14 Mar 2008 02:11:36 | David A. Wells
How To Design and Deploy a Marketing Campaign
Even if your ad budget is small you should still plan and
measure the results of you advertising. This process is the key
to your ultimate success.
You see, there are two types of advertising. The first is
broadcast marketing. This category includes TV and radio
commercials. While broadcast ads can be effective they are very
expensive and almost impossible to measure.
And you can’t manage what you can’t measure.
Which brings us to direct marketing. These ads are sent directly
to your prospects. Sales letters, coupons, and order ready
websites are some examples of this type of ad. But the truth is,
any ad that you can accurately measure the results for falls
into the category of direct marketing.
The advantage of direct marketing is that it is more science
than art. You can key every ad you use and measure the real
world results exactly.
This is huge. Through trial and error you can test the
effectiveness of your ads. Over time you can gradually improve
the pulling power. Eventually you’ll have a set of ads that work
really well.
More sales for less money.
To get there you must key every ad and keep careful records of
the results each produce. Run two ads every time you advertise
in any given media. Compare the results and go with the winning
ad.
Then write another ad and put it up against your winning ad or
control. If it beats your control then use it instead. Keep
refining and testing.
This is an ongoing process. Markets change and ads loose their
effectiveness after a while. To have a top-notch marketing
campaign you must be constantly improving your ads.
To Your Prosperity
About Author :
Author of The Mortgage Broker Book. An Insiders Guide to Success
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