Overview of Direct Mail Direct Mail is a form of “Direct” or “Direct Response” marketing. In effect, it is simply a customized piece of mail sent only to targeted consumers. It is called “Direct” because it circumvents traditional mass media and goes directly to the home or office of the consumer. Although measurements vary, it […]
Read More →Media Series – Issue 4: Radio Advertising
Overview of Using Radio for Advertisements Radio has been embedded as part of our culture for a long, long time. While it no longer serves the same purpose it did before the age of TV, radio continues to be a heavily used form of entertainment. One of the most interesting aspects of radio is that […]
Read More →Media Series – Issue 3: Magazine Advertising
Overview of Magazine Advertising Campaigns Since they are both print media, magazines share some characteristics with newspapers. A couple of the major differences between them are frequency (magazines are issued far less frequently) and paper/print quality (magazines offer the use of better quality paper and graphics). Magazine advertising is generally more oriented toward image and […]
Read More →Media Series – Issue 2: Internet Advertising
Overview of Internet Advertising For our second issue in the media series, we’re going to one of the newest options available to advertisers. The internet is relatively new to the advertising arena and is still pretty early in the evolutionary process. While some companies jumped on the internet bandwagon early, for most an internet advertising […]
Read More →Media Series – Issue 1: Newspaper Advertising
When it comes to advertising, lots of people are doing it and, unfortunately, many of them are doing it badly. As my father was fond of saying, people only read the instructions as a last resort when all else fails. My wife frequently edits this by limiting it to only men but that’s a story […]
Read More →For Print Media, Size Does Matter
Did the title get your attention? Isn’t it amazing what some people will do to get you to read what they write? All kidding aside, in the design world size really does matter. Today we’ll focus on how you can use size to improve use and readership of your printed communications. Bigger Isn’t Always Better […]
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