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Best Practices for Appointment Advertisements

Appointment advertisements, more commonly referred to as display recruitment adverts are very frequently published in newspapers. India is a country of opportunities and people take their education and careers very seriously. Recruitment agencies and companies with vacancies are pretty much aware of the fact that every educated individual is on the prowl for better and bigger opportunities. To fulfil this desire for acting upon better career breaks, recruiters advertise through the most commonly used medium of mass communication-Newspapers.  

Display recruitment advertisements are so common in newspapers that often they have to be rescheduled by the publications for a later release date. This also bears testimony to the fact that the competition and the need to be prominently seen is higher than other category advertisements. Therefore following certain simple steps and taking the help of a few basic tips can ensure higher visibility for recruitment advertisements in newspapers.

Recruitment or Appointment advertisements serve only one purpose-Hiring Relevant Candidates! Let’s find out about the elements that are essential in an ad that intends to hire skilled people.

Ad Content or CopyDisplay Recruitment Advertisement

In the case of recruitment display ads, the need to be creative with words is of minimum significance. Here providing the correct information about the hiring organisation or consultancy and providing the correct and complete Job description is much more essential. Therefore while creating your ad, consider the formulation of an accurate and brief Job description to help the applicant comprehend the requirement for the position open and tally them with his/her skill-set and academic background.

Appropriate contact details including address, location, contact number, email and website (if any) must be provided in the ad along with the call-to-action.

For Instance, it must be made clear in the advert that whether the applicant needs to directly Walk-in for the interview, apply online, email the resume or simply give a call to the concerned Human Resources department to schedule an interview.

Company LogoDisplay Recruitment Ads

The logo of an organisation helps the audiences become aware of the brand name as well as helps in brand recognition. The logo of an organisation with the need for hiring talented candidates is of primary significance it represents the symbol of recognition for the recruiting company. It is the main component of a company’s brand identity and is the most frequently visible mark of the organisation. A logo represents a company in the absence of any other form of visual or direct representation.

In any display advertisement meant for recruitment, placing the company in the right place for maximum visibility after it is designed in a simple yet effective manner by experts. As an advertiser, you need to ensure that while hiring candidates too, you are ensuring brand recognition in a way, in turn serving a dual purpose, therefore, a logo is of utmost significance in the case of appointment advertisements in newspapers.

Images

Images in recruitment advertisements are used mainly to attract the attention of the reader or the target audience. So it is essential to use an image that highlights either the field of work for which there is the vacancy or highlight the achievements of the company in order to pursue the applicant to hope for a better future and careers by associating with it.

So ensure that these elements are included in your Appointment advert and you are ready to get the r applicant responses you are looking for.

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Best Practices for Property Ads

Property advertisers are of 2 types-Individual Proprietors and Real Estate Builders or Developers. Each of these property advertisers has a need that is different from the other, in terms of advertising and it is necessary to address those requirements through newspaper advertising.Classified Ads on Newspaper

For individual property owners, the deal is quite simple. They need to book classified advertisements with a few enhancements to make their ad noticeable and place under the correct sub-category, such as to-rent, for sale, accommodation available, accommodation wanted etc. in order to reach out to the relevant audience. They also need to provide proper contact details to ensure that the interested parties are able to directly contact them and that’s it.

In the case of Display Property advertisements, a lot of things need to be kept into consideration so as to make the advertisement effective and noticeable as well as convincing. Therefore some elements are necessarily instilled in a display property advertisement which helps direct the ad to its intended audience.

Let’s evaluate the elements that should be kept into consideration while publishing a Property advertisement on a large scale in the display section.

Objective

In the case of display property ads, promoting the real estate project and getting more and more buyers is the main concern, which leads to only one objective-Driving Sales. In very few cases, Branding is the objective of property advertising, since every real estate project has a new name and cannot be considered a specific brand. Therefore, ensuring that the advertisement is in tune with the concerned marketing objective is the prime step of a successful Display property advertising.

Ad ContentProperty Ads on Newspaper

The content of a display property advertisement needs to be very specific and crisp. The ad needs to have the contact details of the advertiser and of course, the call-to-action which usually invites the readers or potential buyers to book apartments, flats, bungalows or commercial spaces, whatever be the type of property that is developed. The property booking period also needs to be specified quite precisely, which leads to reaching the goal to acquire buyers within a deadline.

Images                           

The images are an important part of a display property ad, as it is the image that attracts the reader to the advertisement. It should highlight the attractions and speciality involved with the property to encourage the buyer to separate it from other options. It can be a collage highlighting the best features of an apartment/bungalow/commercial space, or it can be the top-level view of the entire property showcasing everything within the building or area.

Other secondary elements include the use of a logo, but this is relevant only when a developer has handled many projects and also intends to get involved in branding its real estate development firm.Property Text Ads on Newspaper

Choosing the newspaper is not a humongous task in case of Real estate advertising since it is mainly limited to a specific region and its surrounding areas. Even if there are buyers from other areas, they would have to view the property in person and for that, they need to be in or around the concerned region. Hence, it is always wise to advertise in a popular, well-circulated and well-read newspaper of the region, which can either be published in regional language or in English or Hindi.

