Inside LJW: 40+ Years of Advertising That Actually Works - Sam John

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What is the background of Larry John Wright Advertising?

Tommy Mello 0:00
even though this advertising seems expensive it's the best investment you're going to ever make welcome to the home service expert built for blue collar entrepreneurs who are ready for more when your customer says yes stop talking you find that the pursuit of a goal at least for me is a source of my happiness you're never a successful doing what everyone else does new episodes every monday Before we get started, I wanted to share two important things with you. First, I want you to implement what you learned today. To do that, you'll have to take a lot of notes, but I also want you to fully concentrate on the interview. So I asked the team to take notes for you. Just text NOTES, N-O-T-E-S, to 888-526-1299.
Tommy Mello 0:48
That's 888-526-1299. And you'll receive a link to download the notes from today's episode. Also, if you haven't got your copy of my newest book, Elevate, please go check it out. I'll share with you how I attracted and developed a winning team that helped me build a $200 million company in 22 states. Just go to elevateandwin.com forward slash podcast to get your copy. Now let's go back into the interview. All right, guys, welcome back to the Home Service Expert. Today, I got Sam in the house with LJW, Larry John Wright Advertising. You know, a lot of people ask me, they say, Tommy, what do you do for marketing?

How does LJW differentiate itself in the advertising industry?

Tommy Mello 1:25
And I'm like, how much time you got? But this one is, I've gone through a few media buyers over the years, and I was in this, it's called Owens Harkey, years ago. And he goes, Tommy, he goes, he's got hundreds of people out there And he goes, let me take you to the money room. And he goes upstairs to these two people. He goes, these two women do all the media buys. This is where all the money's made. And they had Disney and they had like some big accounts, not home service stuff. It was like the- Arizona lottery. Arizona lottery, stuff like that. And Scott became a good friend over the years. And it's just interesting. Like we talk about top of the funnel and direct response marketing and media buys with TV, radio billboards and all the things you guys do.
Tommy Mello 2:12
But we don't really, there's so much more than that. And I thought I should share this and I'm gonna start doing more of these things and just sharing who've been great to us and A1 and myself.

What strategies does LJW use for media buying and creative execution?

Tommy Mello 2:23
Sam's an expert in social media, digital ad placement, advertising consulting, traditional media negotiation and placement, creative brand building. It's a full service creative advertising and media strategy firm founded in 1982. by Larry John and John Wright, headquarters in Mesa, Arizona. LJW works with companies across the country, primarily helping growth-focused businesses turn marketing into measurable revenue. LJW focuses on building strategies that combine smart media investment, strong messaging, and disciplined execution. That means negotiating and placing media across traditional channels like television, radio, and billboards while integrating modern digital platforms like streaming, online video, and targeted digital and social media campaigns.
Tommy Mello 3:08
One thing that makes LJW different than many other agencies is that they operate their own in-house production studios, producing thousands of television, radio, and video and digital ads each year, which allows clients to move faster, control costs, and maintain creative consistency across campaigns. With one of the most experienced media buying teams in the industry, LJW's goal is simple. Help clients invest their marketing dollars more effectively so they generate more leads, more customers, and ultimately more growth. Over the years, LJW has worked with companies and industries ranging from home services and automotive to retail, legal, real estate, education, and political campaigns. Sam, it's a pleasure.
Tommy Mello 3:47
And you and I be here. Pleasure's mine, man. It's awesome, man. This is so easy because we work so close.

How does LJW help clients achieve measurable revenue growth?

Tommy Mello 3:53
You guys are next door shooting stuff all the time. You make my life so simple. We'll do shots at clients' houses. We just did... We did Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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