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ProfessionalWriting:Advertising

Introduction:AdvertisingParameters
Thereareseveralelementsthatapplyacrosstheboardwhenusingadvertisementdevices.

Includeyourlogoandcontactinformation,followingyourcompanysparametersthat
identifywhoyouare,thatincludescoordinatingyourtext,colorsandlogossothatyou
becomerecognizable.
Bebrief.Thetypicalpersonsattentionspanisshrinking.Makeyourstatementquickly
andgettothepointrapidly.
Usebiggraphicsandbigtexttocatchtheeyeofyouraudience.Usebrightcolorswith
contrastingcolors.
Usebulletpointstodirectyouraudiencetoinformationtheycanretainquickly.Listthe
benefits.
Youradvertisingmustbereadable,donotsquashwordstogetherormakethemtoosmall.
Balanceandplanyourtextandgraphicswell.Toomuchofanythingdestroysthe
attraction.Donouseclipart.
Knowyourcompetitionsprofile,createyourownpersonaandstickwithittogainmore
clients.

Flyers:ThecosteffectiveAdvertising
Althoughtheleastexpensiveadvertisement,flyerscanbeeffective.Thelefttopcorneristhe
firstplacemostpeoplelook,sousethisspacetodrawattention.Ifyouhaveanoutstanding
graphic,whichcanbeenlargedandplacedattractivelyalmostanywhereuseit.Thenusetheleft
topcornertofixtheaudienceeyetomoveacrossanddownward.Keepingitsimpleand
attractive.Placeyourcontactinformationatthebottom,includingname,address,phonenumber,
emailandlogo.Thisneedstobelargeenoughtobeinformativebutshouldnotoverwhelmthe
restofyourdocument.

Brochures:Abriefglimpseintoyourprofile
Brochuresarewaysofdeliveringamoresophisticatedamountofinformationthanthebrochure,
yetitstillshouldbebriefenoughtogiveaprofessionalfeelingandinformativepresentation.Use
graphicsthatarelargeenoughtoberecognizableandtextsparingly,butenoughtosupplythe
informationneeded.Tablesandgraphscanbeusedtosupplyalotofnecessaryinformation.

Pamphlets:Givesinformationinchunks
Thepamphletisusuallyadocumentthatsuppliesalotofinformationwithinseveralpages,but
shouldstillbeattractiveandappealing.Thefrontpageshouldbesimpleyeteyecatching,
drawingyouraudiencetoopenandreadthecontent.Explainyourselfandinformyouraudience
inawaythatwinstheirsupport.Theamountofpagesisindicativetothepurpose,buteach
sectionshouldfollowasymmetricalandsystematicwayofdivulgingtheinformation.Usingthe
sametextforheadingsandadifferentoneforreadinglinesthroughoutthepamphletcreates
unity.

Posters:Alonglastingadvertisementeffect
Postersaretypicallythemostexpensiveadvertisingtodevelop.Plancarefully.Apostercanstay
inoneplaceforalongtimeandyourprofessionalimageandprofileisondisplay.Touseposter
effectivelyfocusonthethemeandpurpose.Uselargetextandgraphics.Usecolorsthatstandout
fromsurroundingbackgrounds.Hangyourpostersprofessionally,squaredandsemipermanent.
Checkontheirpresentationandreplaceiftheyappearraggedorold.

Bibliography
http://www.printaholic.com/15tipsforwritingeffectiveflyers/
https://designschool.canva.com/blog/50brilliantflyerdesigns/
http://roundhouse.cc/us/top5flyerdesigntips
http://www.creativebloq.com/printdesign/startupsguidebrochuresuccess11135194
https://www.3dissue.com/stepbystepguideinhowtocreatedigitalbrochures/
http://www.creativebloq.com/printdesign/howdesignposterprotips7133634
http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2011/01/poster.aspx
https://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/
http://www.etu.org.za/toolbox/docs/organise/webposter.html

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