Tuesday, June 29, 2010

6 Tips to Better Banner Advertisements


Let us face the fact that banner advertisements are everywhere. There are plenty of online marketers who utilize the power of banner advertisements. Plenty of online marketers have recognized the potential of using banner advertisements to promote their business.

However, there is always a difference between banner advertisements, some are affective some are not. Better return on investment and website traffic are the things that you get if you have an effective banner advertisement. That is the reason why it is important that your banner advertisement stand-out amongst the sea of banner advertisements.

But the question is, “How can I make my banner advertisement stand-out?” As an online marketer of course we would like our banner advertisement to stand-out,; we want our banner advertisement to generate a high click-through rate and we also want our banner advertisement to create an impact on our prospects. But how can we do all these things if we do not know “how-to”.

To avoid making a mistake in banner advertising and loosing advertising money in the process let us go over some basic things. To make an effective banner advertisement we should know the basics and the important points that make it effective.

Effective Banner Advertisement Tip #1: Remember the K.I.S.S (keep it short and simple) rule

The first thing that you need to know when it comes to banner advertising is that you need to keep it very simple and short. Why? You only have a few seconds of your prospect’s attention so you should get your message across using a few words as possible. Keep in mind that not everyone reads super fast, so if your banner advertisement’s message is long then chances are it will not be read in its entirety.

A banner advertisement can be said as successful if the viewers remember it and if it makes an impression on the viewer.

Effective Banner Advertisement Tip #2: Present something that your prospects find interesting

As always people cannot overlook something that is interesting. That is the main reason why we need to present something that is highly interesting to people otherwise they will not read the banner advertisements that you produce.

So, it is not true that people do not read advertisements; the thing is that they only read advertisements that that they find interesting. I mean personally, would you really take the time to read something that you do not find interesting? Answer: Of course you won’t.

Effective Banner Advertisement Tip #3: Why should people click? Give them a reason to

The third tip to an effective banner advertisement is give people a reason to click. People will only take action if they are convinced enough or if they are moved enough with your banner advertisement.

Attract people by producing convincing banner advertisement that will compel them to take the action you want. People react favorably to banner advertisements that will give them something in return, like some special discount, free gift, etc. Keep in mind that banner advertisements that give something for free get a very high click-through rate which is the goal of banner advertisements in the first place.

Effective Banner Advertisement Tip #4: Make sure that you follow-through

Guiding people straight to your website is a good way of branding which can be achieved through banner advertisement. However, if you presented some sort of promotion for people who clicked your banner advertisement then be sure that you have a follow-through system in place.

Allot a webpage that will explain in detail how the promotion works and what should be the next step. It would be advisable that for each banner advertisement (if the promotion is different) you need to produce one webpage for each.

Effective Banner Advertisement Tip #5: Be sure that your banner advertisements are targeted

The success of your banner advertising campaign is not just measured by the CTR or click-through rate we also have to take into consideration amount of qualified prospects that the banner advertisement solicited.

A banner advertisement that is targeted on a specific audience yields better results than banner advertisement that caters to everyone on the internet. One of the best ways to make an effective banner advertisement is to select your target audience.

Effective Banner Advertisement Tip #6: Test your banner advertisement before launching it in full

The last tip to make an effective banner advertisement is to test it before launching it to its 100%. As an internet marketer you should know by the now the importance of testing the waters before investing heavily.

Same thing goes with banner advertisement; you need to experiment with various banner designs, layouts, etc. to estimate the appeal of your promotional offers and the type of message that brings a high-interest customer. Most of the advertising networks that you will see allow marketers to conduct series of test runs.

I sure hope that these tips that I have cited today will help you to create a more effective banner advertisement. If you have any other tips that I was not able to post here, feel free to share it with everyone. You can write your comment/s below and share your knowledge with everyone.

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