Sponsor (July-Dec 1954)

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► POINT OF RETURN IN THE VAST NEGRO MARKET OF CENTRAL TEXAS KTXN PROVES: ► An exclusive "Listening Franchise"! ► Consumer Acceptance in 207 Retail Markets! ► Cooperation of Wholesalers and Retailers! ► Active assistance by our experienced Merchandising Staff! ► Our guarantee of serving ONLY ONE ADVERTISER OF A KIND! we KNOW we BLANKET THE NEGRO MARKET OF CENTRAL TEXAS KTXN AUSTIN, TEXAS ► ►►►►► National Ii< prest ntativi RICHARD O'CONNELL NEW YORK LOS ANGELES • SAN FRANCISCO 20 SEPTEMBER 1954 NEGRO RESULTS (Continued from page 53) slated they could have sold out the first week if the down payment had been modified. "Si xt \ percent of the tract visitors said they had heard about the homes through the Joe Adams Show. ' Various (tiff OK. rVew Orleans): "It is impossible for an\ product to attain leadership in the Gulf Coast area without the Negro market," the president of the four-station OK Group, Jules J. Paglin, told sponsor. Paglin cites these examples: "A dog food brand came into the New Orleans market and sought to gain distribution through the use of a large network station and \\ BOK, using a divided budget. In about nine months thev had reached the number one spot in the market. "A canned milk company with a program of jive d.j. music sought to gain leadership in the local market and reached that goal only after making a determined pitch to the Negro audience. "On a promotion for used cars using a special appeal, a dealer sold $40,000 worth of used cars in one week pitching at the low income market — and his greatest success was in the Negro market." Carnation Milk (KTXN, Austin): Like many stations in the Southwest, KTXN has been programing successfully since 1949 to the Negro and Mexican segments in the air audience. Together, these two groups comprise some 36.15% of the total population within reach of the station, manager Frank Stewart reported. "Erwin, Wasey of Los Angeles bought both Negro and Spanish quarter hours across the board in 1951, at a time when Carnation Evaporated Milk sales were extremelv low. By the spring of 1954. Carnation enjoyed more than 51 '.'< of all canned milk sales in the greater Austin area. The\ cancelled their schedule in order to re-allocate much-needed monies for other markets. We are the fair-haired boys at Erwin, Wasey: but we worked ourselves out of a job!" Margarine (KWBC, Ft. Worth): It's long been axiomatic that Negro consumers will go all-out to buy the KFVD TOPS! IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PULSE NEGRO SURVEY For 3 solid hours from 1 to 4 in the afternoon — Quarter hour by Quarter hour, Monday through Saturday, KFVD is No. 1 in the Southern California Negro Home. (Estimated 350,000 Population) COMMANDING Over 55% More Listeners Than the Leading Network Station! COMMANDING More Listeners Than the Next Two Leading Independent Stations Combined! HUNTER HANCOCK'S "HARLEMATINEE" Is A "Must" To Sell This Market! For Details, Contact KFVD, Los Angeles 5, California Represented by Joseph Hershey McCillvra Chicago New York Los Angeles San Francisco 153