Breaking the Spell on PPC’s Dirty Little Secret
Whatever you’re paying per click, it’s extortionately, shockingly too much. No use arguing about it; let’s just do the math together.
Whatever you’re paying per click, it’s extortionately, shockingly too much. No use arguing about it; let’s just do the math together.
There’s a lot to like about Google Pay-Per-Click advertising. And also a lot to hate about the “Pay-Per-Crack” treadmill...
When budgeting long-term for marketing, you can save yourself a lot of money by buying in bulk or buying in advance.
So many local TV ads end up being “talking head radio,” showing the business owner usually doing a “yell and sell” approach.
The four things that need to be in every commercial, no matter what's going on in the world. And whether or not this is the time to renegotiate your media buy.
Buyers are traditionally incentivized by media reps through overseas trips, cruises, event tickets, “golfcations,” etc. Even if YOU haven’t been bribed by these things, that doesn’t mean your buyer hasn’t.
David Ogilvy’s “The Man in the Hathaway Shirt” ushered in a new era of storytelling in advertising. The story, however, took place entirely in your imagination.
Every customer who was going to buy from you, but who then decides to take his business elsewhere represents far more than a lost sale.
5s are associating you w/ moment of need -- heavy on recall cues & repetition required for classical conditioning. 60s create bonding & emotion.