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WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE VERIZON DROID TV COMMERCIAL?

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE VERIZON DROID TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENT

One of the frustrations experienced by a television or radio advertising expert is witnessing TV or radio advertising that is sabotaged by ill-conceived TV or radio commercial writing.

 

Take, for example, the  new TV commercial by Verizon for the Droid X “smart phone.” The advertisement has a split personality: It does some things really well…and does other things pretty badly.

 

The commercial begins strong, with the establishing shot of the office.

 

Then they make a strong claim: This “will change the way you do movies.” And then they show us what they mean by that. We see how one can easily move from “hard at work” to “viewing a film on demand.”

 

And doesn’t THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM look great on that little phone? Until now, the advertisement works.

 

Of course, if you manage to read the fine print at the bottom of the screen you’ll see that the great-looking video is “simulated” and that the “sequences” have been “shortened” — apparently meaning that going from “phone on desk” to “movie playing on your phone” isn’t quite as fast & easy as the commercial makes it appear.

 

But almost no one will see that fine print, and the images are very effective.

 

Here is where the advertisement falls apart: when the announcer refers to the 4.3-inch screen as “so big.”

 

Consumers ARE willing to believe they can enjoy watching movies on such a small screen. But when you talk to the audience about a 4.3-inch screen as being “so big,” you create a state of cognitive dissonance for the consumer:

 

Is the screen 4.3 inches? Or is the screen “so big”?

 

It’s at that point that the commercial screeches to a halt, and then it resumes in a completely different direction. The implication is that the screen actually is so small that you’d need some sort of “Terminator” eyes to watch a movie on it.

 

But the message should have been, “Movies look so good on the Droid screen that you’ll love watching them. Without somehow becoming bionic. Or, perhaps, being an an-droid.

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TV COMMERCIAL FOR LEGAL WEBSITE

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

LAW FIRMS TV ADVERTISING

For people successfully engaged in radio copywriting for radio advertising, creating effective radio commercials is no mystery.

 

It’s a simple concept, yet so few ad agencies seem to understand:

 

Successful advertising intersects common human experience.

 

Today let’s examine the TV commercial for FindLaw.com.

 

This is a good commercial that does many things right.

 

It intersects the common human experience of having some sort of encounter that leaves you wondering — probably concerned — about whether you or the other guy is the legally responsible party…

 

…and not having a clue how to find out.

 

It DOESN’T include any jokes. That’s because the people who made this commercial obviously understand that the surest way to amuse the targeted audience is to hold up a mirror to their lives….To reflect their own experiences so accurately that the viewers empathize with the protagonist and, as the expression goes, “feel his pain.”

 

In each vignette, they don’t have the guy verbalize his bewilderment; viewers can SEE what he’s feeling, and the viewers provide their own versions of his inner dialogue…which basically is, “What now??”

 

There’s one small moment that disrupts the rhythm of this spot: the first scene, with the tree in the yard. The neighbor shouldn’t have smile after saying, “But it’s your yard.”

 

Why not?

 

Because that set the commercial’s tone as the protagonist being victimized by careless and uncaring people. If they followed that story line, it could have been fine. But the other people he encountered — the young driver of the other vehicle and his own clueless son — were NOT portrayed as attempting to shirk responsibility.

 

Another thing I teach TV and radio commercial copywriters is to sell the results of the product or service being advertised. This commercial doesn’t show the protaganist benefits from the results of Findlaw.com. But when we see him go to the website and type “driver liability” into the search field, we PROJECT his finding the answers he needs.

 

For a welcome change, this commercial isn’t about how wonderful the advertiser is. The advertiser is important only insofar as it offers the solution to a consumer’s problem.

 

Good job.

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“IMAGE” RADIO COMMERCIALS

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Here’s a question I’m often asked, in my role as a radio advertising expert who insists that effective radio advertising requires radio commercials that make money for the advertiser:

 

“But what about ‘institutional’ or ‘image’ advertising?”

 

Yes, there are some advertisers who are foolish enough to throw their money away on “image” advertising:  The local bank that has sponsored the 12 o’clock newscast for the past 50 years…running the same ad copy all that time. They don’t care about listener response.

 

There’s an oft-repeated story that I have seen attributed to at least three different 20th Century businessmen. The familiar quotation from that businessman is, “Half of my advertising is wasted. Unfortunately, I have no idea which half is the wasted half.”

 

For most businesses, that remains the standard: They have no idea which of their advertising works and which is a waste of money…And, shockingly, that doesn’t seem to bother them; they’re quite content to throw away half of the money they spend on advertising.