Now be prepared to soar heights with your skyscrapers and win hearts with lavish Bungalows with Newspaper Property advertising.

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Best Practices for Education Advertisements in Newspapers

There are certain ad categories which get a lot more preference compared to other categories in case of display newspaper advertising. A tremendous competition exists among these industries which in turn increases the need for advertising. One of them is the Education ad sector of India. This is a booming sector of the country and it keeps growing in spite of any setback to the economy at any point of time.Education Display Ads

More and more people are becoming literate as is evident from the sharp rise in the literacy rate of India which was around 12% at the time of independence and now stands at a soaring 74.04%. This is also an indication of rise in the population in the country which was about 3.45 lakhs in 1947 and is now around 122 crores. Rising population refers to an increase in the need for Education leading to a rise in the demand for education institutes.

Such a demand has opened up a whole new sector for business in India which not only helps earn money and make profits but also ensures that more and more people have access to education. Many of you may be wondering that education institutes advertise only during the admission season.

But that isn’t completely true. There are many institutes that promote themselves and try to create awareness about their existence and contribution to the society. So apart from advertising during the admission season, education ads are frequently published throughout the year.

Let’s evaluate what is necessary for an education advertisement to get the attention it seeks:

Realizing the Objectives

At first, the objective of advertising must be clear whether it is for branding purposes or simply getting the attention of as many students as possible. The next course of action is dependent on the objective.Newspaper Education Ads

In case of Branding, there is no fixed timing. The advertiser needs to stay in touch with the potential target audience so as to drive them later to taking admission in the institutes. In case of admission notices, the timing is of prime importance which needs to be strict during the before and during the admission period.

The choice of newspaper is also quite significant in both the cases since it is based on the intended reach. Based on availability of seats and boarding or hostel facilities, the advertiser can choose an English newspaper with a nationwide reach or else regional language and regional English daily are feasible options for a limited reach.

Deciding the Budget

Budget is a deciding factor for reach since newspapers with higher circulation and readership have higher advertising rates as well while the regional dailies which are fairly high in circulation have lower ad rates than their national counterparts. Although the reach of national dailies is higher and spread across different parts of the country, but depending on the demographics of the target audience and scale of the educational institute, the newspaper may be selected.

For Instance, an institute such as IIT Kharagpur can prefer to advertise in a newspaper such as the Times of India since it has the capacity to house thousands of students at once and also since the popularity of the institute appeals to students all across India.

Creative Demands

Creative demands of education display ads are conditioned by the objective they intend to serve. For brand awareness advertisements, the logo of the institute in question must be clear, simple and well designed so that it gets imprinted on the minds of the readers.Education Display Advertisement

In case of admission notices, the call-to-action, which in this case is to get admission forms online or offline and apply for admission needs to be mentioned boldly and clearly alongside the name of the advertisement. At the same time the images used in the advertisements need to be relevant to the field or fields of study that the institute offers. For example, if an institute like the NUJS (National University of Juridical Sciences) announces its admission session, the image accompanying the ad should include a young lawyer’s image. An organisation dedicated to only women, must have images of young girls if it decides to advertise in the newspaper.

Apart from this, correct information about the institutes must also be a crucial part of the newspaper ad. Such information must include contact information, start and end dates of admission, fields of study or the highest standards/grades in a school, infrastructural benefits (if any) and even the board or University affiliation.

These 3 points are a must-remember thing for all education advertisers. So keep them into consideration before initiating your next education advertisement campaign.

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Elements of a Newspaper Ad Creative

For a newspaper ad to grab attention, the first thing that is necessary is the creative element invested in it. The creative is what attracts the reader to an advertisement. It is what drives the reader away from the news and information content, which is the basic task of a newspaper, to taking a look at the advertisement. In print advertising, the visual effect created by the ad is what makes it stand out or simply get ignored.

There are certain essential elements which contribute to the creation of a successful creative ad design. A combination of these basic elements is crucial for an ad creative without which an ad cannot be designed, irrespective of the marketing objective it intends to serve. The significance of each element is heightened or reduced depending on the objective but they are all present in the advertisement.

Let’s find out how each element affects the design of the advertisement.

Logo Designing

The logo of a brand name is what gets imprinted on the minds of the readers or target audiences. A logo is the symbol of recognition for a brand and potential audiences remember it through that symbol. So designing a logo that is unforgettable is a dream for a brand that intends to create awareness for itself. For every brand awareness campaign, it is essential to have a prominent yet unique and well-crafted logo so that the audience is able to recognize it and associate it with the product or service provided by the brand in question.

  •         Call to action

Describing the call to action

You all must have heard of the saying, “Communication is key.” This proverb stands true even in case of newspaper advertising. Advertisers need to communicate with the target readers to ensure that their message is comprehended by the audiences. For that describing the ‘call to action’ in an advertisement is highly essential. It is what drives the reader to become a consumer since the ‘call to action’ tells the reader what course of action is he required to follow after taking a look at the advertisement. This description is essential for all those adverts which are directed towards driving footfalls to a store or raising sales.

