Writing a good headline for your
advertisement There is no denying the fact that the success of an advertisement lies mostly in the headline. The headline should attract the reader and make him read the rest of the advertisement. The headline should be simply catchy and various key points should be embedded when deciding on the headline for the ad. The headline should catch attention of the eye at the first glance. Words in headlines should act as tags for the advertisement. It should say it all about the content that follows. If a company is selling reasonably priced furniture, the headline of their advertisement should be 'Durable furniture for less price'. This headline will attract the right customers who are on a look out for durable furniture as well as low cost furniture. If the customers to be reached belong to a category that are interested in decorating their house with beautiful furniture and aren't concerned about the price to get the right look, then the headline can be 'Change how your house looks by our oriental furniture'. Anything other than the prospects should not be included in the headline. If both men and women can use a product, both of them should be referred to in the title, missing out even one of the category is like losing a huge number of potential customers. The title should be instant product seller. According to a
research, five times more readers read just the headline when
compared to those who read the complete advertisement. So the
investment is of no use, if the title isn't good enough to
sell the product. There can be a possibility that the content
of the ad isn't strong enough. All the harm can be undone by
having a powerful headline. A snapshot of the benefits of the product should be given in the headline. This is an important quality of a well-phrased headline. The customers look out for advantages when he thinks of buying a product. Keywords like whiter teeth, nutritious cereals, or miraculous growth should be incorporated in the title. If inculcating all these factors have made the headline long,
it should be remembered to write the product advantages in
bold. If a visual is placed in the advertisement, it will be a
good complement. As a picture speak thousand words. But care
should be taken that the headline should say some part of the
story and the visual should say the rest. Don't repeat the
headline or the picture. The headline should give out a positive feeling to the reader. Negativity should be totally excluded as it not only creates a negative impression but the mind will also be not receptive friendly. It sometimes confuses the mind and it interprets a negative meaning of the message being delivered. Confidence should be reflected in the headline. Don't include any doubtful words like if and but. Conditional phrases are a strict no. The sentence should be in present tense, instead of past or future. |