An ad that is based on art rather than craft, looks good but sells little.

An ad that is based on art rather than craft, looks good but sells little.
Too many ideas in one ad can confuse and turn off the reader.
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View Full PostProblem: Settling for Engagement. As media choices grow, engagement has received interest as a metric for elevating cross-media assessment. All eyeballs are not equal and some media channels, particularly digital ones, assert they are better than others at delivering eyeballs that matter more to a particular brand. Engagement focuses on the qualitative side of communication […]
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View Full PostFresh ways that show what you are, win more than doting on what you are not.
Ad excellence is always in the details, or, in this case, the crumbs.
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View Full PostA business that can outdo will surpass one that can merely outthink.
G&R research shows that narrative advertising helps Super Bowl advertisers improve the return they earn on their multi-million dollars investment A recently published study by communications research firm G&R shows that Super Bowl advertising is more effective when it tells a story than when it presents information. At the broad level, there are two forms […]
No matter how much they seek to say, ads must be inviting to read.
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View Full PostEasier to read but without benefits still nothing much happens.
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View Full PostCasting and context: old wives can debunk tales, but not light year-end sales.