 

If they took the time to find out which half of their advertising works and which doesn’t, they could either eliminate the nonproductive half and save half of the ad budgets…Or they could replace the nonproductive half with productive advertising and double the return on their investment.

 

If you run a radio station that has a client like that local bank that sends you a check each month for unfocused, unproductive “image” advertising, a client that is happy to throw the company’s money away, it’s okay to take it. But most businesses don’t want to waste money. But most businesses want their advertising to be an investment, not a cost. Most businesses can afford to advertise only if the advertising ultimately makes money for them.

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Vital Online Marketing Tips For Your Online Company

Monday, July 26th, 2010

There are many unfounded stories regarding internet marketing because of all the misinformation that is available. A lot of the new online marketers end up reading a lot of inaccurate information which they start to believe. In this article we will be talking about a few Internet marketing tips that you can use now and see results. For instance, if you’re selling an ebook about Affilojetpack, then you should make sure that it really lives up to your promise and gives your prospects what they want, minus the hype. This would not only increase your sales but will also build your reputation.

Having your website indexed by search engines should be one of your first internet marketing goals. This means that if your site is not recognized by the search engines, you should take care of this before doing anything else. Once your site is indexed, you can then focus on the larger issue of getting well ranked for profitable keywords in your niche. There are many different ways to drive traffic to your website but by far, search engines can give you the most targeted visitors once you get a good ranking. The first step towards successful SEO or search engine optimization is keyword research. You have to find your keywords based on the demands and needs of your target market.

What you are really looking for are keywords that many people are searching for with not too much competition. The easiest way to get traffic is to choose long tail keywords, which are phrases that are quite specific with not much competition. It is not true, as some people say, that getting search engine traffic takes many months before you see results. It is possible to put up a site and, in less than a week, have it ranked and indexed by the search engines. If your optimization strategy is good, and you get some quality links to your site, you can see fast results.

Creating an income from marketing products and building a web based business aren’t things that are easy to do. Quite a few scams on the web attempt to convince people that they don’t need to do much work but will still be able to make a lot of money. However, the fact is that, just like any other business endeavor, you will have to put in a lot of work to make your internet marketing business successful. Getting it set up can take a fair bit of time and effort and you won’t succeed overnight. Those who put the most effort in and work the smartest will be the ones to achieve success. It’s all about perspective.

There are many Internet marketers who aren’t able to live up to their customer’s expectations and there are some who do live up to it. However, the really successful ones are those who have learned to over deliver and to provide more than their customers’ ever expected. These are Internet marketing superstars who know what they want, and more importantly what they need to give. When you over deliver to your customers, things tend to come together even faster. They immediately change their mindset due to the “wow” experience and are willing to buy from you again. The kind of trust you can create here is amazing, because on the long run, that’s all that matters. You also want to avoid ruining the reputation of your product which can be affected if you don’t deliver according to people’s expectations. For this reason you should never under deliver but always strive to offer a lot more value.

You can be one of the many successful online entrepreneurs if you stick to these guidelines. And these methods will vary from market to market, so if you’re aiming for a niche like Internet Marketing Blogs, then it would probably be different than the other niches when it comes to your online marketing. So figure out how things are to be done and customize your marketing plan according to it.

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Give Promotional Calico Bags And Save The Planet Earth

Monday, July 26th, 2010

People have started to become environment friendly nowadays, and because of that a lot of movements are done to minimize the waste. One of the movements is the minimizing of the use of plastic bags and the replacement of bags made from raw materials like calico bags made of cotton. Calico bags are the best alternative to plastics because it is durable and more convenient to carry anywhere.
Now, promotional calico bags have become the latest trend in the companies. Companies use them in many different occasions and events for giveaways or gifts. This is one of the best marketing idea a company can support because they are not only promoting environment friendly move, but also they are promoting their own company name through designing the calico bags with bold print of their products or their own company name. The most important part is how calico bags can reach a large audience at the same time. When you give a person the bag and he/she carries it around in the market or when going shopping, that person acts as a mobile advertisement for the company. Isn’t that great? Now, the person with the same bag can visit many places and thus the process continues. That’s what makes calico bag a very good promotional gift for the companies.
Another thing is that, promotional calico bags are very affordable. Because of their simple design and simple raw materials, they become least expensive and thus you can accommodate to make many for corporate gifts during exhibitions or tradeshows.
Calico bags are also available in many style and colors. The designs include, printed duffle bags, library style bags, colored bags, and long-handled bags. So the choice is yours when you want to design a special bag for a special occasion and for a group of people. I am sure that the will always find the bag useful for different activities every day.
Now, choose calico bags for gifts on events so that you can also help on saving our planet earth.

