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    Jewelry Use by Employees
    Many companies have dress codes, which include jewelry. Some companies do this because they do not wish to offend customers who are of various faiths by employees who wear necklaces with religious symbols. Others out of practicality as some jewelry can get caught in machinery and cause severe injury or even death. You may wish to have a jewelry policy to prevent loss of your customer base and/or prevent employees from dying, which could inadvertently drive up your commercial insurance costs.On a lesser and more serious note we have found in the auto detailing business that jewelry can be very damaging and we strongly suggest to our employees; “Please don’t wear loose jewelry because it tends to scratch cars very badly.”Women should avoid bracelets unless they fit snug to the wrist in some professions. Industries such as driving a truck, auto maintenance, pilots, machinists or meat cutters at the super market or deli can be quite problematic for jewelry wearers.One thing you can do to prevent loss of customers who have strong religious beliefs, which are different from a particular
    vertising, you need to communicate facts and real benefits, not features and value based statements.

    Communicating facts and benefits in your copy

    If you write copy like your business school teacher taught you 20 years ago you will be out of sync with the current trend of thought. Below, Roy Williams describes how value statements can be seen as hype;

    Modern advertising overflows with values-based statements: "Big selection." "High quality." "Low prices." "Easy credit." Even though these statements may be true in the mind of the advertiser, the public has heard them all before.

    The left hemispheres of our brains detect fact-based statements and prefer them to statements that are values-based. Having been suffocated by hype for the past 40 years, we hunger today for statements of fact. Roy Williams Monday Morning Memo 5

    Values based statements still have their place but backing it up with facts will cut through the clutter more effectively. If you see ?low prices? in website copy will you read on? Maybe, maybe not, but if you see a price which is attractive for a product you want then you?re looking for your credit card.

    Take your PPC ad which says ?MP3 players ? Exceptional quality, high storage capacity and low prices?. That might and probably will attract a lot of people who are seeking information about an MP3 player. However selling the same product with fact based statements you could give your reader a much better idea and make your ad stand out from the crowd ?MP3 players ? High quality with 100GB storage for thousands of tracks $399?.

    Of course the second ad will attract far less traffic than the first because you?re pre-qualifying p

    Marketing New Inventions
    Many talented and intelligent people invent many new tools and devices that are helpful in many ways. These inventions are a result of months and years of meticulous research and planning in a specific field or area. Most of the inventors are common people with absolutely no knowledge of the intricacies of the legal and patent related issues.Many invention-marketing companies provide their professional services to people with fresh new ideas about new products. They help in all the legal, financial and marketing issues for the invention to turn into a profitable venture. These companies provide many relevant services such as patent assistance, market research, prototype development, engineered drawings, computer renderings, manufacturing feasibility, material creation, networking with potential licensees, trade show representation, invention representation, licensing negotiating and license agreement administration.These companies charge nominal fees for their services and provide full customer care throughout the process from start to finish. Companies also take full responsibility of al
    I watched Roy Williams in a quite literally amazing presentation about society's 40-year Pendulum recently. His presentation was a delightful hidden bonus in the agenda from the Call to Action seminar hosted by Bryan and Jeff Eisenberg at the Wizard of Ads Academy 1 in Buda, Texas.

    Roy?s presentation explained a phenomenon that happens every 40 years where folks? attitudes gradually shift over time in an opposite direction to that of the previous generation. He finished by predicting that in the next 2-3 years we?re going to see radical shifts in the way people buy and what they are influenced by. I am labeling this shift for the purposes of this article Reality Branding.

    The shift starts with the arts

    Roy described how music and art is the first indication that ?times they are a changing?. Typically music precedes this social shift before the whole idea goes mainstream. If you think about it, looking at music and the arts is a reasonable indicator of what people think. I?m not talking about the reaction to one hit wonders, but the general trends. Why does everyone suddenly get the same kind of groove, coast to coast, continent to continent?

    I remember reading a CaveChat (bulletin board) thread from 5000BC 2 a few months back where one post compared Eminem to Elvis. I thought it was a strange comparison at the time because it was not explained in the context Roy described. I now understand that it wasn't that these icons were comparable as artists; it was that they are comparable in the shift they reflected in the "mainstream" in society.

    Take Elvis?

    Since the late 50's we've had rock and roll in one form or another and it all started in 1957 with Elvis Presley curling his lip and shaking his knees in a fashion that made the young ladies of the time pass out with excitement.

