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7 Questions to Ask Before You Advertise

 
< P > M o s t b u s i n e s s o w n e r s a n d m a n a g e r s k e e p a f a i r l y c l o s e e y e o n t h e i r m a r k e t i n g b u d g e t s . < / P > < P > A n d n o t h i n g t h r o w s a b u d g e t o u t o f w h a c k f a s t e r t h a n a d v e r t i s i n g . < / P > < P > A d v e r t i s i n g , o r p a y i n g g o o d m o n e y t o g e t y o u r m e s s a g e i n f r o n t o f y o u r t a r g e t m a r k e t , s t i l l h a s a p l a c e i n y o u r m a r k e t i n g m i x , a l t h o u g h i t ' s n o t q u i t e a s e f f e c t i v e a s i t o n c e w a s . < / P > < P > I f y o u ' r e g o i n g t o a d v e r t i s e , y o u n e e d t o b e s m a r t a b o u t i t - - o r y o u c a n q u i c k l y f i n d y o u r s e l f w i t h a b l o w n b u d g e t a n d n o t m u c h t o s h o w f o r i t . B e l o w a r e s e v e n q u e s t i o n s t o a s k y o u r s e l f b e f o r e w r i t i n g o u t t h a t c h e c k . < / P > < P > 1 . D o y o u n e e d t o g e n e r a t e c u s t o m e r s / t r a f f i c / l e a d s / e t c . r i g h t a w a y ? I f s o , t h e n y o u b e t t e r p u l l o u t y o u r w a l l e t . A d v e r t i s i n g i s h a n d s d o w n t h e f a s t e s t w a y t o g e t y o u r m e s s a g e i n f r o n t o f y o u r t a r g e t m a r k e t . ( Y o u ' r e p a y i n g f o r p l a c e m e n t a f t e r a l l . ) < / P > < P > 2 . D o y o u h a v e a n o t h e r w a y t o g e t t h e w o r d o u t a b o u t y o u r b u s i n e s s ? F o r i n s t a n c e , d o y o u h a v e a c u s t o m e r d a t a b a s e o r a n e - z i n e l i s t ? I f s o , t h e n y o u m i g h t b e b e t t e r o f f s e n d i n g a n e - m a i l ( a s s u m i n g y o u h a v e c u s t o m e r s ' e - m a i l s ) . A l t h o u g h t e c h n i c a l l y e - m a i l a n n o u n c e m e n t s f a l l u n d e r a d v e r t i s i n g , I ' m n o t c o u n t i n g i t i n t h i s p a r t i c u l a r c a s e b e c a u s e i t ' s m o r e o r l e s s f r e e ( o r v e r y l o w c o s t ) . < / P > < P > P e r h a p s y o u h a v e a g o o d n e w s a n g l e a n d a g o o d r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h a r e p o r t e r . O r y o u h a v e a h i g h - t r a f f i c W e b s i t e a n d / o r b l o g . O r m a y b e y o u ' r e a n a c t i v e v o l u n t e e r w i t h a l a r g e o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d c a n u s e n e t w o r k i n g t o g e t t h e m e s s a g e o u t . < / P > < P > B u t i f n o n e o f t h o s e r e a l l y a p p l y , t h e n y o u ' d b e t t e r t a k e a c l o s e r l o o k a t a d v e r t i s i n g . < / P > < P > 3 . D o y o u n e e d t o a u g m e n t y o u r o t h e r m a r k e t i n g e f f o r t s ? M a y b e y o u h a v e a r t i c l e s f e a t u r e d o n a W e b s i t e t a r g e t e d t o y o u r c u s t o m e r b a s e . G r e a t w h e n y o u r a r t i c l e i s f r o n t a n d c e n t e r a n d n o t - s o - g r e a t w h e n y o u r a r t i c l e i s b u r i e d i n a r c h i v e s . A l i t t l e a d v e r t i s i n g o n t h a t s i t e c a n k e e p y o u i n y o u r t a r g e t m a r k e t ' s s i g h t a l l t h e t i m e . O r m a y b e y o u s t r u c k g o l d a n d g o t a b i g a r t i c l e w r i t t e n a b o u t y o u r c o m p a n y i n t h e p e r f e c t t r a d e p u b l i c a t i o n . F a n t a s t i c f o r t h a t m o n t h a n d n o t - s o - f a n t a s t i c f o r t h e o t h e r 1 1 m o n t h s o f t h e y e a r . O r m a y b e i t ' s t a k i n g y o u l o n g e r t h a n y o u ' d l i k e t o d r i v e t r a f f i c t o y o u r W e b s i t e . A d v e r t i s i n g i s g o o d f o r s p e e d i n g t h i n g s a l o n g . < / P > < P > F r e q u e n c y i s k i n g w h e n i t c o m e s t o m a r k e t i n g - - i f y o u ' r e o u t o f y o u r c u s t o m e r s ' s i g h t , y o u ' r e p r o b a b l y o u t o f t h e i r m i n d w h e n i t c o m e s t o b u y i n g t i m e . A d v e r t i s i n g i s a g o o d w a y t o b e e f u p o r s p e e d u p w h a t y o u ' r e a l r e a d y d o i n g . < / P > < P > 4 . A r e o t h e r m a r k e t i n g m e t h o d s n o t a p p r o p r i a t e i n t h i s s i t u a t i o n ? L e t ' s s a y y o u w a n t t o h a v e a s a l e . B u t y o u r c u s t o m e r d a t a b a s e i s s m a l l ( o r n o n e x i s t e n t ) . Y o u r W e b s i t e h a s m i n i m a l t r a f f i c . A n d y o u a r e n ' t g o i n g t o