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Archive for October, 2009

Oct
26

Is Green Advertising Overload Blocking Successful Value Propositions?

People are busy, consumers are fatigued with too much advertising and really don’t get how their vacuum is now, “Green!” No doubt, high caliber advertising can deliver valuable information creatively, but the past economic prosperity has created advertising overload.

Overload becomes lack of action and lack of action creates more advertising attempting to justify a premium price for green products. In these economic times, it is a catch-22.

A recent report from Stanford and Harvard stating that advertising extends brand awareness but does not address perceived quality. Viewers’ awareness of TV commercials decreases dramatically with that lovely fast forward DVR button, but their ‘Buyer Beware!’ hot buttons are in overdrive. Consumers, partners, affiliates, all business relationships including those focused on green, demand transparency, a.k.a., “nothing to hide”.

This is a classic case of too much and too little: too many green messages and too little trust in what those messages convey.

“Compared to two years ago, consumers today have a greater understanding of the importance of conservation and clean energy but have not moved this awareness into action,” stated Andrea Fabbri, COO and Chief Marketing Officer of Ecoalign in an October 13th press release. “The challenge for communications and marketing professionals is to make sustainability an economic value. This must start from engaging with consumers on a more deeply emotional level to transform beliefs into the values that shape consumer decisions. But it also has to be complemented by solutions that address the economic barriers.”

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Oct
23

Brochure Graphic Design Techniques

Do you need great ideas for the graphic design of your brochures? Well, in my experience in brochure printing, I have seen five great graphic design techniques that always work and have never failed to attract people.

For the benefit of other would be designers out there, I will share these great techniques to design and print brochures.

Let us start with my favorite and the most effective, the attention seeker design.

1. The attention seeker design — This type of design is basically the technique that uses questions. For example, a brochure that has the words “Are you depressed?” on its cover is an attention seeker design. It asks people about its issues to attract attention. It is a simple and very powerful technique that does target the particular readers you want quickly. It is perfect for brochures that are part of awareness campaigns where you want to target specific people to give information to.

2. The poster brochure — this is a more visual design technique. This type of graphic design belittles text in favor of a compelling and well-designed cover. For example, a brochure about child exploitation may have a very powerful picture of children being forced to work in the streets. The picture alone, compelling as it is should be enough for people to pick up the brochure. The only problem though with this technique is that you have to be good at taking or creating images and photographs.

3. The classic corporate — The classic corporate design is the mainstay of post public relations and client relations color brochures. This design involves clean and crisp lines, simple colors and the judicious use of the company logo. While this may seem boring, it is actually the style that is most in use today. It is a safe mode of designing that should always be part of your retinue of design proposals.

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Oct
23

Why Digital Printing Option is Best

As technology improves and newer and better ways of printing become available, advertising becomes more competitive and advanced. One of the more popular ways of advertising, custom labels and stickers have definitely benefited from the digital printing facility.

Label and sticker printing using digital printing machines has become fairly common nowadays. Today, digital printing has improved quality, time, and lessened the effort and investment. For less, you get more value. Today, all types of companies and businesses are choosing digital printing for their custom labels and stickers and that’s just one reason why you should try it too. The actually benefit from this means goes far beyond the dollar. Since today advertising budgets have become less thanks to effective and superior quality printing techniques, it’s time you forgot about the traditional printing methods and considered digital printing!

Here are some of the top reasons why you should choose digital printing for your custom labels and stickers printing.

1. It lowers the initial costs and doesn’t require use of plates. That means that digital printing is quicker and has a shorter turnaround time.

2. You can print shorter runs and save on your marketing materials (if it’s a limited time product offer etc). You can save money by cutting down on unnecessary expenditure, besides reducing wastage.

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Oct
22

Using Promotional Packaging

Advertising can be very different for different types of businesses. The thing every company has in common is the need for some sort of promotion. There are promotional products that will work wonders for any type of company. If you sell bikinis near the beach in Florida or have a roofing business in the Midwest, you can benefit from different items. Your only issue is making the right decision about which product to use.

One thing that all company’s need is exposure. There are plenty of ways to get that but one thing is for sure, you don’t want to let it pass you by when there is an opportunity. If you have a company truck, they should be wearing a lot of company info. If you send out packages, they should bear your company logo and company name at least. If there is a chance that the public will be looking then you have to take advantage of it.

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Oct
21

Myths About Green Printing

Nowadays there is huge awakening in people about the undeniable damage that we have done to our Mother Earth. There is real effort to stop harming her more. Therefore green printing is followed in many organizations which keep their carbon footprint to a minimal and nil in most cases. But there still exist people who are worried about printing green due to their belief in myths that surround green printing. Here are the few most believed myths;

Recycled paper is more harmful than Non chlorine bleached paper

This is a big time myth. The information is baseless. Recycled paper is always safe provided it uses a considerable amount or used pulp and is produced from sustainable forests. Better environmental awareness is need to those who say that the myth is actually true.

Recycled paper is costlier than virgin paper

This is so false. Recycling was an expensive affair in olden days. This is due to less volume of production, improper waste sorting and collection methods. Current demands for recycled paper have improved the way paper was recycled. There are innovative materials used to recycle. Some request recycling of fiber too. This has lead to an immense variety of recycled paper. High volumes of production have become a reality through improvement in technology and innovation.

