The blog below has great advice on creating an effective print ad.
http://businesschatt.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/checklist-of-what-works-best-in-print-advertising/
San Francisco Based Advertising Agency Blog
May 11, 2010 — addadvertisingHi. We are an ad agency who is really concerned about doing ads that work and providing profits for our clients; and in that effort we are always looking to learn more about how to do ad work. We are looking to learn by writing this blog.
While many advertising agencies do ads for the sake of art, we attempt to only do advertising for the sake of sales. We are wondering what ads you have seen or in the case of radio, heard that you think work well at producing sales? What are some ads that you have done that have worked well? What about National Ads that you have seen or heard? Which ones stand out for you? Are there ads that are done that make you wonder how in the world they can work at making sales? Are there ads that you hate?
Having done advertising and promotion for 25 years for as many as 65 consumer shows per year in almost every market in the United States as well as a few in Mexico and Canada, we have our opinions and experiences about what works and what does not, but what are yours? What ads have worked for your company?
For that matter maybe you want to comment on some other aspects of advertising, please, feel free! Do you have a pet peeve about advertising? Let us know. Maybe you had a bad experience with an advertising agency or media; here is a spot where you can vent! Maybe you just have a good idea for an ad that you want to talk about, feel free! Thanks in advance for your input!
Alan Beim, CEO
Lynn Young, Media Buyer & Consultant
Emo Reyna, Non-Traditional Marketing & Social Media
Nicole Martinez, Creative Web & Design
HHS&B, Ads That Work
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