Radio showmanship (Sept 1940-May 1941)

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CONTENTS MAY 1941 VOL. 2 NO. 4 Editorial Advisory Board Radio Herbert Pettey New York Ralph Atlass Chicago William Dolph Washington Henry Johnston Birmingham Glenn Snyder Chicago Philip Lasky San Francisco Roger Clipp Philadelphia J. Harold Ryan Toledo Business Lorenzo Richards Ogden, Utah Gustav Flexner Louisville J. Hudson Huffard Blue field, Va. Maurice M. Chait Peoria, III. Frank J. Ryan Kalamazoo, Mich. Editor and Publisher: Don Paul Nathanson and S. H. Kaufman. Associate Editors: Norman V. Carlisle, Harold Kahm, Paul Hellman. Research Director: G. M. Osman. Business Manager: Norman Lunde. Published by Showmanship Publications, Minneapolis, Minn. Subscription rate: $2.50 a year, 25c a copy. Address editorial correspondence to Showmanship Building, Eleventh at Glenwood, Minneapolis, Minn. Telephone: Bridgeport 6228. Copyright 1941, by Showmanship Publications, publishers of Radio Showmanship. Editorial 126 Furniture Sales Thru the Air 127 Joseph Mendleson The president of the Mendleson Furniture Galleries, Buffalo, N. Y., was introduced to radio by accident nine years ago, has employed the medium with good purpose ever since. Created for Furniture Retailers Only 128 An RS Air Analysis The impressive merchandising plan behind a transcribed radio show! The Radio Showmanship Survey of Business Fields: Report No. 1 131 How do U. S. furniture stores use radio? How often? In what quantities? With what results? The editors of Radio Showmanship present the facts based upon answers to a questionnaire sent to 2,000 retailers. Selling Jewelry the Year Round 132 Ruth Lake Started as a pre-Christmas promotion, the Wilkens Jewelry Store's program is still going strong after 281 continuous broadcasts. (Continued on next page) MAY, 1 94 1 123