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Advertising agencies are not all the same
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Direct mail can be
effective for some types of products or services.
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Value is important in
advertising messages.
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Economical media
are not always the cheapest ones.
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Repeat impressions
are essential. Repeat impressions are essential.
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Testing your
marketing and advertising is critical before launching the full program.
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Innovation
(in products and in ads) is, by itself, usually not very compelling.
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Sales revenue is,
in fact, related to advertising dollars and effectiveness. Too bad.
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Entrepreneurs should not try
to be their own lawyer, accountant, or.... ad agency.
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Opportunities for promotion may not always match your nice plan.
Seize
them anyway!
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Retaining an
existing customer costs one fourth as much as landing a new one.
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Decide what you
need to spend in order to succeed. Look at your competitors. (Smart,
huh?)
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Internet
advertising is both intriguing and tricky.
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Evaluate your
program as it happens and assume that it
can always be improved.