Use of engaging images

The image used in creating an advertisement is what makes the readers get attracted to an advertisement. An advertiser needs to pay a lot of attention to the image that is used in the concerned advertisement as it is important for both branding and driving sales objectives. It needs to be relevant to the call-to-action and at the same time promoting the brand name. An image needs to capture and exude the essence of the advertisement so as to engage every reader that comes in contact with it.

Body Copy and Taglines

In a newspaper ad, the readers may not get an audio but they can surely read a well-directed content. Every part of the advertisement is subject to copywriting, which makes the content or copy of the advertisement of utmost importance. The image selected, the catchy taglines provided, the words and language used in the call-to-action, the information provided to the audience, the border, the colour combination and everything else is driven by the copy that is created for the advertisement. The copy is what conjures an ad from scratch and creativity and imagination are the key ingredients required for creating the tagline and body copy. Therefore, an advertiser must ensure that complete attention is provided to the newspaper ad creative to make the advertisement relevant and successful.

So get ready to get your hands dirty and get creative for a successful newspaper advertisement campaign!

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How to Determine The Right Budget for your Newspaper Ad Campaign?

Budget, a word that pops up first in everyone’s mind, leave alone an advertiser. Everyone interested in advertising intends to be sure of how much investment needs to be made behind a successful advertisement campaign. One also needs to be sure of the elements that lead to the expenses associated with the advertisement.

To respond to that, there are quite a few factors which regulate the budget of an advertisement and needs to be published in a newspaper. In this case, the medium is already been determined, which is Newspapers and the elements that manipulate the expenditure for any newspaper advertisement are listed below:

Choice of Newspaper

Many of few may be wondering that how can the newspaper choice affect the budget for an advertisement. Well, the truth is that every newspaper is not as popular as a few are and not all newspapers have the same circulation or readership.

More popularity, higher circulation and wider readership lead to a higher price tag for a newspaper advertising space. Simply because all these factors ensure more eyeballs for an ad and of course higher visibility leading to better responses.

For instance, if you intend to advertise in Times of India, then naturally the budget will be higher when compared to an ad published in a less popular newspaper such as Midday. As TOI has a much higher circulation (around 31.4 lakhs) than The Telegraph (around 4.84 lakhs), rather the former is the most widely circulated English daily of India.

Frequency of Ad

The frequency of an ad is always a factor that manipulates the budget of a campaign. This frequency of the advertisement is associated with the objective that needs to be addressed with it.

Multiple Ads-Brand awareness advertisements require a lot more visibility on a frequent basis to make the target audience accustomed to the brand name, therefore, this objective requires advertisers to publish a single ad multiple times or multiple ads in multiple newspapers with consistent gaps between each release.

Running Ads- Certain advertisements need to be published at the time so that they run parallel with the event that’s being promoted. In the sense that, if a Shopper’s Stop is giving out a massive sale with attractive discount offers during the festive month of October, then they need to promote the event during the course of the month of October, if possible, on a daily basis. This can ensure a huge number of footfalls but will also be an expensive affair as the same ad cannot be run every day, but new ad creative needs to be conceived individually for different days.

One Time Ads- Notifications are the least expensive ones as they need to be announced only once as a formal announcement. It is the just straightforward intimation to the public about a personal development or change or a notice issued in public interest.

Ad Specifications

Ad specifications refer to the size, position and placement of an advertisement in a newspaper. So it is essential to comprehend that the cost of an advertisement is decided as per the size or space occupied by it in a page, the position or section of the page it is placed on and the page or supplement it is printed on.

The size of the ad is measured in terms of the height and width calculated in centimetres.

The position of the ad varies depending on the corner or area of the page it is printed such as upper half, lower half, upper right or left corner and lower right or left corner.

The placement of the ad makes the cost vary as per the page selected, which can be the front, back, third or any page and it can also be printed on a preferred supplement.

For instance, if an ad is printed on the front page, an extra premium will be added to it unlike an ad printed on any page.

Rate Negotiations

Negotiation is the most important part of budget allocation for an ad campaign. So an advertiser needs to be careful while negotiating the rates for newspaper advertisements. A simple strategy can ensure that you get the maximum out of the money invested in the ad campaign. Two things must be considered while confirming the release of your advert as are specified below:

Packages– It is always advisable to opt for packages in case of multiple city or district or state releases rather than choosing individual editions of a newspaper. This saves on a huge amount of money as packages offer hefty concessions on newspaper ad releases.

Insertions offer– Insertion offers to refer to bulk booking offers such as “Book 5 and Get 3 ads for free” or “Get 6 ads for the Price of 4”. It is quite evident that such bulk bookings help save a lot of money due to the availability of such insertion offers, which in turn can make quite a positive difference to your advertising budget.

So get set and be smart while you allocate your budget for your newspaper ad campaign!