your paycheck. How you spend your billable hours, how you respond to changing market conditions, will ultimately determine your earnings. This will become critical in the new year as we make plans to recover our income levels.

 
There is a simple formula to calculate what you will need to bill to earn what you wish to earn.
 
Amount I want to earn________________________________________
Divided by:
Commission rate ____________________________________________
Equals:
How much I must bill _________________________________________
 
Next, divide that total yearly amount into months. What must the billing be for each month, and what will you earn that month?
 
This exercise gives you a starting place to plan your efforts for the coming year. Now that you know what you must bill monthly, you can calculate how many face-to-face calls you will need to make each day to achieve that billing level:
 
Monthly goal:______________________________________________
Divided by:
Average order: _____________________________________________
Equals:
Number of orders needed: _____________________________________
Divided by:
Closing ratio %: ____________________________________________
Equals:
Number of meetings needed: ___________________________________
Divided by:
Number of work days in a month: ________________________________
Equals:
Number of meetings per day: ___________________________________
 
Sales is a numbers game. Once you know your numbers, you have a roadmap to recovering your income in 2021.
Happy Selling!

 

About The Author 

Pat Bryson is the founder of Bryson Broadcasting International, a consulting firm that works with radio stations around the world to increase revenue by raising the skill level of their sales staffs. Her client list spans from the United States to Canada, Europe and Central Asia.

Pat has spent her entire career creating a culture of over-achievement for her stations. She began her career in radio sales, becoming one of the highest billing sales people in her market. Her career advanced to General Sales Manager, and then to Market Manager. Since starting BBI 7 years ago, she has helped hundreds of radio stations to find, train and grow great quality sales people and managers.

Pat was the recipient of two prestigious educational fellowships from the Educational Foundation of the National Association of Broadcasters: a fellowship to the Executive Development Program and a fellowship to the Broadcast Leadership Training Program.

She publishes the Bryson Broadcasting International Newsletter twice monthly, is the author of A Road Map To Success In High-Dollar Broadcast Sales and is a contributor to Valerie Geller’s latest book, Beyond Powerful Radio: A Communicator’s Guide To The Internet Age

 

 


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