mardi 3 mars 2015

Tips For Effective OOH Advertising

By Earlene McGee


Out of home advertising has a major impact on consumers compared to other forms of marketing such as telephone calls. Many consumers take action by either trying to find out more about a product, or buying the product. To enjoy the maximum benefits from OOH advertising, business people need to understand a few things.

Billboards and other forms of out of home advertisements are hard to ignore. Unfortunately, those viewing them might only get a glimpse, especially when in moving vehicles. To get a better conversion rate, the campaign should be combined with online or mobile communication. Someone who only manages to read the headline can therefore get full information with a simple online search.

Your design might affect the conversion rate. To reap good results, you need to stick to certain design principles. Information should be kept simple, so it's best to stick to one idea. Otherwise, you will just confuse your target audience. You should also opt for large, legible fonts and contrasting colors because they help make the message more readable. All these principles apply whether you are setting up and ordinary or digital billboard.

The design will also affect the rate of conversion. You need to adhere to certain designing principles to reap good results. The information should be simple. If possible, only one idea should be suggested otherwise you might confuse your audience. The fonts used should be large and readable. The color used weighs heavily on the outcome. For the best results you should opt for contrasting colors. These designing principles apply for ordinary and digital billboards.

Another factor that can help improve conversion from this form of advertising is offering interaction or rewards. Adverts that offer discount vouchers, or those that offer entries to competitions are likely to spark more attention. You should think of ways to add interaction to your advertisements.

You must choose the message wisely for successful outdoor advertising. Two messages might mean the same thing, but the way they are drafted will make the difference. For instance, if you are offering a product at a reduced price, you can indicate the timeline when such a benefit is available. A shorter period gives urgency to the message meaning there is a higher likelihood of conversion.

You should analyze the audience when setting up your advertisements. Each location might be frequented by all kinds of people, but in most cases, there will be one dominant class of people. You should consider whether the audience is enough to warrant the money spent putting up the advertisement.

Although it is a good idea to be original, sometimes it is better to adopt ideas that have been used effectively by others before. This way, you do not have to worry whether your idea works or not. If you are working on a tight budget, this will be a good way to keep costs within acceptable limits. If you apply all the tips discussed, you should get perfect results from your marketing campaign. This will help your business grow.




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