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7 Essential Elements for Profit-Pulling Ads


Advertising will make or break your business. It is crucial to your success that you learn to write great ad copy. Here are a few simple concepts to get you there.

1. The Headline

This is THE most important part of your ad, especially when using online advertising. The point of the headline is to grab a potential customer's interest and then entice the reader to go on and read the rest of your ad. The best headlines tend to be those that emphasize the benefits to the customer, ie. what your product or service can do for them, WHY they MUST have it - right now!

2. Formatting

If your ad is taking the form of a webpage, or any other ad that allows the use of HTML/formatting, take advantage of it. Make sure your headline stands out from the rest of your ad by using a larger font, bolding, italics (careful here: make sure it is readable, some fonts aren't), or a different color. Remember to ensure that the overall look is business-like.

Some ad sites (like AOL) allow you to post a graphic along with your ad: definitely do so! It will really make your ad stand out compared to the ads of those who haven't bothered and makes you look much more professional.

If you're advertising to safelists or using any other type of email advertising, use interesting characters to make your subject line stand out, some examples: >>


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Boston Globe

Expertinent: The Biology of Negative Advertising
Newsweek - Oct 10, 2008
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Will statesmanship win out? Denver Post
Both campaigns spending about the same on negative ads CNN
Study: Nearly all recent McCain ads were negative The Associated Press
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MarketWatch - 8 hours ago
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Analysts warn of fall in TV advertising
guardian.co.uk, UK - 11 hours ago
The UK advertising market could fall by up to 10 per cent next year as companies reign in their spending as a result of the credit crunch, industry analysts ...


Telegraph.co.uk

Revealed: Blair's F1 tobacco advertising deal
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 11 hours ago
... personally intervened to secure Formula One's exemption from a tobacco advertising ban just hours after meeting the sport's boss, Bernie Ecclestone. ...
Bernie Ecclestone and Tony Blair, a truth revealed 10 years too late Telegraph.co.uk
Blair urged health ministers to grant Formula One exemption InTheNews.co.uk
Blair tobacco ban account challenged Setanta Sports
guardian.co.uk - The Press Association
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Reuters

Viacom warns on profit as advertising sales fall
Reuters - Oct 10, 2008
"Given the rapid softening of the economy and the uncertainty this creates in forecasting advertising growth, we are taking the prudent step of moderating ...
Northern Foods says on track to meet FY expectations Reuters
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CBS Cuts Full-Year Profit View On Declining Ad Spending
CNNMoney.com - Oct 10, 2008
(CBS) again cut its year profit outlook and forecast weak third- quarter earnings amid declining advertising revenue, making CBS the second media company to ...
Viacom Updates Full Year 2008 Business Outlook MarketWatch
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Viacom Warns 3Q Revs Will Take Big Hits MediaPost Publications
Forbes - Hollywood Reporter
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Company Invents 'Right Now' Advertising for Young Adults
PR Web (press release), WA - 3 hours ago
"Never before has an advertising customer been able to distribute thousands of messages directly to their chosen audience instantly."


WA today

Advertising ban lifted on bookies
The Age, Australia - Oct 10, 2008
THE joint announcement yesterday by the Victorian and NSW governments on the lifting of advertising restrictions that apply to interstate bookmakers will ...
Betting giants free to spruik Melbourne Herald Sun
Open slather for bookies to hawk their wares Sydney Morning Herald
Bookies welcome proposed ad changes The Age
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Techtree.com

UBS Analyst Predicts Decline in Online Ad Spend
Wired News - Oct 10, 2008
By Meghan Keane October 10, 2008 | 8:30:56 AMCategories: Advertising, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo The growth of Internet advertising began to slide in the ...
Losing faith in Yahoo (again) CNNMoney.com
Yahoo shares plunge to lowest level in more than five years San Jose Mercury News
After another down day, how low will Yahoo shares go? Los Angeles Times
ClickZ News - Trading Markets (press release)
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WebMD Reports Strong Online Advertising Sales Growth
MarketWatch - Oct 10, 2008
The company expects to report that online advertising revenues increased more than 20% in the third quarter, as compared to the prior year period. ...

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