"With a potential $60 million-$65 million annual extension reportedly waiting in the wings, ESPN is clearly wanting to make a significant investment in his future. Whether you love McAfee, tolerate him or cannot stand him, there is little denying his ability to generate attention."
"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."
"Any good manager, trainer, co-worker or industry expert I’ve come in contact with over the last twenty-five years, I’ve generally taken something from."
"If you don’t know these answers about everyone you sell, stop right now. Send them an email that says you want to take them out to breakfast, lunch, for coffee, for a cocktail, whatever."
"I don’t think I’m the Mick Jagger of sales, but I still like the chase and I still have the energy and the drive to make money. That’s what motivates me."
"I don’t think selling today is any harder than it was twenty years ago, but I do think that retaining clients is significantly harder than it used to be."
"As sellers, we are always taught to use any advantage we can find. I tell reps all the time, there is nothing that makes this job easy, but there are things that can make it easier."
"Sports radio can often be a “passion play,” where a business owner wants to show support of a team or just flat out likes the tickets and amenities that sometimes come with sports sponsorships."
"Referrals and success stories are two of the absolute best ways to reel in new business. People want to be in good company and feel comfortable with what they’re buying."
"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."
"I was only going to use it to mess with people. I did not plan on it being big at all. But it lends to what I do, which is find stuff. And because it’s sports, it makes it that much better for me."