No one takes in any information without it going through one or more of their five senses. Advertisers too must get their message through the same gates. At times the sense of smell is central. The smell from a bakery draws consumers to buy some fresh backed goods. The taste test is used in commercials for soda drinks or pizza. Pictures of food as you enter a restaurant will bring good memories of its flavor. When buying a bed, touch is the main seller. Consumers want to try out the various options to imagine how comfortable it would be for eight hours.
Of the five senses, sight takes first place as most important. Researches discovered that 80% of what we learn is received through our eyes. Most of the rest comes through our ears. This means that radio ads must get the consumer to recall a vision, smell, feeling, or taste of the product through audio alone.
With 80% of what we learn entering our eyes, advertisers are wise to center their ads around the visual. If they can add sound, this is even better. Printed ads can be read over and over by many people. They can last longer and for this reason potentially influence more consumers than sound ads alone.
Visual advertisement comes in two forms, words and pictures. Words are abstract for they represent a reality. The word ‘house’ stands for a dwelling of brick and wood. Words can also stand for products. Slogans have caught on and identify products. One of the most famous was, “Where’s the beef?” from the Wendy’s ad. Though mainly verbal, that one phrase sold more hamburgers than anyone will ever know.
Rarely will the quantity of words sell an item. Usually it will not be the quantity but the quality that is important. People are busy and always in a hurry. The message of the ad must be succinct and catchy. It must give the message and yet not bore the audience. This is a hard balance.
Sometimes the words used or the image portrayed will be humorous. Humor is a leading attention getter for advertisements. Alaska airlines was excellent at portraying extremes in the airline industry, emphasizing their quality through exaggeration of what the competition didn’t have. Their humorous ads must have kept the airline afloat for several years.
Sometimes the ad is only a reminder of what the consumer already knows. A motto, a logo, or a symbol each might associate itself to a particular product. The colors of Pepsi alone will sell the product. In other words, the picture is all the ad needed.
When ads use visual and audio, use effective words, and add a touch of humor, that ad will surely get the attention of the public. It is a difficult combination, but certainly possible. Some are able to concisely express their product and then have the message flown over a large gathering of people. This is called a banner ad. It is an effective way to get a well planned message out to a large audience at a minimal cost. And with the added attention attractor of the plane’s motor, the two major senses of sight and sound are used effectively to get the message to the public.
When you have the message perfected, then it is time to call an airplane advertising company who can guide you through the process of getting it printed and into the sky. The effort you put into making it just what you want will soon begin to turn into great results.
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