Please make sure to coordinate with
either Leo or Sybil regarding the date and exact time of your appearance
on our show. The time zone for the WBIG studios is Central Time.
Therefore, any time quoted to you by Leo or Sybil is in Central Time.
There is no cost for your appearance
on Livin' The Dream because our funding is through sponsorship. (If you
are interested in becoming a sponsor, which will give you greater long
term visibility through commercials, exposure through our Livin’ The
Dream website, and more, contact Leo or Sybil for further information). Our only request of you
as a guest is that you help spread the
word to others about Livin' The Dream as well as franchisees within your
concept who might be interested in local promotional and advertising
opportunities.
If you have not already done so,
please do check out our
Program Archives
and listen to some of the
Archived shows
to get a feel for the format of the show.
As our gift to you, you can download
a copy of your appearance on our show and use it in any way you would
like.
As a guest on our show, our number
one priority is to help you get visibility for your business. In
order to help us help you, please make sure to get us the following
information:
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Your Phone Number - If
you will be doing your interview on the phone, please let us
know the phone number we should use to contact you for your
interview.
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Topic - The topic
title for your interview
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5 questions in line with this
topic. You can click on our
General
Questions document for some sample questions. If we do not
hear from you, the standard questions we typically ask are:
a) Tell us about your franchise (i.e.,
describe the concept)
b) What qualities are you looking for in a
candidate for this franchise?
c) Demand – What are the Growth / Demand
trends for your business?
d) How would you describe this franchise’s
niche?
e) What differentiates you from the competition?
f) Real Estate – what are the typical real
estate requirements for your concept?
d)
Locations -
+ How many locations do you currently have open nationally?
+ What are your expansion plans?
+ What is the opportunity, especially in the Chicagoland area,
though we have listeners all over the country.
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A brief biography – about 4
to 5 sentences that we can use to announce you on air and on our
internet Show Page summaries.
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Contact information -
Contact information - Please send us the contact information as
you would like it to appear on your Show Page (person's name,
title, company name, and email address).
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Web Link - We will be
happy to link to your web site. This can be your home page or a
specific web page within your site. Please send us the URL.
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Optionally, you should
consider a special offer you can provide to our audience. For
example, a free copy of something, or a coupon or discount for
something, if they call and mention Livin’ The Dream.
Guest Show Page
As a guest on our show, we will
create a permanent web page for your appearance on our show in our the
Program Archives
section of our web site.
In order to help us make your Guest
Show Page be attractive to future listeners and to Search Engines like
Google and Yahoo, please provide us with the following:
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Description of your
business - This should be a 2 - 5 paragraph that we can post on the web page for your
appearance. Please be sure to include keywords related to your
business to improve the chances of getting web hits from the
internet search engines.
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The contact information
you
want to have posted on your Show Page. This typically includes:
company name, phone number(s), email address and web page.
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Optionally, you can also post
additional marketing materials on your Show Page.
Show Page Links
One of the best ways to help
publicize your appearance on our show is to create a link from your web
site to your Show Page and/or to the Livin' The Dream Home page which is
at www.MyDreamBiz.net.
If you need any assistance setting up
these links, please do not hesitate to ask!
Livin' The Dream Blog
The Sunday after your appearance on
our show we will post the Show Notes of our appearance on your
Livin' The Dream Blog.
Please feel free to add a comment to
your Show Notes on our
blog. You can also add a link from your web page or blog to
our blog or the Show
Notes from your appearance.
If you need any assistance setting up
these links, please do not hesitate to ask!
Listen Live
Our Livin' The Dream radio program is
broadcasted live on WBIG
(AM 1280) in Chicago, IL each Tuesday from Noon to 1 pm CT.
(Occasionally, during the summer months, our broadcast is postponed
until after a Cougars Baseball game). Listeners
can tune into Livin' The Dream via their radio or via the internet if
they are not within our broadcast range. To listen live use the
following link - listen
live.
Archived Shows
The majority of our listeners catch
our program after the live broadcast by checking out our
Program Archives
page.
Our
Program Archives
are one of the best features about appearing on our show. Unlike a
typical radio program where people have to listen in live to catch your
appearance, your interview will be permanently archived on our
Program Archives
webpage.
Publicity
Be sure to let others know about the
"Livin' The Dream" They will be able to listen in online thru the
Livin' The Dream website if they are not
close enough to pick it up on the radio. We will also promote your
appearance on our email announcement of upcoming guests.
