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ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS

    BASICS OF ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS

    Advertising Law

    Advertising / Marketing Laws

    Basics and Planning

    Introduction

    Advertising and promotions is bringing a service to the attention of potential and current customers. Advertising and promotions are best carried out by implementing an advertising and promotions plan. The goals of the plan should depend very much on the overall goals and strategies of the organization, and the results of the marketing analysis, including the positioning statement (these are described more in the topic of Marketing).

    The plan usually includes what target markets you want to reach, what features and benefits you want to convey to them, how you will convey it to them (this is often called your advertising campaign), who is responsible to carry the various activities in the plan and how much money is budgeted for this effort. Successful advertising depends very much on knowing the preferred methods and styles of communications of each of the target markets that you want to reach with your ads. A media plan and calendar can be very useful, which specifies what advertising methods are used and when.

    For each product or service, carefully consider:

    • What target markets are you trying to reach with your ads?
    • What would you like each target market to think and perceive about your products (this should be in terms of benefits to them, not you)? Realize that each target market might be different.
    • How can you get that target market to think and perceive that, that is, what message do you need to convey?
    • What communications media does that target market see or prefer the most? Consider TV, radio, newsletters, classifieds, displays/signs, posters, word of mouth, press releases, direct mail, special events, brochures, neighborhood newsletters, etc.
    • What media is most practical for you to use in terms of access and affordability for that target market (the amount spent on advertising is often based on the revenue expected from the product or service, that is, the sales forecast)? Use that preferred media to convey the message(s).
    • Who will communicate the messages in the most appropriate media to that target market.

    You can often find out a lot about your customers preferences just by conducting some basic market research methods (see the topic Market Research). The following closely related links might be useful in preparation for your planning.
    Basic Methods to Get Customer Feedback
    Major Methods of Advertising and Promotion
    Thought Leaders Then and Now — Ogilvy on Advertising
    Advertising Campaign Strategy
    Your Advertising Budget
    Seven Steps to a Successful Promotional Campaign
    5 Reasons Why You Must Advertise
    The Social Graph
    Understand your Buyers’ Behavior: The Key to Effective Promotion

    Also consider
    Basics of Marketing
    Basics of Planning

     


    PREPARATION FOR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS

    Writing Your Ad

    Before you write your ad, you should know what you want to say.
    Positioning: Deciding and Conveying Your Unique Selling Position
    Naming and Branding
    Share Your Business Success
    Four Steps to Make Ads More Effective
    How to Use Humor in Advertising
    The New Rules of Writing a Memorable Slogan

    Also consider
    Business Writing

     


    MAJOR METHODS OF ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS

    Overview of Major Methods of Advertising and Promotion

    Using Direct Mail

    10 Tips for Writing Better Sales Letters
    Great Marketing Tactic to Increase Your Conversion Rate
    How Direct Mail Marketing Can Work For Your Small Business
    Direct Mail Grows In Defiance Of Print Is Dead
    2012 Response Rate Report

    Mailing Lists

    Building Email Marketing Lists — Are Business Cards Fair Game?
    Creative ways to Grow Your Mailing List With No Money!

    Email Marketing

    Email Marketing (Wikipedia)
    General Resources
    Email Marketing Tips
    Email Marketing Best Practices
    Email Marketing Best Practices — Part 2 of 2
    Newsletters That Work – Part 1 of 2
    Newsletters That Work – Part 2 of 2
    How to Write an ebook
    Follow the Leader – Chris Brogan

    Using Signs and Displays

    Wikipedia — about Billboards
    Billboard Advertising
    Try Mobile Billboards

    Using Classified Ads in Newspapers and Magazines

    Four Steps To Writing a Great Classified Ad
    Using Classified Ads To Maximize Your Web Marketing Efforts

    Advertising on Radio and T.V.

    Television Advertising Pros and Cons
    Radio Advertising Articles

    Online Advertising and Promotion

    Your Marketing Message — Is it Timely?
    Top Viral Ads of All Time
    How to Make Your Online Ad Campaign Profitable
    Mike Koenigs: Video Visionary
    Free Online Stock Videos
    Get More from Your Infographics

    Social Networking (Online) for Marketing, Advertising and Promotions

    Social networking involves a variety of online tools that can be used by people and organizations to quickly share a great deal of information at very little cost. Many people are now hearing of some of those tools, e.g., Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and Youtube. Experts are asserting that social networking is a must for people and organizations wanting to share information with others — after all, that’s what marketing is all about! For more information, see
    Social Networking (Online)

    Measuring Results of Advertising

    Ways to Evaluate Your Marketing Program
    Do You Know the Results of Your Advertising?

    Also consider
    Evaluation of Marketing Activities (scan down to Evaluating Your Marketing Efforts)
    Evaluation of Sales Performance

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