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Give Promotional Bucket Hats In Big Events

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Among the promotional items in the market world, the promotional bucket hats are the trendiest of all. This is because they can be embroidered with different designs that will remain in the hats without any damage. That’s why many companies use the bucket hats for promotion because as long as it is worn in events and occasions, their company live up as it is being advertized to the prospective customers in the market world.

Because hats are used to shield someone from the scourging heat of the sun, then it is best to give the product at places where it can be utilized to start the advertising right away. Sports event, road shows, outdoor camps are just a few of the events where you can utilize the help of a hat. But the best event to where you can give off these promotional bucket hats is during the sports event because it will surely be filled with people and that it is going to be broadcast.

Imagine if you can give half of the crowd with your promotional hat and they sit together in one side of the stadium wearing your hat to help them shield themselves from the heat of the sun, then you just have created a very neat row of mobile advertisers for you. Surely, the crowd notice the uniform hats the people is wearing and will in turn notice the embroidered company name on the top of it. That becomes a very effective way of promoting your company name, is it?

Then comes the broadcast networks which will cover the event. The world will then see your product as it is also covered in the television. People will remember your product or your company name with one major event that you will give off bucket hats to advertize your product. So choose well an event where you can give off your own designed bucket hats. Promote your company in the most effective way in one big event.

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Stubby Holders And Their Marketing Value

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Marketing is always the best way in achieving the success of your company. Promoting your company name in different available materials and resources will keep your business going. Many companies are doing the same strategies and thus exists the competition. That is why, as marketing personnel of your own company, you must think of several ways and innovate new ways in which you can help promote the company. To help you with that purpose, I will introduce to you one of the least used products in the market but will surely give you the same promotional effects with the others. Our goal here is to be unique, so that we can eliminate competition even with the marketing strategies used.
Every day, when we see professionals going to their offices or any executive personnel going to business meetings, we will always see those carrying holders for their files and for other papers and holders for their drinks. This is where we introduce stubby holders as a promoting tool for the company.
Any individual in the business world would always love to receive gifts. And for that matter, you can use the stubby holder with the bold design of your products or company name in it. This in turn becomes a way of reminding your business partners of the business talk you had or the investments you had together as business associate. In the long run, you will reap what you have sown. Because they are continually reminded as they use it every day in the office then they can contact you for future business to do with them.
Being reminded everyday and seeing your company name in their tables will then in turn increase your odds of a continued partnership with your company. And as your business associates go to other meetings with your stubby holders with them, they will then also attract other people with it.  So be sure to make the holder as presentable as you can. The more elegant and corporate it looks, the more chances that it is going to be appreciated by the one given and thus make them use it everywhere for their files.

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Building Corporate Image Through Leathers Folders

Monday, July 26th, 2010

In the business world, image is very important. This is because the image that you have will build your reputation. And with nice status comes trust, with that more business partners come and that’s the start of success~{And with fine reputation comes trust, with trust more business partners are attracted and then success}~And with exceptional status comes trust, with trust more trade associates are enthralled and then victory~And with excellent standing comes confidence, with confidence more business associates are fascinated and then triumph~And with well reputation comes reliance, with reliance more dealing partners are involved and then success}~Good reputation begets trust, with trust more business partners are engrossed and with that is the beginning of success~And with good reputation comes trust, with trust comes more business partners and with that comes success.~{And with fine reputation comes trust, with trust more business partners are attracted and then success}~And with exceptional status comes trust, with trust more trade associates are enthralled and then victory~And with excellent standing comes confidence, with confidence more business associates are fascinated and then triumph~And with well reputation comes reliance, with reliance more dealing partners are involved and then success}. Definitely, garnering the trust of everyone will surely make your business much more successful since there will be much more customers for you. If they believe that you truly care for them, and that your products do well for them, then you have to make that excellent impression on the foremost meeting already. Earning someone’s faith starts at the very launch and that is why you have to build an icon that somebody will respect and rely to make that good impression.That’s how significant an image is for everybody who does business. So let me help you build that good image for your company in a very subtle but effective way.

So the first thing to do is to have stationery item that all of the staffs can use, especially those who go out for business meeting, like your sales staffs.While your sales team goes out to meet a very essential client, they must depict a corporate image. Of course, there’s the uniform to aid them with that, but how about the folder to which every legal and essential documents are kept? It is very important to choose the best kind of folder to have the files kept, this is why a good leather folder is the best for that purpose.
A promotional leather folder that you use to keep all kinds of information about your business, and the products and services that you offer will help you give that corporate image  because it looks classy and elegant. Even before you unlock the portfolio, you already sent a very vital message - that the client is imperative and is worthy of the premium. Leather itself is so resilient kind of material. Preserve the products in a cool and barren place and they will be capable of lasting long.
Thus offer your staffs, that leather folder to grant aid you construct your company image well and excellent and thus get the people’s trust for more prospect business opportunities.

