How to Create Audio Commercials that Sell (Udemy.com)
Tips, Tools, Techniques for Writing and Producing Radio Ads, Audio Advertising for Podcasts, Streaming Services and more
Created by: Jim Norman
Last updated December 2019
What you will learn
- Create effective audio ads – ones that sell your client’s or business’s products and services.
- You'll learn tips, techniques and secrets from two audio ad veterans – each with over 25 years of experience and the principals of The Norman Agency – "The Sound of Marketing®".
- You'll learn everything you need to write audio commercials that sell – and how to get them produced.
- You'll learn how to develop the all-important Creative Brief;
- Powerful opening lines you can use word for word;
- Customizable script concepts;
- How to determine production budgets;
- Where and how to get your commercials produced;
- How to find and work with professional voices;
- How to work with celebrities;
- How to work with clients who voice their own spots;
- How to create testimonial commercials that feature customers of the advertiser;
- How to find sound effects and music for your ads;
How it compares
Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 74% of them
- Reviews68#1,150 of 1,211 by number of reviews
- Length3.1 hourslonger than 52% of them
- Last updatedDecember 2019earlier than 90% of them
Course Description
Audio Advertising – A Booming and Growing Industry
AM & FM radio, satellite radio, streaming services, podcasts. Together, they’re a booming, multibillion industry. And all of them carry audio advertising. That means there are outstanding opportunities for those who know how to create radio commercials and other types of audio ads – and those opportunities are growing.
How Do You Take Advantage of the Opportunities?
But to take advantage of them, you must know how to create audio commercials that sell. This course provides you with a step-by-step, start-to-finish process that will enable you to easily write audio commercials and get them produced. You’ll be able to create commercials that work to sell all kinds of products, services and more.
Who Are We to Teach You?
How do we know? Because we – your instructors, the principals of The Norman Agency, “The Sound of Marketing”® – have created thousands of audio advertising campaigns during our careers, for consumer-focused products and services as well as B2B clients. And what we’ll teach you are the skills and techniques that we use year in and year out.
What Are You Going to Get from This Course?
· 3 hours of lectures
· proven techniques
· downloadable examples
· customizable templates
· the confidence to write and get your audio ads produced
· access to your instructors through the comments section; answers to your questions within two business days
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
68 Reviews
Jim Norman
Jim Norman was the Creative Director and Owner of The Norman Agency.
He spent his whole career writing, producing and sometimes even voicing high-impact radio commercials and other audio marketing communications. He worked at leading Canadian media companies, including Rogers Communications, Maclean's Magazine, and others. His mission was to help marketers build their businesses, and his client list was impressive.
He worked with thousands of businesses from local restaurant owners to multinational brands including DeWalt, Nokia, Symantec, TSC, and MidMichigan Health, from consumer-focused product and service advertisers to B2B clients.
He won over 45 international and national advertising awards.
Jim holds an MBA, which he received in 2008 from Heriot-Watt University's Edinburgh Business School, UK.
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Reviews
By Daniel Meuser on 7/13/2022
Kurst ist sehr theoretisch. Man erfährt viel darüber, wie man ein Skript schreibt und auch ein wenig über Projekt Management. Weiterhin erfährt man ein paar nützliche Tipps wie man Regieanweisungen gibt. Leider erfährt man nicht wirklich etwas darüber, wie ein Radio-Spott tatsächlich produziert wird.
By Mark G. on 1/26/2022
This course was extraordinarily well put together -- anticipated all of my questions -- left nothing hanging and was narrated with care and warmth. This was a rich, dense and actionable course. It was not a data-dump...It was akin to a workshop or personal tutorial from two seasoned Pro's. Excellent!!
By Wayne Jordan on 12/11/2020
I rarely give a 5-star rating to anything. But: these guys are good. They are thorough and professional. Best of all, they know how to teach. The material was well organized and clearly presented. I'm glad I took this course.
By Joseph Jayce Isibor on 10/29/2020
I run an audio production and radio advertising agency, and this course opened me up to a better way on how to go about my business... So yeah, the course is a great one!
By Prashant R on 5/10/2020
Thanks for sharing your years of knowledge. This benefits a lot of people who are just starting to learn about audio advertising.
By Earl Pilkington on 12/18/2019
Very good course for beginners. And, a great refresher for those of us in the industry already as I gleaned some very useful bits and pieces of information, especially the Great Openings. Thanks for everything.
By Melvyn Greenstein on 8/25/2019
Hi My name is Melvyn 76 year old male still in business and have used radio many times and am looking to get that 30 second magic thats not boring . Strong to the Point. The ad i will will start some thing like .YOU ( see i am listning to you) may be sitting on a fortune ,we buy and recycle gold....... at Wolf Bros jewellers and so on Integrity immediate payement and buy Kruger rands for cash . And only at my Head office . Rest of the blur after what I learn By business is www.wolfbros.co.za. warm regards melvyn@wolfbros.co.za
By Bob Domingos on 9/14/2018
This course taught me how to make a radio commercial. What to look at in the beginning, how to cut unnecessary words and phrases from the commercial, how different tones are used to make the commercial. The course is comprehensive and complete. I would highly recommend if you are planning to put out commercials for your products or other companies products on the radio.
By Chris Cirella on 7/21/2016
It is a very thorough course for the entire copywriting process. But as a sales person who does not have to deal with the intricacies of the technical end (i.e. auditioning voice actors), I find I cannot give a solid 5 as I am not using some of the great info that you are giving. Otherwise, the pacing is great, the content is well-written and well-presented, and the chunking of subjects allows for great flexibility in taking the course at one's own pace.
By Paul Baldassari on 5/16/2016
I am new to radio so for me this was a great course from start to finish on the concepts of how to produce effective creative. And the method of presentation made it enjoyable and totally painless.
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Overall Score : 92 / 100






