'Adventures In Advertising': 2010

Friday, December 24, 2010

Design Tutorial: How to Do Your Own Advt Design

Make sales sizzle with an eye-catching advertisement. These tutorials provide advertising design tips and examples for layout of effective print advertising and marketing materials. In addition to advertising design advice, find copy writing help for advertising copy and headlines. Explore layouts and templates for small space, full page, and other ad sizes and arrangements.

View and download tutorial tips here
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/ads/Advertising_Design.htm

Sunday, December 5, 2010

The Wide World of Advertising: tips for making ads that work.

by Martin, Michelle J.

"Advertising stimulates demand for a product, service or idea. Advertising serves to increase sales, market share and public awareness, giving product information while enhancing image. Astute businesses continue to invest in advertising and promote their business in a consistent manner..."

Read article here
http://www.allbusiness.com/marketing-advertising/advertising/340466-1.html

Monday, November 15, 2010

10 Ways to Run Your Own Advertising Campaign

From Apryl Duncan, former About.com Guide

Read her tips here
http://advertising.about.com/od/smallbusinesscampaigns/a/youradcampaign.htm

Friday, November 12, 2010

12 Top Print Advertising Tips

NOTE: On right side of page you will see a small box with a sign up to receive "50 Low Cost Marketing Ideas" plus monthly tips & exclusive offers. Worth signing up for.

Read these tips here
http://www.marketingminefield.co.uk/traditional-marketing/print-advertising/tips.html

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Advertising Strategies with Social Networks

by Erica Robinson

"The most popular being advertising through social networks. Regardless of which social network you may sign up with you will always run into somebody advertising for their business, website or even for an affiliate website."

Read article here
http://www.articlesfactory.com/articles/advertising/advertising-strategies-with-social-networks.html

Friday, October 22, 2010

5 Free Online Advertising Channels For Your Business

"...Among these magnificent benefits is the chance to be able to promote your business, any business, online, free of charge! It doesn't matter if your enterprise is a purely online or offline venture, the World Wide Web is home to a great number of marketing opportunities that you could avail of, with no damage to your business' budget whatsoever."

Read tips here
http://www.opentips.com/advertising/5-free-online-advertising-channels-for-your-business

Monday, October 18, 2010

Door to Door Advt Tips

Door hangers are advertising materials you see hanging in the door knobs in some areas. They may appear to have a strange name but they have been around for a long time. This piece of paper have gained popularity recently and small businesses started to use this for advertising purposes.

Read tips here
http://doorhangers.smugnet.org/door-advertising/benefits-of-using-door-hangers

Thursday, October 7, 2010

10 Golden Tips for Advertising on a Zero Budget

by Dirk Dupon

Here are the 10 best tips for increasing your visibility on the web. And this without a cost!

Read his tips here
http://www.thewritemarket.com/mcnn/index.php?mcnn=dupon&title=10%20Golden%20Tips%20for%20Advertising%20on%20a%20Zero%20Budget

Monday, October 4, 2010

Advertising Principles Tips

Read these 13 Advertising Principles Tips tips to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser.

http://copywriting.lifetips.com/cat/6934/advertising-principles/index.html

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Magazine Advertising Tips

By Joshua Duvauchelle, eHow Contributor

"...Though magazine ads are often expensive, several advertising tips and strategies can help maximize your return on your advertising investment."

Read tips here
http://www.ehow.com/list_6196645_magazine-advertising-tips.html

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Advertising Campaign's

What is an Advertising Campaign?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-an-advertising-campaign.htm

Advertising Campaign Definition
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/advertising-campaign.html

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Complete Guide to Blog Advertising

Courtesy of Cameron Chapman

Whether you’re a blogger who’s trying to decide how to (or even if you should) incorporate ads on your site, or a company trying to figure out how best to set up and manage a blog advertising campaign, the guide below will get you started. It covers the types of blog advertising, and then gives the rundown for how to proceed for both bloggers and advertisers.