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Top Uses Of Promotional Stuff

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Promotional materials have been used extensively by business establishments in recent years and with good purpose. Large multi national companies and small businesses have used these items of endorsement to their benefit. In case you want to make the most of your promotional material, here’s how you may use them to your very best benefit.

Speaking about simple approaches to use promotional gifts, one measure that you cannot neglect at all is mailers. It is a particularly prevalent trend to send mailers in the form of lengthy documents and newsletters. However, in many of the cases, recipient doesn’t even open the mailer. However, if you send a promotional item as part of your mailer, receiver is more likely to open and read the same.

Another easy way to use promotional items is to use them as reminders. It’s a known fact that making your presence felt in the market and to remind the target audience about your existence is no easy task. Even reputed products like Caralluma Burn Appetite Suppressant seek help of reminders to remind clients of their presence. Since promotional items are for keeps, they could remind audiences of the company’s presence time and again.

Motivate your staff via means of promotional items. Staff makes a big contribution to growth of business, by helping the corporation meet goals and targets. You could give promotional items to show your employees that you care for them and appreciate their work. It is suggested to give your staff promotional items which they would actually need. In case, majority of the staff members are fond of dogs, you may take into account giving away dog toys.

Promotional gifts are another purpose for which you could use promotional items. You can use these items to make your presence felt at events such as conferences, tradeshows and plenty of more. Many corporations can be seen participating in such events. With so much competition, it might be challenging for your firm to grab attention of target audience; but, not when you’ve promotional items to your aid. Simply use promotional giveaways like notepad, pen and the like and you will assuredly enhance the footfall for your stall.

There are not 2 ways about the fact that promotional items are designed so as to meet business objective of the organization. Nevertheless, this in no manner means that they cannot be used for fun. You may set up a playful match of football and could give these promotional items as gifts in such events. While these items may form unique and fun memoirs, such matches offer extra benefit of weight loss to the overweight members.

There can be a number of other means to utilize promotional goods. Evaluate the needs of your organization and then use them in a manner that befits you the best.

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Best Three Rewards Of Getting Magnetic Chalkboards

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Chalkboards happen to be extensively employed in numerous educational establishments and have been crafted from massive pieces of wood fastened on walls and usually painted with dry black paint. Quickly offices, educational institutions as well as other commercial establishments start making use of pieces of plastic inside of a chalkboards roller method. This is usually colored in black or green. Many school establishments nevertheless utilized this type of board but presently they’ve shifted on the use of whiteboards.

Helpful and versatile

Magnetic chalkboards deliver a entire array of uses for most folks who are seeking for organized ways to maintain necessary information and messages in a unique position. This board can also be handy for little ones through the flow of their enjoyment time actions. Magnetic chalkboards are actually widely used currently as a consequence of its versatility. You are able to opt to write information and memos on this board making use of a chalk which is usually rapidly wiped out by a chalkboard eraser or possibly a piece of wet cloth.

Provides comfort and enjoyment for each kids and adults

This chalkboard is magnet receptive hence you are able to attach your notes and messages by utilizing clamps or clips. These add-ons is usually uncovered in various shapes and sizes. Some persons even acquire sets of alphabet letters, animal figurines or even fruit styles to pin your minor information. These magnetic clips can undoubtedly turn your chalkboard into an gratifying and educational activity which it is possible to share with your kids.

Boost residence decoration

If you are exploring for any exciting magnetic chalkboard to your magnetic boards other places in your house, which you can leave notes, bill and messages, you possibly can attempt a Magnetic Retro Board which consists of two magnets and hooks at the back creating it a tiny less difficult to attach to your walls. Should you hope to possess some entertaining in your home you possibly can often opt for an animal motivated chalkboards for ones position. They might be placed anywhere else through your house. You’ll find a number of multi-functional magnetic boards for the kids use and are offered in various value ranges doing it pleasant for your personal kids to be taught whilst owning enjoyable.

These magnetic chalkboards are frequently available in practically all furniture or retail outlets. Magnetic boards are mainly regarded as an investment in the event you hope to live your life inside of a well-organized method. You are able to surf on the net to come across many internet websites that presents chalkboards at discounted price tag ranges. Its charges will depend largely around the type of components applied in doing these boards.

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