The Monday Morning Free Idea
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Check back every Monday for The Free Idea—a fun, entertaining bit of inspiration to help your show connect with your audience even more. You can also view past ideas, many of which my clients and I successfully used to engage listeners.
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Santa Claus the Coupon Code King
/in Free Idea /by Steve ReynoldsSanta needing coupon codes to buy some toys online is a funny concept. Find a friend who can be Santa for your show and roll down the list of gifts you’re buying online. Then have your Santa give you a funny coupon code to buy that item from the website.
Mr. Politics
/in Free Idea /by Steve ReynoldsWith lots of people getting together with family and friends this Thursday, who in the group is Mr. Politics? Who will be the first person at your holiday gathering to bring up politics? And, how will the rest of the group react?
Thank You Covid!
/in Free Idea /by Steve ReynoldsThanksgiving is coming up in a few weeks. A time for family, too much food, and arguing – especially after an election. Find listeners who are happy that Covid is preventing them from having to spend any time with their family this time of year.
The Santa Zoom
/in Free Idea /by Steve ReynoldsWith news that there might not be any mall Santas due to Covid-19, find yourself a Santa and have him host Zooms with listeners and their kids through Christmas so he can virtually find out what they want and if they have been good or bad. You have video to share on social media and bring the best audio to the show with this idea.
Repair the Relationship
/in Free Idea /by Steve ReynoldsWith the election over soon, it would be very relatable to find an engaging therapist and talk about repairing relationships that fractured because of politics. That’s happened to all of us, so delving into this relationships topic would be very real.
Advocate For the Kit Kat
/in Free Idea /by Steve ReynoldsReese’s Peanut Butter Cups have long been my #1 Halloween candy. A close second, though, is the Kit Kat bar. This year, I’m open to dethroning Reese’s. Open the phones and ask listeners to convince you why Kit Kats are better.
Time To Vote
/in Free Idea /by Steve ReynoldsWhat would be really cool and very responsible is if you used the awesome powers of your show to encourage people to vote over the next two weeks. Not to do politics (advocate for a person or issue), but to remind people it’s their civic duty to get involved to get the city and country they want. Get all the info on how to do it locally, even inviting on guests who can add to the conversation.
Name That Halloween Candy
/in Free Idea /by Steve ReynoldsHalloween is not too far off. Get a cute kid to read the ingredients of a popular Halloween candy. Your listener must guess what candy it is to win a prize. A key to making this sound even cuter is to not let your kid read the ingredients before you record this so they stumble through them! If you want to hear great audio of how this sounds, visit the audio page here.
Sober October
/in Free Idea /by Steve ReynoldsWith sports back in our lives and the weather turning cooler, how about the cast doing Sober October? You guys take an oath that, throughout the month, to not touch one drop of alcohol. Get ten listeners to join with you. Check in with everyone to see who violates the pledge during the month and who, from your original group, is left standing on October 31.
The Candy Drive-By
/in Free Idea /by Steve ReynoldsHalloween is a month away. Kids probably can’t trick-of-treat due to Covid. The week of the holiday, get kids on and ask them some candy-oriented trivia questions. If they get them right, do a Candy Drive-By. You guys get the winner’s addresses offline, drive into their neighborhoods, slow down in front of the house, roll your window down, and throw the candy on their front lawns as a prize. That’d make great videos for social media that week.