    Or did it? Rock and roll has its roots well before Elvis as I?m sure all the musical historians will tell you, however when Elvis and his iconic charm came along the music went mainstream and that is the point. For the next 40 years music was in one form or another, an iteration, imitation, categorization, blend or copy of a rock and roll based rhythm.

    So what about Eminem?

    Eminem and probably a few others brought hip hop to the masses. In 1997 (40 years exactly from 57 when Elvis emerged on the scene) the hip hop generation was becoming very popular. Eminem was one of the emerging talents of the time, but the white guy in a predominantly black musical genre signaled the approach of the mainstream.

    It reads like a script when you compare how Elvis before him was preceded by less famous Rock and Roll artists that were the true pioneers. Eminem and Elvis can be compared because they hit the scene around the time that people were ready for it and made history. Ever heard the saying ?there is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come??3 Eminems brash, hard hitting, realistic and edgy approach has the latest generation of young ladies screaming "That shit is bumping" 4 but they wouldn?t pass out because it isn?t cool.

    And it?s ?what?s cool? that?s the point isn?t it?

    What do hip hop artists sing about? Trouble on the streets, too many guns, poverty, sex, saving the world, where is the love - The Black Eyed Peas ? and their rap about social conscience?

    In addition other bands which aren't hip hop are of a similar vein in their lyrical content. Think Coldplay from the UK and their lyrics in Lights out.... "Come out upon my seas, curse missed opportunities (am I) A part of the cure, or am I part of the disease".

    Am I a part of the cure or a part of the disease??

    Right now, it?s cool to be talking about real problems people have or reflecting on the reality surrounding them. Fantasy is out of the window, dreaming is for hippies, Can you imagine Coke releasing ?I?d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony? without causing an entire generation to throw up? In 1971 people actually sang along!

    Cool right now is all about reality and social conscience, where as for the last 40 years we've gone from individual rebellion (rock and roll), to free love (individual dreaming), to rebellion (punk rock), to material girl (the individual success story) to free your mind (90?s acid rock).

    Interestingly if you take Madonna as a survivor of this social pendulum notice how her style and lyrics have changed? She started off as rebellious material girl, all vogue and power icon but now has shifted to a real mum with a social conscience (ray of light album).

    Social conscience and getting things done

    We?re switching from an idealistic society where it is Ok to dream, to a social society where getting things done is more important. The shift in society will have profound effects on branding and advertising over the next 20 years at least.

    You?re now in a generation that doesn't respect individual achievements, rebellion or going it alone, mocks hype and doesn't think James Bond is da man!

    You're now in a generation where people are tired of hype, tired of dreams and want to work together to get things done. Your peers want to do things that make the world a better place to live in rather than just dream about it. They recognize the problems around them and seek solutions to make things happen.

    Stars today wear ordinary clothes; remember Elvis on stage in his glittery white suits? Now think Eminem and Coldplay. How do they look in comparison? Today?s stars want to be portrayed as real. Notice the sudden trend in reality TV shows? Paris Hilton and her pal in The Simple life? I bet when you watch the Simple life you think Paris and her pal are morons. Is that because they are morons? Or is it because you think that living the false lifestyle of credit cards, flash cars and a $10,000 Louis Vuitton handbag is crass? It?s an interesting question. Would today?s reality focus have worked back in 1971 when all we were dreaming about was giving peace a chance?

    Reality branding is what?s cool today

    Understanding this shift in social attitudes is the good news because now you can apply that to your own business.

    Relentless repetition used to be the only requirement to drive the branding message home, now it isn?t quite as easy as that.

    Dove is a great example of this shift in thinking. Yes they still do repetition, but they get the message across to real women by showing them ads with real women in them. Gone are the stick like models, because our social conscience won?t allow us to let our daughters grow up thinking that skeletal is beautiful. In are normal looking women with real curves and different types of skin showing that Dove is good for them.

    To communicate with today?s audience who are completely sick of advertising, you need to communicate facts and real benefits, not features and value based statements.

    Communicating facts and benefits in your copy

    If you write copy like your business school teacher taught you 20 years ago you will be out of sync with the current trend of thought. Below, Roy Williams describes how value statements can be seen as hype;

    Modern advertising overflows with values-based statements: "Big selection." "High quality." "Low prices." "Easy credit." Even though these statements may be true in the mind of the advertiser, the public has heard them all before.

