Ryan Dohrn is a motivational speaker, won an Emmy for sales & marketing, has been recognized by Forbes.com with the “Best of the Web” award for his business strategies and is considered one of the top media sales trainers in the world today.
Since 2008, Dohrn’s Brain Swell Media consulting company has helped over 200 media companies find new revenue through innovative sales strategies and his unique ad sales training.
Today, Dohrn is also the owner and CEO of Niche Media, an organization that claims its "ethos" is centered around creating events that bring together like-minded media pros to help drive revenue through niche publishing. Hundreds gather at the yearly Niche Media Conference to attend programs focusing on revenue generation, sales training, audience growth, and emerging media trends.
In this 176th episode of "E&P Reports," we go one-on-one with multimedia sales guru Ryan Dohrn to gain new ideas he shares on how news publishers can grow top-line revenue in the ever-increasing turbulence in a post-covid market. He offers innovative insights into how any media sales rep can build essential relationships with new advertisers in a very competitive media ecosystem. Dohrn also provides a sneak peek into what will be presented at the April 2023 Niche Media Conference in New Orleans and why any media company today should be "all in" on creating niche media products.
161 One-on-one with Community Impact’s John Garrett
160 Mourning a newspaper's death through the words of the residents impacted
159 One man’s fight to return public notices to his Kansas publication.
158 A Texas newspaper acquired by local public broadcasting. A new trend?
157 Celebrating forty years! USA TODAY’s Nicole Carroll talks about four decades of reporting the news in accessible but innovative ways
156 “He runs one of the largest media operations you’ve never heard about.” Meet Kevin Dilley
155 One-on-one with Chris Stirewalt
154 1-on-1 with I Messenger Media's Cheryl Smith, 2022 NABJ Hall of Fame inductee
153 1-on-1 with Mike Barnicle, a frank discussion on covering a democracy in crisis
152 As Trust in T.V. news & newspapers continue to decline, NewsGuard offers “trust ratings” for over 7,500 websites.
151 LBGTQ+ media exec DJ Doran talks niche publishing & his run for mayor of Chicago
150 A one-on-one with Rick Rogers, now six months in as the Owner/ Publisher of Star Local Media
149 Data is fundamental to The Washington Post's “Unaccountable” series
148 Chicago Sun-Times' new executive editor covers a mass shooting in 1st few weeks
147 Meet the new managing editor of Axios Local, Delano Massey
146 Exploring The Tributary, Jacksonville's new nonprofit news outlet
145 “Abernathy Report" confirms the expansion of "news deserts" & misinformation.
144 Meet Juana Summers, NPR’s new cohost of 'All Things Considered'
143 Hearst Connecticut Media is on track to hit 100k paid subscribers
142 Checking in on The Boston Globe’s move into Rhode Island
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