Read guide here
http://www.instantshift.com/2010/06/10/complete-guide-to-blog-advertising

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Mobile Advertising 101: Tips for Beginners

by Enid Burns

"Advertisers rushing into the mobile arena should take heed. Maria Mandel, executive director of digital innovation at Ogilvy New York, advises them to crawl first by deploying SMS (define) messaging; walk, by using banner advertisements or building a mobile WAP (define) site; and then run by offering video or downloadable applications to consumers..."

Read article here
http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/1690968/mobile-advertising-101-tips-beginners

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

23 Ways To Use An Ad Tracker

Read complete list here
http://www.opentips.com/advertising/23-ways-to-use-an-ad-tracker

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Facebook Advertising

A lot of people are talking about advertising using Facebook, so I thought I would share some general information with you all. REMEMBER to always read everything associated with any site you wish to do business on and advertise. Good Luck!

Main Overview - http://www.facebook.com/advertising/?campaign_id=402047449186&placement=pf&extra_1=0

Guide - http://www.facebook.com/adsmarketing

Getting Started - http://www.facebook.com/adsmarketing/#!/adsmarketing/index.php?sk=gettingstarted

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Lower Your Online Advertising Cost & Market More!

Provided courtesy of WahMagazine
Audio Podcast, Air date March 2010

Listen and view details on this recorded audio podcast here
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=76542&cmd=tc

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Generating Publicity at Trade Shows

By Shannon Cherry, APR, MA

"A trade show is an exposition held for members of a common or related industry, generally with booths or displays to demonstrate one’s products or services. This event can give you the chance to connect with current and perspective customers and is also a great opportunity in generating publicity for you and your business..."

Continue reading tips here
http://www.ryze.com/posttopic.php?topicid=891867&confid=1022

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Summer Advertising Tips

"...Summer is a prime season for increasing your sales. More people get out of the home, school-age children spend time outside and in local businesses, and there is a general sense of spending more with summer freedom. To get your part of the summer spending season, here are summer advertising tips you can use to direct customers to your store and even to your online website."

Read part 1 here
http://www.morebusiness.com/summer-advertising-tips

Read part 2 here
http://www.morebusiness.com/summer-advertising-tips-part2

Download PDF Version
http://www.morebusiness.com/node/6976/pdf

Monday, June 21, 2010

Top 100 Sites - General (Banner/Button Exchange)

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Free Advertising Book (PDF - MP3)

Prescription for Advertising --
A Common Sense Cure for Business Owners and Managers. Your guide to understanding the complex and confusing world of advertising.

Written by Edmond A. Bruneau, President of Creative Consultants

Read details and find link to download here
http://www.freeadvertisingbook.com

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

10 Dynamic Ways To Get Low-Cost, High-Return Advertising

by © Brett Krkosska - All Rights Reserved
Managing Editor http://www.homebiztools.com

You get what you pay for. That's the adage. Is it possible to put this old saying on the shelf and find low-cost advertising with great returns on your investment?

Read his tips here
http://www.homebiztools.com/low_cost.htm

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

How to Create Award Winning Advertising

By Jim Kirkpatrick, eHow Member

I use to own a advertising agency and always enjoyed the creative side of it. I was a good concept person and enjoyed a challenge to provide a advertisement that got noticed.

Read his article here
http://www.ehow.com/how_6086390_create-award-winning-advertising.html

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Article: 7 Steps To Writing The Perfect Ad

by Tim Bossie

Excerpt:
"Placing classified ads in ezines, directories and pay-per-click search engines are still the best ways to get your message across to the masses. If you can come up with a "perfect" ad, then your chances of getting the click-thru are multiplied exponentially..."

Read article here
http://www.businesshighlight.org/writing/copywriting/7-steps-to-writing-the-perfect-ad.html?Highlight_Sess=17dc3056d577ae46e80a93fa98e8a6eb

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Online Classifieds - Free & Paid