    The left hemispheres of our brains detect fact-based statements and prefer them to statements that are values-based. Having been suffocated by hype for the past 40 years, we hunger today for statements of fact. Roy Williams Monday Morning Memo 5

    Values based statements still have their place but backing it up with facts will cut through the clutter more effectively. If you see ?low prices? in website copy will you read on? Maybe, maybe not, but if you see a price which is attractive for a product you want then you?re looking for your credit card.

    Take your PPC ad which says ?MP3 players ? Exceptional quality, high storage capacity and low prices?. That might and probably will attract a lot of people who are seeking information about an MP3 player. However selling the same product with fact based statements you could give your reader a much better idea and make your ad stand out from the crowd ?MP3 players ? High quality with 100GB storage for thousands of tracks $399?.

    Of course the second ad will attract far less traffic than the first because you?re pre-qualifying pe

    Can Ad Agency Creatives Refuse To Work On Certain Products?
    So, you've beaten all the odds and you've gotten into advertising as a creative.Why even ask if ad agency creative can refuse certain projects? Why bring the party down? Because it's very important that you know...before you do.The first few weeks are exciting as you're toiling away on 'real' projects as opposed to the months you spent working on your portfolio. And you're thrilled to be working side by side with people who have names that you actually KNOW! It's a rush, no doubt.But suddenly a new creative brief comes up, or a new business pitch surfaces...and it's for CIGARETTES. Ewwew. Cigarettes. You know they harm people. You know what they do to unborn fetuses and to people breathing it in second hand.You don't want to work on it. Now the question is what do you do about it?Here's what usually happens...you can go to your Creative Director and take a firm stand and flat out refuse to work on those dreaded cigarettes...and he or she will probably give you the pass. I say probably...because not all agencies are alike.But here's what REALLY happens.Th
    lvis Presley curling his lip and shaking his knees in a fashion that made the young ladies of the time pass out with excitement.

    Or did it? Rock and roll has its roots well before Elvis as I?m sure all the musical historians will tell you, however when Elvis and his iconic charm came along the music went mainstream and that is the point. For the next 40 years music was in one form or another, an iteration, imitation, categorization, blend or copy of a rock and roll based rhythm.

    So what about Eminem?

    Eminem and probably a few others brought hip hop to the masses. In 1997 (40 years exactly from 57 when Elvis emerged on the scene) the hip hop generation was becoming very popular. Eminem was one of the emerging talents of the time, but the white guy in a predominantly black musical genre signaled the approach of the mainstream.

    It reads like a script when you compare how Elvis before him was preceded by less famous Rock and Roll artists that were the true pioneers. Eminem and Elvis can be compared because they hit the scene around the time that people were ready for it and made history. Ever heard the saying ?there is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come??3 Eminems brash, hard hitting, realistic and edgy approach has the latest generation of young ladies screaming "That shit is bumping" 4 but they wouldn?t pass out because it isn?t cool.

    And it?s ?what?s cool? that?s the point isn?t it?

    What do hip hop artists sing about? Trouble on the streets, too many guns, poverty, sex, saving the world, where is the love - The Black Eyed Peas ? and their rap about social conscience?

    In addition other bands which aren't hip hop are of a similar vein in their lyrical content. Think Coldplay from the UK and their lyrics in Lights out.... "Come out upon my seas, curse missed opportunities (am I) A part of the cure, or am I part of the disease".

    Am I a part of the cure or a part of the disease??

    Right now, it?s cool to be talking about real problems people have or reflecting on the reality surrounding them. Fantasy is out of the window, dreaming is for hippies, Can you imagine Coke releasing ?I?d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony? without causing an entire generation to throw up? In 1971 people actually sang along!

    Cool right now is all about reality and social conscience, where as for the last 40 years we've gone from individual rebellion (rock and roll), to free love (individual dreaming), to rebellion (punk rock), to material girl (the individual success story) to free your mind (90?s acid rock).

    Interestingly if you take Madonna as a survivor of this social pendulum notice how her style and lyrics have changed? She started off as rebellious material girl, all vogue and power icon but now has shifted to a real mum with a social conscience (ray of light album).

    Social conscience and getting things done

    We?re switching from an idealistic society where it is Ok to dream, to a social society where getting things done is more important. The shift in society will have profound effects on branding and advertising over the next 20 years at least.

    You?re now in a generation that doesn't respect individual achievements, rebellion or going it alone, mocks hype and doesn't think James Bond is da man!

