Friday 5 September 2014

The Art of lead generation through Brochure


Brochures - Brochure  are the marketing tools that everyone has but few really know how to use. There are several different situations in which brochures can be employed, which is why many companies print several different types of brochures. That being said, small businesses on tight budgets can print a single brochure and have it serve all situations. Either way, the investment in brochures often remains wasted because they’re used for little more than information dispersal. But savvy marketers know brochures can be powerful sales tools, especially suited for generating leads. Whether you leave brochures on counter tops, in trade show grab bags, or anywhere else potential customers pick them up without first meeting you, read on to The Art of lead generation through Brochure 

First of all we should focus on one basic thing "How to write brochure"


Use the front cover, or front panel, to your advantage by including an eye catching photo or graphic. Too many amateur writers use the front cover to showcase their company’s name or logo. How exciting! Not. Instead of using your logo, use a photo that showcases your best-selling product(s) or people enjoying your products or services. Along with this great photo, be sure to include text that speaks directly to the reader. Ask a question or state a benefit that most people want. In other words, give readers “an offer they can’t refuse.”


Brochure 
2 On the inner panels, use headings to break up long blocks of text. Brochures have limited space and you don’t want to use up all the space with long blocks of text -- that looks intimidating to the reader. Instead of long paragraphs, write short sentences and short paragraphs, and use bullet lists or numbered lists to further separate the text. These elements will also bring the readers’ eyes into the brochure.















































































Stress the benefits of your product(s) instead of just naming the features.Features describe the product or service; benefits describe how the features will help the reader

























































Address the reader as “you” to establish a relationship with the reader.Talking directly to the reader as an intelligent person, meaning not dumbing down words, but also not using industry-only jargon, makes for an easy and enjoyable read.






Keep your brochure content focused. If you’re writing a brochure to generate leads, include info that prospects don’t know about your company, like how it started. However, if your brochure is a sales closer, your customers already know your company’s history so don’t bore them with that info. Keep the content relevant to your brochure’s purpose and yet brief enough to not run out of your reader's interest



End the brochure with a call to action. Tell the reader what you want her to do: either visit your showroom or call your office. If you don’t tell the reader how to reach you (and don’t forget to include your contact info!), she won’t do anything to reach you.


But all of above - Never loose creativity.