Recycled papers are of poor quality

One can see for himself the various quality levels, designs and types of recycled papers available in the market. You cannot generalize the quality of recycled papers. There are papers made from recycled fiber and those that are produced from virgin fiber.

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Oct
21

How to Advertise a Small Business

Let’s face it, when you have a small business, it feels so much harder to run than an established business. Well in reality, start-up businesses are really the hardest to gain momentum. This is due to the fact that the business is completely new. It is analogous to a person going to school for the first time. During the first few weeks or so, everything seems so hard. But as time goes one, you begin to become more comfortable with the place and eventually you are thriving. This is the same with business. During the first few weeks, months or even year of a business, everything will have to be done almost perfectly. Add that to the fact that you also have very limited capital, knowledge, and exposure. Indeed, starting up is very difficulty. Having said that, advertising becomes all the more important. It can spell the success or failure of a business. Furthermore, advertising also ought to be smart. Since you have very limited funds, it’s not like you can go spend thousands of dollars to spread your word out.

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Oct
20

Promotional Products

A good way to gain exposure for a business is by using promotional items. By using this type of advertising, your business will establish a brand name and become better known throughout your targeted industry.

What is important when using promotional products as a means of trying to attract clients is to use products that will be noticed by others while the user of the item is using it. Items such as T-shirts or hats, may be a good way to use promotional products as these items will always be “on the move” and the exposure you will get is much greater than having your logo on something that is in a stable environment. The use of items such as calendars or diaries may look nice, but the probability of this being seen by many people is very low. Keeping your name or product in the public eye is how you gain maximum exposure to existing and potential clients by using promotional products.

Another factor in the promotional items you choose is making sure the item has ample space to supply the information you want people to know about your company or products. Jackets or travel bags, like T-Shirts, are an example of this type of promotional product as there will be enough space for any company information, logos, or even a catch phrase you want associated with the company or product.

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Oct
20

How to Wage Winning Advertising and PR Campaigns

You can maximize the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns learning what the pros already know an applying it to your advertising and PR. Know who your target audience is, do your research to understand how to reach it, and then deliver a message that can’t be refused.

Maximize Advertising Effectiveness. Unless you are selling something like toothpaste you do not need to reach everyone. Concentrate your efforts and focus on the people who are most likely to be interested in what you have to sell or say. Brainstorm for great headlines that capture readers’ or listeners’ attention and ensure continued attention. If you are dealing with print, work with easy-to-read typefaces. Use eye-appealing graphics, engaging jingles, and production techniques that draw interest. Be as concise as possible. And make an offer that can’t be refused.

Capitalize on PR. Consult a text for proper press release format. You don’t want to look like an amateur. PR is all about making something that is important to you look like news to the media. Editors want to use information that will be of interest to their readers. Will your news be of interest? Does it have a local slant? Can it help readers improve the quality of their lives? Find a hook that can’t be resisted. Then state you information in a new and fresh way.

The media wants your information. Most of what it publishes in print, online, or on radio or TV has been submitted by PR professionals or people not involved in the industry. Reporters have needs and you can help satisfy them. Consider consulting editorial calendars to time your stories with their needs. Also consider building relationships with journalists to facilitate receptivity and inclusion of your materials.

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Oct
19

3 Words to Get More Customers in the Door

Reviews, Reviews, Reviews

Ok so that is only one word, but it is important enough to be repeated three times. Online reviews are one of the, if not the most important thing you can do to get more customers through your door that found you on the web.

Customers trust online reviews. A recent study by Nielsen found that 78% of internet users trust the reviews they read. The future of the internet is in user generated content (ok that’s as technical as this article is going to get). This is feedback about your business from an independent source – the most important and influential kind of feedback.

“But reviews are for restaurants, I don’t own a business that people review”. Wrong! While restaurants and hotels do tend to get the most reviews, every business can benefit from reviews. Think about it. If you are searching for a local plumber because your sink just exploded and you find three plumbers listed – two without reviews and one with five positive reviews from current customers – which one are you going to call?

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Oct
19

How to Create Ads That Pull on a Limited Budget

You don’t have to have big bucks to get hefty results. You do need to invest your advertising dollars wisely. That means using smaller ads and placing them with precision. Concentrate Your Efforts. Advertising on a shoestring requires lots of creativity. Figure out what publication your potential clients or customers are most likely to read. Run your ads there. Don’t dilute the effectiveness of your campaign by haphazardly running ads in many places.
Repetition. Repetition. Repetition. Your ad should appear regularly. It is not enough to run it once, or merely run it from time to time. Commit to a steady schedule. It will pay off. Hurry. Hurry. Step Right Up. Pay careful attention to your headline. A headline gives news, suggests benefits or piques curiosity. Put your thinking cap on and start brainstorming, don’t not use the name of the company in your headline. It works in tandem with your headline even though it is generally at the bottom of your ad.
Commanding Headlines. A great headline will capture your audience’s attention when it is set in a typeface that is easy-to-read. A slightly unusual, bold typeface works well because it catches your reader’s eyes.

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