    You're now in a generation where people are tired of hype, tired of dreams and want to work together to get things done. Your peers want to do things that make the world a better place to live in rather than just dream about it. They recognize the problems around them and seek solutions to make things happen.

    Stars today wear ordinary clothes; remember Elvis on stage in his glittery white suits? Now think Eminem and Coldplay. How do they look in comparison? Today?s stars want to be portrayed as real. Notice the sudden trend in reality TV shows? Paris Hilton and her pal in The Simple life? I bet when you watch the Simple life you think Paris and her pal are morons. Is that because they are morons? Or is it because you think that living the false lifestyle of credit cards, flash cars and a $10,000 Louis Vuitton handbag is crass? It?s an interesting question. Would today?s reality focus have worked back in 1971 when all we were dreaming about was giving peace a chance?

    Reality branding is what?s cool today

    Understanding this shift in social attitudes is the good news because now you can apply that to your own business.

    Relentless repetition used to be the only requirement to drive the branding message home, now it isn?t quite as easy as that.

    Dove is a great example of this shift in thinking. Yes they still do repetition, but they get the message across to real women by showing them ads with real women in them. Gone are the stick like models, because our social conscience won?t allow us to let our daughters grow up thinking that skeletal is beautiful. In are normal looking women with real curves and different types of skin showing that Dove is good for them.

    To communicate with today?s audience who are completely sick of advertising, you need to communicate facts and real benefits, not features and value based statements.

    Communicating facts and benefits in your copy

    If you write copy like your business school teacher taught you 20 years ago you will be out of sync with the current trend of thought. Below, Roy Williams describes how value statements can be seen as hype;

    Modern advertising overflows with values-based statements: "Big selection." "High quality." "Low prices." "Easy credit." Even though these statements may be true in the mind of the advertiser, the public has heard them all before.

    The left hemispheres of our brains detect fact-based statements and prefer them to statements that are values-based. Having been suffocated by hype for the past 40 years, we hunger today for statements of fact. Roy Williams Monday Morning Memo 5

    Values based statements still have their place but backing it up with facts will cut through the clutter more effectively. If you see ?low prices? in website copy will you read on? Maybe, maybe not, but if you see a price which is attractive for a product you want then you?re looking for your credit card.

    Take your PPC ad which says ?MP3 players ? Exceptional quality, high storage capacity and low prices?. That might and probably will attract a lot of people who are seeking information about an MP3 player. However selling the same product with fact based statements you could give your reader a much better idea and make your ad stand out from the crowd ?MP3 players ? High quality with 100GB storage for thousands of tracks $399?.

    Of course the second ad will attract far less traffic than the first because you?re pre-qualifying p

    Writing The Book On Great Customer Service
    Q: One of the big chain bookstores recently opened up near my small book store. Already I can see my business starting to decline. Is there anything I can do to compete with the bigger store or should I just accept the inevitable? -- Peter Q.A: A wise man once said, "The inevitable is never a sure thing."Don't be so quick to close the book on your business, Peter. You probably can't compete with the superstore on volume of inventory or on price, but there are other things you can do to help keep the customers coming in your door. One of the best ways to ensure customer loyalty is to offer superior customer service.It's funny that you're a bookseller. Let me tell you about my last visit to one of the big chain bookstores just a few weeks ago.I took my teenage daughter in to find the classic book, The Once and Future King, for a school project that has to be done over the summer. It was a Sunday afternoon and the store was crawling with customers. We spent fifteen minutes scouring this great warehouse of a bookstore, but couldn't find the book anywhere. We also couldn't find
    ar vein in their lyrical content. Think Coldplay from the UK and their lyrics in Lights out.... "Come out upon my seas, curse missed opportunities (am I) A part of the cure, or am I part of the disease".

    Am I a part of the cure or a part of the disease??

    Right now, it?s cool to be talking about real problems people have or reflecting on the reality surrounding them. Fantasy is out of the window, dreaming is for hippies, Can you imagine Coke releasing ?I?d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony? without causing an entire generation to throw up? In 1971 people actually sang along!

    Cool right now is all about reality and social conscience, where as for the last 40 years we've gone from individual rebellion (rock and roll), to free love (individual dreaming), to rebellion (punk rock), to material girl (the individual success story) to free your mind (90?s acid rock).

    Interestingly if you take Madonna as a survivor of this social pendulum notice how her style and lyrics have changed? She started off as rebellious material girl, all vogue and power icon but now has shifted to a real mum with a social conscience (ray of light album).

