Sponsor (Sept-Dec 1958)

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IN ROANOKE KROGER LOVES WROV ..M noaerco CH*«.=.^W.^CONN.« "'°ZZ OK^^vmo^N'*" " """O" D.V,.,OH November 25, 1958 Mr. Burt Levine General Manager Radio S fat ion WROV Roanoke, Virginia Dear Burt: 1 t is our pol ic\ a t f our-mon th in here at tervals. Kroger to reapprai se medi a Durinp this wh i ch vou w each of the sel ec ted pa test weeks careful tha way. At th was made. i expectation per jre L per s tici. 0 ft t the od, we have conduc ted m an y naware. To determine the a onal i ties to sell for Kroge 1 ar I terns and ass i qned thes e different personal ities. items were not promoted in of each week a survey of m tests of bi 1 i ty of r , we e dur i ng We were any other ovemen t 3l It es carfiz hrough for us beyo For ex amp 1 ei terns for a on WROV for end of five At another ment to sel three-day wc Jackson's st item. This Just to teen -we twothe days a P eken prov ager intended to run a group of household week period. -v'e scheduled the I terns first week of the promotion. At the , our merchandise supply was exhausted, we gave Jackson a particular assignacker Label Corned Beef. Over the d period our usual sales volume doubled, as the only promotion put behind the ed to us that Jackson's aopeal is not s, but to all age groups. These are h the job tha st t the persona ces among many to ities have done f o 1 1 us trate <■ Kroger. Please pas s staff for th shows. a Ion e fi g our app ne way in Ver red at ion to all o which they have h y truly yours. F your andl ed Kroger CWC/cc Cha Adv r les W. Conner, Mar ertising & Sales P ager omo t ion Use these WROV personalities and ROANOKE will love you\ KEN TANNER • BARBARA FELTON JERRY JOYNES • LES DAVIS JIVIN' JACKSON WROV ROANOKE, VIRGINIA Burt Levine, President represented by Burn-Smith Co., Inc. 13 DECEMBER 1958