Coming up with ideas to be used on print media is not easy. You have to look at different factors like the current marketing trends, preferences of your target audience and design aesthetics. You need to combine the information obtained and strike a balance so that the final output will be great.
If you are tasked to deal with marketing strategies like using roll up banners, you have to be careful in making a decision. There are skills you need to possess first. Here are some lessons you should be familiar with.
Facilitating a brainstorming session
To come up with great marketing ideas, you should not be the only source of information. You have to make sure that everyone in your team or at least the marketing department is involved. You have to facilitate the discussion so that greater ideas will come out. Make sure everyone is heard and no ideas are judged as incorrect or inappropriate right away.
Graphic design
You don’t have to deal with graphic design. You can ask someone else to do it for you. However, you should also have knowledge of how to do it so that you can check if the draft presented in front of you is good or not. You need to know what colour balance means or how big the images should be for them to look appealing but not overwhelming. There are rules in graphic design and it helps if you can learn about them first.
Understanding your target market
You can’t do anything related to marketing unless you have a clear idea of who you are targeting exactly. You want to make sure that not just random people read the information you put out, but those who are most likely going to buy your products and services. You can understand the market better if you check your competition out and conduct a study on the behaviour of your current customer base.
Trends in marketing
You don’t necessarily have to follow the trends in print media. This strategy has been around for some time so almost all ideas have already been used. You can just come up with something that is true to your brand but will also stand out when placed next to other print ads. Just study what makes people feel enticed to buy a product before coming up with campaign material.
Once you have fully understood all these details, you are now ready to come up with a roller banner. Work with your team before starting the design. After putting it up, try evaluating it and improve what you have done the next time or retain the same strategy if it works.
