Category Archives: Advertising

How to Get Found on Google

How findable is your business?  Do a Google search for the most common terms people may use when searching for what you do or offer.  Do you show up?  What about on all the other places people go to search … Continue reading

Creative Brief for Advertising

If you’re spending money with an agency or freelancer creating advertising or other types of marketing for your business, you’ll want to develop a Creative Brief.  This may also be referred to as an Ad Strategy or Advertising Brief. Typically … Continue reading

So, was it worth $3.5 million for an ad on the Super Bowl?

What Super Bowl ads do you… Recall?  That’s Ad Effectiveness Hurdle #1. Ad Effectiveness Hurdle #2 – was the ad likeable?  Many ads are recalled and talked about in a negative way.  Those advertisers then paid $3.5 million dollars to … Continue reading

Integrated Marketing Works Best If It’s Built Around a Big Idea

Many companies create effective integrated marketing campaigns with a consistent look, feel and tone of voice.  The best marketers take it to the next level with a memorable, brand-relevant big idea or creative device that unifies the integrated marketing campaign. … Continue reading

Great ad idea!

This ad came in a mailer with dozens of other coupon ads.  What a clever idea!  It’s a magnet to put on your furnace.   It’s useful, practical information on a magnet that you’ll want to save.  And you’ll place it … Continue reading

Advertising Media Planning & Buying How-to Guides

Buying advertising media space is like buying real estate: The prices change frequently based on supply/demand, and media rates are always negotiable.  Real estate in the best neighborhood/location demands the best price and, similarly, high-impact media properties with the best … Continue reading

Four Advantages of Facebook Advertising

Facebook Advertising 1.  Facebook offers “ultimate targeting” Some examples of ads targeted to a small business owner who is a woman. Every person sees different ads on Facebook based on how they’ve “profiled” themselves.  This gives marketers the ability to … Continue reading

9 Mobile Marketing How-to Guides

Mobile marketing is both reactive and proactive.  First you need to make sure that anyone with a phone that has web access can find your company and website.  Then you want to proactively reach people on their phones through advertising … Continue reading

What is an Infomercial?

Infomercials are long advertisements that run on TV.  While infomercials are expensive to create and produce, if they are done well they can be very effective in creating direct sales. Like your best salesperson on the floor, the hosts of … Continue reading

About Advertising

Learn about advertising from advertising industry experts who share what you need to know and do to get advertising done better, faster and less expensively. About Advertising What is Advertising? Learn about advertising. Types of Advertising – learn about the … Continue reading