Every business needs to advertise
whether your business provides glow in the dark dirt for those who build ant
farms or the business manufactures then sells smart phones. A major challenge
for businesses is figuring out which means of advertising will work best. This
is why some businesses do better than others with their advertising efforts. Before
we get to the advantages of branding your reputation by advertising with radio,
let’s take a moment to observe advertising with the newspaper.
Advertising in your local newspaper
may get you some results but the audience you’re targeting is those who
subscribe to the newspaper or those who purchase one periodically. It’s nice
for probable purchasers to see your ad but what’s the real reason people buy
the local paper? To see what’s going on, who is hiring, who got arrested, what
community events are coming up etc. They are most likely not buying the newspaper
to see your ad unless it’s selling an automobile, real estate, a household
item, or some electronic device. The classified section is the only place
people are driven to go. If your advertisement in the newspaper was more alive
the ads may create a want to buy. Am I against newspaper advertising? Not at
all, businesses are aware subscriptions are on a constant decline due to the
internet.
Now let’s look at the advantages of
using radio for advertising and how effective it can be when done the right way
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Radio reaches approximately 93% of
the population every week.
- Listeners are loyal to their favorite radio station. If a favorite DJ mentions a product or service, the listener is very likely to react.
- The radio audience feels a connection to the personalities on their favorite station.
- Radio is portable. The radio audience can be reached where the television audience can not usually be reached, such as in the car, at the beach, at work, etc. It is top-of-mind. For instance, if you are going shopping for a mattress, and you hear a commercial for that product, you are likely to try that business first.
- Radio is "theater of the mind". Radio encourages the listener to create a picture in his/her mind, therefore forcing the listener to linger on the message.
- Frequency can be increased dramatically by the flexible use of various lengths of commercials: 5-seconds, 10-seconds, 15-seconds, 30-seconds, and 60-seconds.
- There is such a variety of stations that there is probably a perfect one or two for every product or service.
- By using different times of the day, you can tailor your message to the listener. For example, if you are trying to reach people in their cars, morning and afternoon drive-times would be appropriate. If you are targeting working women, mid-days might work well.
- Costs are less than network television. Your message will be heard over and over again.
- Little advance notice is required for placing advertising or changing the message.
- The introduction of satellite radio has had little impact on the usage of broadcast radio.
We work with our clients to ensure
that their message is heard on the right stations, at the right times, with
great efficiency and enough reach and frequency to generate results.
