Real Deals - Advertizing in a Magazine With
Real Local Business Ads
Are you looking for
great ways to advertize your local business? We have a few suggestions for how
you can make real deals happen for your local business.
Offline Advertizing Strategies -
Posting a colorful
ad in a magazine of ads that support local businesses will keep your ad on the
coffee table in many local homes, where the newspaper is thrown away. You get
more, because people keep the magazine so they can check back for specific ads,
frequently.
Increase ROI from Advertizing Investment -
The more often your
ads are seen in print, the more likely your customers will pick up the phone or
stop by your store. Make sure the ads you place in print documents are highly
visible and actively displayed more than once. (Newspaper readers, read it and
toss it. Magazine readers pick it up over and over again.)
Ad Effectiveness -
Occasionally, buy
or place two ads in a publication. Make one more visible than the other with
great graphics, and give one a punch with real copy - worded to remind your
customer that you're the best DEAL in town. See which one works best, and do
that ad more often.
Print Advertizing Options -
The most powerful
ad graphics include pictures of the business owners. By far the most effective
ads in print, are those that include a photo of the business owner, the
location, and indication of what the business is about. Make sure your print ad
includes words to grab the reader's attention if the photos aren't self
explanatory.
Elements of a Successful Print Ad Campaign -
There are several
elements of a print ad campaign that you need to be aware of when you're setting
up ads with a publisher. First, off, don't count on instant results. First you
pay for the ad, then you design the ad, and then a month or more down the road
the ad is printed and shared with buying customers. Print is not an instant
gratification option. It takes time...
Beyond that, there
are several bits of a print ad campaign that you need to know about:
1 - Print Ads
either linger a bit or get tossed fast. Publish your print ads in ways that
they're likely to linger and be seen by more than one person. A successful
print ad gets results more than once, and lingers for a week or two in the home
of the buyer.
2 - Print Ads must
include address and phone number. You can't click on the link, so while
including a link in a print ad is a good idea, you need to include your address
and phone number too.
3 - Color. Must I
repeat myself? COLOR matters. If you're not printing this in black and white,
which means contrast is a thing, then you need color. Be sure to snap up all
the color value you can, in your printed ad. You need color to captivate the
audience. Use it.
Advertize your
local business in a local ad magazine and see how much further your ads can go.
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