4. Big ideas. Unless your advertising is built on a big idea, it will pass like a ship in the night. It takes a big idea to jolt the consumer out of his indifference – to make him notice your advertising, remember it and take action. Big ideas are usually simple ideas. Said Charles Kettering,…
3. Brand image. Every advertisement should contribute to the complex symbol which is the brand image. 95% of all advertising is created ad hoc. Most products lack any consistent image from one year to another. The manufacturer who dedicates his advertising to building the most sharply defined personality for his brand gets the largest share…
2. Large promise. The second most important decision is this: what should you promise the customer? A promise is not a claim, or a theme, or a slogan. It is a benefit for the consumer. It pays to promise a benefit which is unique and competitive, and the product must deliver the benefit your promise.…
How to create advertising that sells “Ogilvy & Mather has created over $1,480,000,000 worth of advertising. Here, with all the dogmatism of brevity are 38 of the things we have learned.” By David Ogilvy 1. The most important decision We have learned that the effect of your advertising on your sales depends more on this…
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have all captured the attention of the mass market when it comes to social media. Advertisers also increasingly use all of these social networks to pitch their products, create hype around a launch and to attract a following. Vine is the latest social networking app that provides users with a platform…
Volkswagen adverts are among the very best in the automotive industry. In being able to hire some of the finest creative minds at some of the biggest agencies around the world, it’s perhaps no surprise that it continues to display its creativity in new and entertaining ways. After all, this is the company for which…
Few brands – let alone within the automotive sector – can lay claim to such challenging, clever, and effective advertising as Volkswagen. This latest print advert, which can be seen on Ads of the World, is simple yet effective. While initially there may not be much going on visually, the copy and minimalist nature of…
