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The Right Message for the Right Medium

Author: Colleen Davis Author Ranking Silver | Posted: 07-10-2008 | Comments: 0 | Views: 3 | Rating:  (201) Article Popularity - Blue (?) Got a Question? Ask.
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Every time you start your next marketing push you need to decide exactly what the focus of that marketing is going to be. Is this about pushing a sale or trying to boost up a specific type of product? Maybe you're just trying to get your name out to the people, or you want to expand into a different area than you've previously been focusing on.

No matter what you are choosing to focus on you're going to have a specific message for your marketing. It shouldn't be very hard to figure out what that message is. All you have to do is ask yourself why you're getting any kind of marketing taken care of, and that right there is your focus for this current marketing push.

The thing I'm going to discuss instead is what kind of medium you choose once you know what your message is. Each form of advertising is unique and carries with it certain strengths and weakness, and you have to know which type to choose if you want to get the most from your marketing.

But to do that you first need to know what your message is and what each kind of advertising is best at conveying.

I don't intend to go over all of them, because there are just too many different styles of advertising to go over in a single article like this, but I do plan to cover a few, and get the gears going as to what you should look for when looking at other advertising.

Ok, first let's look at postcard printing. This is meant for a shorter message, along with an immediate message. If you have a sale planned for next weekend you won't be able to bother with brochures or anything lengthy like that. Postcards get to a person's home fast and impact people just as fast.

Next are flyers, which are similar to postcards for a variety of different reasons. Flyers are also best for shorter messages, though a flyer can contain a message that's a little longer than your basic postcard message. You might need more time for distributing flyers than you would postcards, however, given that flyers aren't typically sent through the mail. You'll probably want a months lead time if you plan on using flyers.

Now brochures are a very long type of advertising, and as such, require a much longer message. This isn't about telling people a sale is coming up but instead going over a detailed description of a product or service. These are best for promoting your company in general, and definitely best with something that has no time restriction.

As I said before, I didn't intend to go over all advertising, but hopefully seeing the details for these three can help you determine what kind of messages work best with other kinds of advertising. Whether you're using postcard printing, brochures, booklets, posters, and so on, you need to have the right message for the medium if you want to have any success.

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