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advertise-hereRates are based upon a number of factors, which include how many copies are sold monthly, quarterly or yearly, whether the magazine is a glossy color affair or in more of a newspaper format etc. My advice is that you should initially ignore how much your advertisement is going to cost you until you’ve first assessed the publication’s suitability.

My own experience has been that it’s far too tempting to place adverts in publications which offer the best rates, while ignoring the key factor, which is do your customers read this publication? If you’re sure that they do – having first worked through the existing advertisements, then you need to work out an advertising budget. The reason this is important is that you need to make sure that you don’t overspend unnecessarily. …click here to read more

girl_advertiseIs the publication’s readership suitable for your advertisement?

Remember the editor who rejected our product as being unsuitable for her readership. She was right. It was unsuitable, which was why our advertisement achieved nothing. Obviously had I given it more thought and really identified who the magazine’s targeted readership was, I would have come to the same conclusions as she did and not wasted our money.

Tips:

If your ad is going to achieve anything for your business it must reach your target market. …click here to read more

How-to-Market-Your-ProductHere are my preferred shoestring offline marketing techniques

1. Classified advertisements.

2. Press releases.

3. Sponsorship. …click here to read more

referalOur first ad came and went with a dismal response. Having already sent a sample of our product to the magazine s editor, I was surprised that I had heard nothing. So I phoned and was told they never received it (although they had received the covering letter, which was odd). Undeterred, I sent another sample of our product hoping for the promised review. …click here to read more

business-partnerBeware, be very aware, that when someone phones you to sell you advertising space their primary concern is to make a sale for their business not necessarily to generate increased business for your company.

Imagine for a moment someone rings you completely out of the blue to tell you all about something great that they say will do your business the power of good. It’s expensive, but you agree to go ahead convinced that the investment is worth is because your sales will rocket. You pay your money (unless you’ve a trading history, most ads have to be paid for upfront) and you wait in eager anticipation until the day of publication. …click here to read more

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