Chipin: Get Black This Out on National Radio

[JamesButabi]

I contacted Free Talk Live as I have sponsored their show previously and asked about doing some live reads to promote the Black This Out moneybomb. I have been informed we can get live reads for $50 each.

I think this would pay some dividends as this show is Liberty based, nationally syndicated, and has tons of Ron Paul fans as listeners who are not web hounds. Free Talk Live is syndicated on over 100 stations on Saturdays, and is now on XM nightly.


Starting this thread to gauge interest. At the very minimum I think we should take advantage of the two Saturdays we have left before the moneybomb if not more nights.



Created a chip-in: http://btoftl.chipin.com/ftl-live-reads

All money will go towards this endeavor. If any additional money is left (due to weird amount allocations) it will be donated to the Black This Out moneybomb directly


UPDATE 10/02
OK so I got some VERY good news. Just got off the phone with the main host. Here's two options which would give us a much better investment than just the initial 2 reads if we can raise the money. We can start as soon as I give him the cash!

$500 - Live read every night leading up to October 19th. Also will ad a banner onto the main site.
$750 - 2 Live reads every night and banner.

[Spanky]

I contacted Free Talk Live as I have sponsored their show previously and asked about doing some live reads to promote the Black This Out moneybomb. I have been informed we can get live reads for $50 each.

I think this would pay some dividends as this show is Liberty based, nationally syndicated, and has tons of Ron Paul fans as listeners who are not web hounds. Free Talk Live is syndicated on over 100 stations on Saturdays, and is now on XM nightly.


Starting this thread to gauge interest. At the very minimum I think we should take advantage of the two Saturdays we have left before the moneybomb if not more nights.

I mean I don't have a lot, but I'm willing to put $5 down for this

[bluesc]

If you start a chipin, I will contribute.

Any idea on the number of listeners they get?

[FSP-Rebel]

I agree that we should definitely do 2 Saturdays for sure. However, do they honestly charge $50 for live reads during the week despite the weaker audience? I'm already a platinum amplifier to the show but I'd be willing to throw down for this if your handling the logistics. Also, what segment are you thinking of booking? I'm thinking the start of the 3rd, 5th or 7th since most are listening during the time slot between 7:30p-8:30+. Keep in mind that some of those Sat stations preempt with sports sometimes, baseball and college football.

[FSP-Rebel]

If you start a chipin, I will contribute.

Any idea on the number of listeners they get?

Likely, a couple hundred thousand to a half mill on Sats. Plus around 5k+ in podcast downloads.

[trey4sports]

yes, yes, and YES!

one thing though, we need to direct them a special URL so we can actually track the effectiveness of the ad buy. rather than having the call to action be "visit www.blackthisout.com" it would be something like "visit www.heymediablackthisout.com" this would redirect to the main landing page but it would allow us to track the amount of people typing in this unique URL.

Dusman, what say you ?

[trey4sports]

bump.

[JamesButabi]

Any idea on the number of listeners they get?

Easily 6 figures on Saturdays if not a million. The XM stations have cranked up their weekday listenership. Loyal podcast listeners in the thousands.
Stations are viewable here http://www.freetalklive.com/affiliates



Created a chip-in: http://btoftl.chipin.com/ftl-live-reads

All money will go towards this endeavor. If any additional money is left (due to weird amount allocations) it will be donated to the Black This Out moneybomb directly

[TwoJ]

Id help chip in if enough people want to do it

[pauliticalfan]

Radio advertising is a fantastic idea. I would chip in for this.

Has anyone thought about recording an actual ad and running it on the radio? This might cost more but we could put together a really captivating 30 second ad and control the message.