g e t a n y b i t e s f r o m t h e m e d i a s i n c e h a v i n g a s a l e i s n ' t n e w s . W h a t d o y o u d o ? R u n s o m e a d s . < / P > < P > 5 . W o u l d y o u r a t h e r s a v e t i m e t h a n m o n e y ? L e t ' s f a c e i t . R u n n i n g a n a d i s e a s y . O t h e r m a r k e t i n g m e t h o d s a r e m o r e t i m e - c o n s u m i n g . I f y o u w a n t y o u r m a r k e t i n g t o b e e a s y , t h e n a d v e r t i s i n g i s a b o u t a s e a s y a s i t ' s g o i n g t o g e t . ( N o w t h e r e i s a c a v e a t t o t h i s o n e , b e c a u s e y o u c a n h i r e p e o p l e t o d o s o m e o f t h o s e m a r k e t i n g t a s k s , s u c h a s u p d a t i n g W e b s i t e s , r u n n i n g P R c a m p a i g n s , e t c . H o w e v e r , n o t e v e r y t h i n g c a n b e h i r e d o u t s o y o u s t i l l m i g h t b e s t u c k s p e n d i n g t i m e y o u d o n ' t h a v e . ) < / P > < P > 6 . A r e y o u p l a n n i n g t o t e s t a n e w c a m p a i g n o r a n e w p r o d u c t / t a r g e t m a r k e t ? R u n n i n g s m a l l , i n e x p e n s i v e a d s c a n b e a g o o d w a y t o t e s t c e r t a i n m a r k e t i n g a s p e c t s b e f o r e l a u n c h i n g b i g , e x p e n s i v e , t i m e - c o n s u m i n g c a m p a i g n s . I f y o u w a n t t o p e n e t r a t e a n e w m a r k e t o r i f y o u h a v e a n e w p r o d u c t t o l a u n c h o r a n e w m a r k e t i n g m e s s a g e t o t r y , b u y s o m e a d s a n d s e e w h a t t h e r e s p o n s e r a t e i s . A n o t h e r s t r e n g t h o f a d v e r t i s i n g i s c o n t r o l - - y o u h a v e t o t a l c o n t r o l o v e r y o u r t e s t . < / P > < P > 7 . D o o t h e r m a r k e t i n g a p p r o a c h e s n e v e r q u i t e m e a s u r e u p ? I t h a p p e n s . A d v e r t i s i n g i n o n e o r t w o s p e c i f i c m e d i a o u t l e t s s e e m t o g e n e r a t e m o r e s a l e s a n d m o r e l e a d s t h e n a n y t h i n g e l s e y o u ' v e t r i e d . I f t h a t ' s t h e c a s e , t h e n d o n ' t m e s s w i t h i t . A s t h e o l d s a y i n g g o e s , i f i t a i n ' t b r o k e , d o n ' t f i x i t . < / P > < P > C r e a t i v i t y E x e r c i s e - - A d v e r t i s i n g a n d y o u r b u s i n e s s < / P > < P > I s a d v e r t i s i n g r i g h t f o r y o u r b u s i n e s s ? T r y t h i s e x e r c i s e a n d s e e . < / P > < P > 1 . W h a t ' s y o u r b i g g e s t m a r k e t i n g c h a l l e n g e r i g h t n o w ? W r i t e i t d o w n . < / P > < P > 2 . G o t h r o u g h t h e a b o v e l i s t o f q u e s t i o n s a n d a s k y o u r s e l f e a c h o n e . D o e s i t a p p l y t o y o u r s i t u a t i o n ? I f i t d o e s , w r i t e t h a t d o w n t o o . < / P > < P > 3 . D o s o m e b r a i n s t o r m i n g . I n w h a t w a y s c a n y o u u s e a d v e r t i s i n g t o s o l v e y o u r m a r k e t i n g c h a l l e n g e s ? W h a t m e d i a w o u l d w o r k b e s t ? O n l i n e ? P r i n t ? R a d i o ? T e l e v i s i o n ? D i r e c t m a i l ? S o m e t h i n g e l s e ? M a k e u p a n a d f o r a v a r i e t y o f m e d i a . < / P > < P > N o w d o t h e e x a c t o p p o s i t e . T h i n k o f w a y s a d v e r t i s i n g W O N ' T w o r k f o r y o u r b u s i n e s s . B r a i n s t o r m a t l e a s t 2 5 r e a s o n s w h y a d v e r t i s i n g w o n ' t w o r k f o r y o u r s p e c i f i c s i t u a t i o n . B e s i l l y . I t ' s a g o o d w a y t o l o o s e n y o u u p . < / P > < P > 4 . G o b a c k a n d r e r e a d b o t h y o u r p r o a n d c o n l i s t s . N o w r e a d y o u r a d s . D o y o u l i k e w h a t y o u c a m e u p w i t h ? D o a n y o f t h e m r e s o n a t e w i t h y o u , e v e n n o w a f t e r c o m i n g u p w i t h y o u r l i s t o f o b j e c t i o n s ? < / P > < P > Y o u m a y h a v e j u s t c o m e u p w i t h y o u r n e x t a d v e r t i s i n g c a m p a i g n . < / P >
Author: Michele Pariza Wacek
 
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Michele Pariza Wacek

Michele PW (Michele Pariza Wacek) owns Creative Concepts and Copywriting LLC, a copywriting, marketing communications and creativity agency. She helps people become more successful at attracting new clients, selling products and services and boosting business. To find out how she can help you take your business to the next level, visit her site. Copyright 2006 Michele Pariza Wacek.

 
 
 

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