subject: 7 Sales Increasing Ideas For Catalog Content [print this page] While most of catalog printing and design activities centers on the appearance of the catalogs, it is important for you to note that success in catalogs cannot be acquired through looks alone. When printing catalogs, the content and how you compose that content plays a vital role especially when you want the products in catalog printing to be sold. In this article, I will share with you seven simple and effective catalog content ideas that should help you increase the sales of particular products.
1. Full color images.
One thing that you should always remember when selling in a catalog is the efficient use of full color images. Of course, it is almost mandatory now to print full color catalogs with full color photographs of your products. What you should know additionally however is that you should strive to make those images as best looking as they can be through additional color enhancements. Adjusting certain light values such as brightness and contrast settings as well as some color correction can usually make a full color product image look better. So make sure you enhance most of your images to make your catalog products look the best that it can be and hopefully attract sales.
2. Multiple views and angles.
One great idea in terms of your catalog layout is to include multiple views of your products with different angles in its content page. While for most one image is enough, other customers are pickier and would want to see products in their entirety. Having those extra images will sell your products more and will satisfy the needs of your more picky clientele. You'll get an increased chance of convincing them that your product is the one they should want with your extra images.
3. Models and action shots.
You might also want to compose some of your catalog images in a way that presents your products in action. While a full color photograph of just your products should usually be enough, most customers respond more to products that are in action. So use good looking models in action shots using your products. This adds a human factor in your catalog images making people feel more connected to the product. It of course also helps people to see how exactly your products look like when they are being used.
4. Facts, specifications and other details.
Of course, it is important to have a significant area of your color catalog devoted to the facts, specifications and other important details of your products. This is especially true for very technical products such as electronic devices and tools. Most people who shop for these things require information so you must give it to them in detail for them to consider buying the products.
5. Creative feature writing.
Sometimes, a product can easily be sold by a creative salesman right? With the right encouraging words and praises, a maybe can be turned into a yes eventually in sales. The same can be applied in catalog writing. The text content can be composed in a way that is witty, funny and very welcoming to the customer. If the customer can connect with what is written, they will be more encouraged to buy the product being described. So make sure you compose your content with a certain salesman style that is welcoming to customers.
6. Creative font magic.
To further boost your text content, don't forget to use some creative font magic. Adding special glowing effects and using eye-catching colors in some of the words in your catalogs can be quite effective at leading customer's eyes into the areas you want. Words like Free, Discounts and Order Now are some examples of words that you should add font magic to. This gets people excited into ordering your products.
7. Call to action elements.
Finally, do not forget to add call to action elements in your color catalog design. Adding order forms or postcard forms are a great way to immediately convince people that they can take action immediately in buying the products in your catalog. The easier it is for people to buy from you, the better encouraged they are at actually doing the buying. So add those calls to action elements to give consumers an opportunity to buy your products as soon as possible.
So that is how you get your products sold in your catalogs! Redo your catalog printing now and try these out!
