Honesty Is Still The Best Policy

By: Florie Lyn Masarate  

Print ads seem to have already used every nooks and turns in the advertising style to make people stop and stare and get the message. Every imaginable subject lines had been used in the banners, catalogs, postcards and even in business cards. One of the more common and overused tactics are misleading and otherwise untrue promises with the intention of leading the readers into something that they will not be too happy about in the end. Out of naivety or ignorance, people are really falling into the “traps” that the advertisers have laid out for them. This is where printing makes works the most.

The one thing that advertisers and printing companies are not dwelling much on is the actual fact. The truth which would have been an effective also tool, considering the need of the people to have a fresh start from the deceptions that are dominating the advertising world then and now.

Promoting on printed materials gives more possibility that people will get hold of them compared to those doing the promotion online. It follows that when you put something into print, the designs and the kind of writing used are not the only ones that readers will see. Some of the more observant and particular ones see the kind of person being reflected by the printed materials that they are reading. The type of representation you put into your business cards or posters is what you want people to see you. When they see misleading ads about your company or products, they would not think of you as an honest person, not in a million years. It can even lead to the loss of credibility on your part. If you think they will get your services in the future, think again.

There are many marketing “gurus” and innovative tips available on how to go about your print advertising. They tell you the techniques to use to be able to get more people to read and gain more profits. Although their intent are only for your own good and justifies the need for a good cause, they oftentimes lead to bad results and not so good impressions about you. It is always important to remember that the designers or the printers are not the ones given the focus on, but the person or company having made the print ads on.

Try some good old-fashioned honest tactics for a change. Besides honesty being the best policy and all that, it would be a refreshing change to all the deceptions being done in marketing. Try to be different in your printing materials by being truthful and giving your readers real-life facts and information. Might work too.

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About The Author Florie Lyn Masarate got the flair for reading and writing when she got her first subscription of the school newsletter in kindergarten. She had her first article published on that same newsletter in the third grade.

This article was posted on October 03, 2005  

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