    Social conscience and getting things done

    We?re switching from an idealistic society where it is Ok to dream, to a social society where getting things done is more important. The shift in society will have profound effects on branding and advertising over the next 20 years at least.

    You?re now in a generation that doesn't respect individual achievements, rebellion or going it alone, mocks hype and doesn't think James Bond is da man!

    You're now in a generation where people are tired of hype, tired of dreams and want to work together to get things done. Your peers want to do things that make the world a better place to live in rather than just dream about it. They recognize the problems around them and seek solutions to make things happen.

    Stars today wear ordinary clothes; remember Elvis on stage in his glittery white suits? Now think Eminem and Coldplay. How do they look in comparison? Today?s stars want to be portrayed as real. Notice the sudden trend in reality TV shows? Paris Hilton and her pal in The Simple life? I bet when you watch the Simple life you think Paris and her pal are morons. Is that because they are morons? Or is it because you think that living the false lifestyle of credit cards, flash cars and a $10,000 Louis Vuitton handbag is crass? It?s an interesting question. Would today?s reality focus have worked back in 1971 when all we were dreaming about was giving peace a chance?

    Reality branding is what?s cool today

    Understanding this shift in social attitudes is the good news because now you can apply that to your own business.

    Relentless repetition used to be the only requirement to drive the branding message home, now it isn?t quite as easy as that.

    Dove is a great example of this shift in thinking. Yes they still do repetition, but they get the message across to real women by showing them ads with real women in them. Gone are the stick like models, because our social conscience won?t allow us to let our daughters grow up thinking that skeletal is beautiful. In are normal looking women with real curves and different types of skin showing that Dove is good for them.

    To communicate with today?s audience who are completely sick of advertising, you need to communicate facts and real benefits, not features and value based statements.

    Communicating facts and benefits in your copy

    If you write copy like your business school teacher taught you 20 years ago you will be out of sync with the current trend of thought. Below, Roy Williams describes how value statements can be seen as hype;

    Modern advertising overflows with values-based statements: "Big selection." "High quality." "Low prices." "Easy credit." Even though these statements may be true in the mind of the advertiser, the public has heard them all before.

    The left hemispheres of our brains detect fact-based statements and prefer them to statements that are values-based. Having been suffocated by hype for the past 40 years, we hunger today for statements of fact. Roy Williams Monday Morning Memo 5

    Values based statements still have their place but backing it up with facts will cut through the clutter more effectively. If you see ?low prices? in website copy will you read on? Maybe, maybe not, but if you see a price which is attractive for a product you want then you?re looking for your credit card.

    Take your PPC ad which says ?MP3 players ? Exceptional quality, high storage capacity and low prices?. That might and probably will attract a lot of people who are seeking information about an MP3 player. However selling the same product with fact based statements you could give your reader a much better idea and make your ad stand out from the crowd ?MP3 players ? High quality with 100GB storage for thousands of tracks $399?.

    Of course the second ad will attract far less traffic than the first because you?re pre-qualifying p

    The Etiquette of Advertising Business Gifts
    Giving gifts to your customers is a long-established way of advertising your business while showing your appreciation for their trade. Advertising business gifts run the range from imprinted key rings and rulers to expensive leather portfolios and laptop cases. Both inexpensive and exclusive executive gifts have their proper place, and choosing the right advertising business gift can leave the gift recipient feeling warm and receptive about your company.There are some rules of thumb to keep in mind when choosing your advertising business gifts. One of the more important is the 80/20 rule – 80% of your business comes from 20% of your customers. That 20% should get special handling when it comes to gift-giving time, and there are many opportunities for giving gifts that show your appreciation of their trade. Among the occasions you might send a gift to your customers are: - Holidays - New Business Openings - Acknowledgement of a Special Award - Executive birthdays In addition to occasions, there are a number of considerations to take into account when choosing exec
    ms and want to work together to get things done. Your peers want to do things that make the world a better place to live in rather than just dream about it. They recognize the problems around them and seek solutions to make things happen.

    Stars today wear ordinary clothes; remember Elvis on stage in his glittery white suits? Now think Eminem and Coldplay. How do they look in comparison? Today?s stars want to be portrayed as real. Notice the sudden trend in reality TV shows? Paris Hilton and her pal in The Simple life? I bet when you watch the Simple life you think Paris and her pal are morons. Is that because they are morons? Or is it because you think that living the false lifestyle of credit cards, flash cars and a $10,000 Louis Vuitton handbag is crass? It?s an interesting question. Would today?s reality focus have worked back in 1971 when all we were dreaming about was giving peace a chance?

