Recession Marketing Part 3: Television MarketingA business person's guide to successful TV marketing in an economic recession. Jonathan Daniel Cox
Last week we covered Internet Marketing, an excellent way to inform
your customers about your business and generate publicity. This week, we'll
talk about one of the best ways to tell your story…Television Marketing. There are a lot of ways to advertise
and get prospects excited about your business, but very few are as attention
grabbing and emotionally evocative as a well-done video. If you've never taken
this angle for your business, this is an excellent time. Television, like any other industry
during a recession, becomes extremely competitive for business. Prime spots and
inflexible rates become available and discounted. So where should you start?
The first step, and you'll start to see a trend in marketing here, is to
identify your target demographic. The television broadcast day is
divided into "dayparts," and each daypart caters to a different kind
of viewer. Following is a list of the daypart categories and their audience
demographics: Early AM: Day: Early fringe: Early News: Access: Prime: Late news: Late fringe: Once you've identified your target
demographic and purchased the appropriate spot, the next step is outlining what
you want to accomplish through your advertisement and scripting your
commercial. Keep this in mind while you're
outlining the purpose of your spot: human beings are more influenced by audio
and video than any other stimulus. Your commercial should lend credibility to
your organization, build trust, and convey a positive, upbeat image about your
products or services. When producing a script, remember
Mark Twain's cardinal rule for writers: Less is more. It's tempting to try to squeeze as
much content as you can into your spot, but remember, even 10 seconds is a long
time on TV. A barrage of images isn't far removed from staring at a strobe
light, and we've all heard used car commercials enough to be unpleasantly
familiar with 100 mile-an-hour dialogue. Keep your script clean and simple,
showcasing only a few of your best products or services elegantly and
articulately. Now that you've got your script
written, it's time to produce the video. The most important thing to make note
of at this stage of the process is continuity. Make sure you match the mood of
your commercial with an appropriate selection of music, and that your narration
ties in with the action. For example, when you're talking
about your excellent customer service, have a pair of smiling professionals
shaking hands or talking animatedly. When you're talking your new facilities,
be sure to showcase its best angles during the narrative.
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