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Lead Generation With Superpowers: Daybreak

Here’s how it works:

Step 1: We drop the Daybreak widget onto your site. It lives between stories as a persistent nudge for potential advertisers to reach out.

Step 2: It collects leads with a three-click form. Straight to your inbox.

End of steps. It’s “instructions-for-heating-up-a-Pop-Tart” simple.

Since launching Daybreak, publishers like you have already seen hundreds of leads pour in. Click the button below to get started.

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Daybreak fills up your lead pipeline. Here’s some more free stuff to help you turn those leads into paying advertisers.

Webinars that Hit, and Don’t Try to Sell You Shit

How to Find, Hire and Pay a Sales Rep in 2026
How to Find, Hire and Pay a Sales Rep in 2026

435 publishers registered for the most comprehensive webinar on hiring for ad sales we’ve ever done. Comp structures, where to find reps, what to look for, and what to avoid.

The Authentic 10X AI Playbook for 2026
The Authentic 10X AI Playbook for 2026

Recorded live in Puerto Vallarta at the CRMA Leadership Summit. A practical, no-BS AI playbook for local publishers who want to 10X their output without losing what makes them authentic.

What's Possible with Broadstreet 2025-2026
What’s Possible with Broadstreet 2025-2026Β 

Nearly 500 publishers walked away from this webinar with actionable plans they can put into place in a matter of weeks, if not days.

[Webinar + Downloads] How to Sell Digital Advertising in 2025

How to Sell Digital Advertising in 2025 Webinar + Downloads
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Over 1000 publishers and sales reps registered for How to Sell Digital Advertising in 2025. Here is the webinar, sell sheet, media kit, pre-meeting research recording, unedited sales meeting footage, and more.

How to Sell Digital Advertising in 2025 - Download Bundle

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How to Sell Digital Advertising with AI in 2025 (Live in Las Vegas)

LIVE: How to Sell Digital Advertising with AI
Recorded at Niche Las Vegas 2025

“This is amazing. I’m blown away.” See how to sell digital advertising using AI — not by tricking advertisers or escaping the important work of building relationships, but by using AI to do it better, faster, and with more impact.

How to Sell Digital Advertising with AI - Live at Niche Las Vegas 2025

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How to Price and Package Digital Ads and Sponsored Content

How to Price and Package Digital Ads
One of our most-watched webinars

Pricing and packaging is where most publishers leave the most money on the table. This webinar walks you through the frameworks, the math, and the psychology behind getting it right — whether you’re selling banners, sponsored content, newsletters, or all of the above.

How to Price and Package Digital Ads and Sponsored Content

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Make a Media Kit that Sells

7 Keys to Making a Great Media Kit
Make a Media Kit that Sells in 2024 (Recording)
Kenny's Media Kit Google Slide Template 2024
Kenny’s Media Kit Google Slide Template 2024
Eric Shanfelt's Media Kit Google Slide Template

Eric Shanfelt’s Media Kit Google Slide Template

Long Live Local News

Long Live Local News β€” Colorado Press Association Keynote
August 2024

Kenny shares a vision for local news and some of the more serious, fun, and innovative things that he and the redbankgreen team are working on. If you want to feel good about the future of local journalism, this is the talk.

Long Live Local News - Kenny Katzgrau - Colorado Press Association Keynote

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Ten Advantages

The (In)Famous Whitepaper, Ten Advantages
The OG

This is the whitepaper that started it all — the one that was famously subpoenaed by Google’s defense team and Department of Justice in the federal antitrust case against Google β€” the one that ultimately went nowhere. Ten Advantages lays out the core philosophy behind why publishers are sitting on more value than they give themselves credit for.

Ten Advantages - Digital Sales Strategy Whitepaper

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Templates and Guides

Red Bank Green's Sell Sheet Template
Red Bank Green’s Sell Sheet Template (with real Example)
Local Life Magazine Low Effort High Volume Case Study
Local Life Magazine Sees Low Effort, High Volume Sales with Local Spotlight
Best Impression Advertiser Report Template
Best Impressionβ„’ Advertiser Report Template
5 Steps to Maximizing Click Through Rates
5 Steps to Maximizing Click Through Rates
4 Pillars of Pricing and Packaging Digital Ads and Sponsored Content

4 Pillars of Pricing and Packaging Digital Ads and Sponsored Content

The Likeable Banner Ad
The Likeable Banner Ad
Digital Ad Sales Proposal Google Doc Template
Digital Ad Sales Proposal Google Doc Template
Hyperlocal Launch Worksheets

Hyperlocal Launch Worksheets

Cheat Sheets

Kenny's Sales Meeting Cheat Sheet - with Top 10 Questions to Ask

Sales Meeting Cheat Sheet (Kenny’s Top 10 Favorite Questions)

Recorded Webinars

Make a Media Kit That Sells in 2024
Make a Media Kit That Sells in 2024
Become a ChatGPT Power User in 45 Minutes with Melissa Chowning
Become a ChatGPT Power User in 45 Minutes (with Melissa Chowning
How to Sell Digital Advertising in 30 Minutes
How to Sell Digital Advertising in 30 Minutes
The Perfect Ad Sales Meeting
The Perfect Ad Sales Meeting
What's Possible on Broadstreet 2024

What’s Possible on Broadstreet 2024

The Rookie's Guide to Ad Sales

The Rookie’s Guide to Ad Sales

How to Find, Manage, and Pay an Ad Sales Rep
How to Find, Manage, and Pay an Ad Sales Rep
Launch a Hyperlocal

Launch a Hyperlocal

 Upcoming Research

Who Influences Locals?

Small businesses spend extraordinary amounts of money with Google and Facebook, but is it because it’s really a better channel than local media?

This report is not complete. These are slides from the Local Media Association conference.

Who Influences Locals? (LMAFest Google Slides)

Short Clips

How to Sell a Local Ad for an Online Newspaper or Magazine
How to Sell a Local Ad for an Online Newspaper or Magazine
Stone Cold Evidence that Digital Ads Actually Work
Stone Cold Evidence that Digital Ads Actually Work
Flat vs CPM Pricing

Flat vs CPM Pricing

8 Hours of Sales Training

Part 1: The Optimal Digital Ad Sales Process

Part 1: The Optimal Digital Ad Sales Process

Part 2: Competitors, Pricing, and Packaging

Part 2: Competitors, Pricing, and Packaging

Part 3: Good Sales Habits and CRMs

Part 3: Good Sales Habits (and CRMs)

Part 4: Getting the Meeting

Part 4: Getting the Meeting

Part 5: Run a Great Sales Meeting

Part 5: Run a Great Sales Meeting

Part 6: Creating a Killer Proposal

Part 6: Creating a Killer Proposal

Part 7: Closing the Deal

Part 7: Closing the Deal

Part 8: Renewing and Repeating the Business

Part 8: Renewing and Repeating the Business

The Intersection: A Virtual Conference With Speakers Who Are Out There Actually Doing the Thing They’re Talking About

The Intersection Virtual Conference with Scott Brodbeck, L'areal Lipkins and Jay Senter, focused on Ad Sales and Reader Revenue

The Intersection Virtual Conference with Scott Brodbeck, L’areal Lipkins and Jay Senter, focused on ad sales and reader revenue.

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