    Reality branding is what?s cool today

    Understanding this shift in social attitudes is the good news because now you can apply that to your own business.

    Relentless repetition used to be the only requirement to drive the branding message home, now it isn?t quite as easy as that.

    Dove is a great example of this shift in thinking. Yes they still do repetition, but they get the message across to real women by showing them ads with real women in them. Gone are the stick like models, because our social conscience won?t allow us to let our daughters grow up thinking that skeletal is beautiful. In are normal looking women with real curves and different types of skin showing that Dove is good for them.

    To communicate with today?s audience who are completely sick of advertising, you need to communicate facts and real benefits, not features and value based statements.

    Communicating facts and benefits in your copy

    If you write copy like your business school teacher taught you 20 years ago you will be out of sync with the current trend of thought. Below, Roy Williams describes how value statements can be seen as hype;

    Modern advertising overflows with values-based statements: "Big selection." "High quality." "Low prices." "Easy credit." Even though these statements may be true in the mind of the advertiser, the public has heard them all before.

    The left hemispheres of our brains detect fact-based statements and prefer them to statements that are values-based. Having been suffocated by hype for the past 40 years, we hunger today for statements of fact. Roy Williams Monday Morning Memo 5

    Values based statements still have their place but backing it up with facts will cut through the clutter more effectively. If you see ?low prices? in website copy will you read on? Maybe, maybe not, but if you see a price which is attractive for a product you want then you?re looking for your credit card.

    Take your PPC ad which says ?MP3 players ? Exceptional quality, high storage capacity and low prices?. That might and probably will attract a lot of people who are seeking information about an MP3 player. However selling the same product with fact based statements you could give your reader a much better idea and make your ad stand out from the crowd ?MP3 players ? High quality with 100GB storage for thousands of tracks $399?.

    Of course the second ad will attract far less traffic than the first because you?re pre-qualifying p

    Working From Home: Is Telecommuting For You?
    Working from home sounds like a great option doesn’t it? Certainly, you can read many articles on the Internet extolling the virtues of working from home and probably wish you could park your car in your garage and start telecommuting right away!I’ve worked from home for close to two years now and absolutely love it.This article will not list the benefits of working from home. Anyone can quickly figure out on their own that having no commute, no office politics, flexible work hours and closer proximity to your family are just four possible benefits that are achievable when you work at home.You can figure out the benefits of working from home that are important to you without me telling you.What I believe is more beneficial is a brief discussion of what you need to consider before thinking about setting up a home office and working from home. These are all things I’ve experienced and noticed since I started telecommuting: 1. Can you balance your work and your personal life?In other words, can you easily take off your work hat and put your family hat on, a
    vertising, you need to communicate facts and real benefits, not features and value based statements.

    Communicating facts and benefits in your copy

    If you write copy like your business school teacher taught you 20 years ago you will be out of sync with the current trend of thought. Below, Roy Williams describes how value statements can be seen as hype;

    Modern advertising overflows with values-based statements: "Big selection." "High quality." "Low prices." "Easy credit." Even though these statements may be true in the mind of the advertiser, the public has heard them all before.

    The left hemispheres of our brains detect fact-based statements and prefer them to statements that are values-based. Having been suffocated by hype for the past 40 years, we hunger today for statements of fact. Roy Williams Monday Morning Memo 5

    Values based statements still have their place but backing it up with facts will cut through the clutter more effectively. If you see ?low prices? in website copy will you read on? Maybe, maybe not, but if you see a price which is attractive for a product you want then you?re looking for your credit card.

    Take your PPC ad which says ?MP3 players ? Exceptional quality, high storage capacity and low prices?. That might and probably will attract a lot of people who are seeking information about an MP3 player. However selling the same product with fact based statements you could give your reader a much better idea and make your ad stand out from the crowd ?MP3 players ? High quality with 100GB storage for thousands of tracks $399?.

    Of course the second ad will attract far less traffic than the first because you?re pre-qualifying people. Hmmm, well isn?t that what you want from a PPC ad? People that know what you have and wants to buy what you sell?

    Sources

    1 The Wizard Of Ads Academy 2 5000 BC Post on the membership forum. 3 Victor Hugo French dramatist, novelist, & poet (1802 - 1885) 4 Wikipedia - A list of slang terms used in the Hip Hop culture. 5 Monday Morning Memo for September 26, 2005

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