Author: David Kan
This is a long article with many parts of interesting skills
and knowledge and up to now is the best article about brochure
marketing in the world; In fact, it's the first chapter of Advanced
Tourism Brochure Marketing Package published by T-IM.com ( http://www.tourism-internetmarketing.com/ebook/tourism_brochure_m
arketing_ebook.htm); therefor, its content is also great for any
businesses which have a marketing brochure.
This article is so comprehensive and has 2 parts:
Part 1: The first 7 serious brochure marketing mistakes
Part 2: The second 7 mistakes more to be revealed.
Due to the length of the whole article make difficult to read
and remember for reader , I just supply the part 1. At the end
of this article, there will have a link to the part 2 and Friendly
print version of the whole article. Keep reading.
Part 1: The first 7 serious brochure marketing mistakes
A well- planed and carefully-designed tourism brochure will
indeed increase the services business; especially it is the business
of tourism. But many tourism marketers don't make effective use
of their brochure and leave out important elements. That is a
cost, a real damage for your business. If you have a marketing
tool to use, you must ultimately exploit its profit; if you can
not take advantage of the promotional tool, the money and time
of publishing the tool is one of the biggest costs. The second
cost is the lost prospects caught by your competitors who use
this same tool at its most power. And the third created by the
weakness of your integrated marketing plan - you do not know how
to use one among many of your marketing tools effectively, how
can you use the rest to get the most benefit of your marketing
mix.
Mistake 1: Brochure is created as a sole fighter in the battle
field of marketing. It is use lonely, separately with no support
from other tool of marketing. There is no marketing plan as a
base for your brochure. We create the brochure because the other
has it, even a lot of it. And second reason is if we do a travel
and hospitality business without having a brochure, it seems not
to be a tourism business.
- In fact: Any advertising, including brochure, should be a part
of the total marketing plan for a business. If your marketing
strategy determines that tourism brochure are an effective method
for reaching your target audience, then carefully design the best
brochure possible.
Mistake 2: The most expensive misconception is that brochure
sell- that a prospect will read the entire of the brochure with
glowing adjectives, and sign a contract as a result of it.
- In fact: A brochure, in this context, is a pamphlet or booklet
that describes an organization and its function, or a hotel with
its services... it maybe used to explain all or a segment of an
organization or a services supplier. For example: we can design
a brochure about our travel company, includes company's mission,
portfolio and all kinds of services ...we supply.
We can also design a brochure about one of its favorite services,
such as a special tour-to promote it only!
A good tourism marketing brochure should finish its duty as
a good overview of an origination, a destination, a hotel or travel
company, inspires the reader to the next step if he (she) is interested
in the supplier's services.
If a brochure catch the eyes of a random visitor or traveler
who has no exact determination of buying or using, get him reading
and put a good impression on the services supplier's image, often
is the feeling about a professional, it can be perceived as a
good marketing brochure, although the reader do not take the next
step then- just because he has no demand at that time.
That is the situation when a brochure does its responsibility
of branding in the mind of a future client. It is a good job for
a normal brochure.
Mistake 3: Another familiar trap in the mind of a brochure publisher
is the concept that people read brochure thoroughly and carefully.
-In fact: A brochure, no matter how attractive or thorough, is
usually simply glanced at. It maybe read in conjunction with other
materials, to get an overall impression of a company. But it rarely
devoured like a novel.
Mistake 4: The brochure doesn't contain all the elements of a
competent marketing message.
-In fact: Bit and pieces of information aren't enough. Your brochure
should take your prospects through your message from the beginning
to the end. It should provide all the facts and persuasion necessary
to get your prospects to take whatever action you want him to
take.
Mistake 5: The brochure doesn't contain a detailed list of services
you offer.
-In fact: A prospect often looks at your services list to sees
if you provide what they need. It they don't see what they want,
they may assume you don't provide that services and call another
one. Make sure you list all the services your visitor looks for.
Mistake 6: The brochure doesn't explain how you differ from other
competitors. There is no advantage of unique selling position
for you. You look like the rest, and the rest is same you.
-In fact: If your prospects don't know your competitive advantages,
they often don't have a clear reason to use or buy your services
than another supplier's.
(Here I tell you more about your competitive advantage:
A competitive advantage, in nature, is your unique selling position
which is the foundation of your marketing strategy. All the marketing
tools are used interactively in a period along a strategic plan
of marketing your services. This marketing plan originates from
many factors, such as the holidays season, the target visitors,
the marketing budget, the stander of our services, the market
trend, the competitors' marketing strategy...but the most important
is your target group.
You can discuss about this useful marketing topic in Tourism
Internet Marketing Forum to enhance your internet sale as well
as receive the great forum benefits.
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Therefore, if you can figure out exactly what your target group
of a marketing plan is, focus tourism attract them by a target
brochure, you will know how to create the competitive advantages
for your brochure marketing campaign.)
Read the part 2:
Part 2: The second 7 mistakes more to be revealed.
http://www.tourism-internetmarketing.com/brochure_marketing/touri
sm%20_brochure_marketing_index.htm
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