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Selling Speed: The MRN NASCAR Local Sales Podcast
2022 September
Season 5, Ep. 41
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The NASCAR Race to Revenues in 2023 event was a collaboration with Loyd Ford of Rainmaker Pathways Consulting Works, Alec Drake of Drake Media Group, and Ed Knight of WECO-FM radio. In this BONUS episode we talk about finding all the available revenue streams when you have an affiliation with Motor Racing Network and use NASCAR to enhance your selling, when is the best time to sell NASCAR on the calendar, NTR and other untraditional NASCAR targets, and so much more.
Bob Quick, Sr. Manager Radio Partnerships - Motor Racing Network
704-262-6713
bquick@mrn.com
Loyd Ford, Rainmaker Pathways Consulting Works
864-448-4169
ford@rainmakerpathway.com
Alec Drake, Drake Media Group
214-529-2007
adrake@drakemediagroup.com
Ed Knight, WECO Radio
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