Then, they?re told how to measure
Thu ,29/04/2010Then, they?re told how to measure and track the immediate response of their advertising.
Reading past that little dichotomy, some of the suggestions included:
? Use magazine response cards. Remember to code
the cards if you use multiple publications.
? Use a coupon in your newspaper ads. Code the coupons so that you can tell which publication generates the most sales.
? Put a line in your radio scripts to “Mention this ad and get a 10% discount.”
? Ask all new customers how they heard about your business.
Make no mistake. These are all bad suggestions. Very bad. In addition to being very poor persuasion, each of these strategies assumes that your prospective customers are paying very close attention to your ads.
Trust me, customers don?t.
Good advertising is seduction. Pretend with me for a minute that all advertising is an attempt to get a “date” with your prospect.
How do these recommendations hold up under that scenario?
Would you, for instance, send a response card to anyone you could possibly be interested in dating, which says ”
If you?d like to learn more about me, fill out your name, address, and your specific areas of interest in me, and apply your own postage to return it to me?
”
No, I didn?t think you would.
The advice contained in these recommendations also suffers from major misunderstandings in the motivations of customers.
Coupons assume that you have nothing to offer but a better price.
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