subject: Why You Should Use Direct Response Advertising [print this page] When advertising your products and services, you have to write as if you are talking 1-to-1 with your prospect. You only have a few seconds to convince your passing reader that your message is for them, so you will want to make it worthwhile. Never produce advertising that is boring. Your goal should be to create advertising that works and that is it.
Could you imagine if you were advertising on TV and you only had a few moments to get your sales message across? Well guess what, you face the same pressure when you advertising online, in newspapers, and in magazines. It's the job of your ad to convince a busy prospect that your ad is worth paying attention to - and this is not an easy thing to do.
You should know that the money that you invest in advertising could easily cost you a fortune. So you should try your best to make your advertising effective and work for you. Do yourself a favor and take a look at your ads, your headlines, your website, and even your direct mail pieces - does it look and sound like alot of the other ads that you see?
Are you advertising your accolades instead of what's in it for the prospect? Is your ads making the same promises as everyone else? If you answered "yes" to all of these questions, then you should revamp and re-evaluate your advertising pieces. Just because you see alot of other business advertising their brand and company name, that doesn't make it the best way of marketing your business.
Alot of businesses online and offline lose alot of money simply because they advertise via traditional means. You don't have to do the same and experience the same fate of these businesses. When you implement traditional ways of advertising, you set yourself up to lose tons of customers because of it. If you can find a way to try something different, then you will be one of the many people who can prosper in this economy.
If you do what you've always done when it comes to advertising, you will get the same results. It's time to try something newer and better and that is more effective for your bottom line. This solution is direct response advertising. With direct response, your results are measurable and can be tracked. You'll have an accountable measurement of how many sales you are getting and will be able to see how well your ads are performing.
With a predictable way of tracking your results you can lose. In all of your advertising, your goal should be to generate some sort of response. Don't advertise just to get your name out there because this is an ineffective way of going about things. Instead, lead a prospect to your website or to a 1-800 number where they can call for more information.
With this way of advertising, you'll know whether or not your advertising is working for you and if you need to change anything. Always use a testable and predictable means of advertising as it's the best way to market your business. Good luck.
