Magazine RainMaker Podcast Charlie McDermott

Send us a Text Message.Unlock the secrets to building a million-dollar magazine publishing business with magazine publishing titans Jeff Gardner and Sean Preston. From selling vacuum cleaners door to door to running an HVAC company, these seasoned professionals share their unique journeys and the invaluable lessons they've learned along the way as they provide answers and insights to these questions...What's your inside advantage? What's your #1 Tip for new publishers? If you were t...

Send us a Text Message.Are you looking to take your community magazine and your income to the next level. In this training Charlie McDermott reveals powerful strategies to drastically increase revenue for your magazine business without working harder. He shares innovative techniques to boost leads, prospect show rates, and sales conversions. Following an easy - Anti-Ghosting HACK', could mean over $160,000 in additional revenue per year.Charlie discusses becoming a "category of one" in ...

Send us a Text Message.Looking for more full-page advertisers? In this episode, Charlie McDermott pulls back the curtain on a winning strategy for publishers to attract those elusive 'whales'... a.k.a. businesses with the funds to make a splash in your magazine. Here's what we cover:3 simple ways to easily get face-to-face with those hard to reach, big marketing budget business owners.How to find better quality leads on LinkedIn NavigatorSample invitation emails, social media posts, dir...

Send us a Text Message.Ever feel like your magazine Deadline Day tends to swallow up your sales productivity? Often even before and after your deadline day, you're exhausted and distracted from all the stress! Although urgent, Deadline Days are far from your most important task of growing your magazine. And over the course of a year, those pesky Deadline Days can eat up 2-1/2 weeks and more of your calendar.In this episode, Charlie McDermott shares numerous ways successful publishers are...

Send us a Text Message.When Jeremy McCuslin, a three-time sales champion publisher, and I sat down to chat, the air buzzed with the electric charge of shared passion. Our unexpected guest opens up about his seamless transition from a music-loving teen with his own Christian radio show to a sales phenomenon. His story isn't just about ascending the ranks; it's a journey draped in the power of early experiences, shaping his professional path in ways he never anticipated. Harness your ...

Send us a Text Message.Ever received a call that reignited your passion for what you do? That's exactly what happened to me when a former client, who had parted ways with Palm Living Magazine under a cloud of dissatisfaction, left a voicemail that would spark the conversation for today's episode. They wanted back in, and it got me thinking about the undeniable value of conviction and the art of relationship-building in sales. Join me as I recount my own evolution from a publisher desperately ...