Great Advantages of Written Advertisements

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No one takes in any information without it goingThe quantity of words is rarely as important as the
through one or more of their five senses. Advertisersquality. People are busy and rushed. The message of
too must get their message through the same gates.the ad must be quick and catchy and informative, yet
At times the sense of smell is central. The smell frommust give the message without boredom. This is a
a bakery draws consumers to buy some freshhard balance.
backed goods. The taste test is used in commercialsSometimes the words used or the image portrayed
for soda drinks or pizza. Pictures of food as you enterwill be humorous. Humor is a leading attention getter
a restaurant will bring good memories of its flavor.for advertisements. Alaska airlines was excellent at
When buying a bed, touch is the main seller.portraying extremes in the airline industry, emphasizing
Consumers want to try out the various options totheir quality through exaggeration of what the
imagine how comfortable it would be for eight hours.competition didn't have. Their humorous ads must have
Of the five senses, sight is by far the most influential. Inkept the airline afloat for several years.
fact, researches discovered that 80% of what weSometimes the ad is only a reminder of what the
learn is learned through the eyes. Most of the rest isconsumer already knows. A motto, a logo, or a symbol
learned through hearing. This means that radio adseach might associate itself to a particular product. The
must get the consumer to capture a vision, smell,colors of Pepsi alone will sell the product. In other
feeling, taste of the product through words alone.words, the picture is all the ad needed.
With 80% of what we learn entering our eyes,In summary, good ads use visual and audio, use
advertisers are wise to center their ads around theprecise words, and may add a touch of humor. This
visual. If they can add sound, this is even better. Printedcombination will most likely get the attention of the
ads can be read over and over by many people. Theypublic. It requires creativity but is achievable. Once this
can last longer and for this reason potentially influenceis done, then the company must choose where the ad
more consumers than sound ads alone.will appear. Some creative people have put their brief
Advertisement using the sight will include either wordsmessage on a banner and paid to have it flown over
or pictures or both. Words are rather abstract for thea large group of people. This is a banner ad. It
letters represent a reality. The word 'car' stands for aeffectively gets the concise message to many people
vehicle of transportation. Words can also representat minimal cost. With the added audio of the plane's
products. For example, slogans identify products. Oneengine to attract attention, both sight and sound are
of the must successful was, "Where's the beef?" asgiving the one-two punch to drive the message home
part of a Wendy's ad. This one phrase sold millions ofto the consumers.