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Too Dull? Too Sharp?
You work hard getting the right cover message and words for your brochure. Now, you want to give it a look, an image. Why a look? Most consultants see themselves as hard working and pragmatic. They believe the look of their materials is unimportant. After-all, clients are hiring expertise not looks, right? Not so! People buy people first, ideas second and things third. Your brochure represents you. It is you when you're not around. What sort of image do you want to convey? Would you visit a prospect wearing a cheap, out-of-date suit, looking sad and second-class? Unlikely. However, many people do just that, when they use low-quality, poorly designed brochures. Your brochure represents you when you are not there. Make sure it is dressed in the fashion and quality you would use for yourself. Before you run out and find yourself a tailor or take up sewing, you should first look at your competition's material and other's material. Collect brochures that strike you as effective, and those that are poor. Think of it as fingering through GQ or Vogue looking for a new outfit. Figure out what makes the good brochures work and where the bad brochures fail. What kind of attitude do they portray? Then try to come up with something that combines some of the elements from successful designs. But, be careful, don't create a zoot suit. And, make sure it fits. Look at the layout of your page--is it a dense wall of words? Don't make your prospects work to find out what they need to know--because, bet on it, they won't. Lay your information out in bite-sized pieces, with revealing headings, to help your reader grasp the main message. These are like the accessories you wear. Small signals that give the viewer an indication of what you are like and what you do. Be it a Rolex or a mood ring. Two important, but often unrecognized, problems with brochures are poor grammar and poor typography. You might as well wear brown shoes with a blue suit. Your audience may not know what is amiss with your materials, but they'll be disturbed. Use high-quality, and appropriate, visuals (colours, graphics, etc.) to illuminate and support your message. If you use clip art, choose it carefully. Use the same style and quality of art throughout your brochure. And, make sure it relates to what it is illustrating. That is, make sure your tie matches your suit. Poor visuals will only get in the way and muddle your message. You don't have to dress like a Bay Street lawyer, and your brochure doesn't have to be glossy. Dressing comfortably, yet appropriately, is the key and the same holds true for designing a brochure. You wouldn't wear black tie to a picnic, so why design a brochure that's black tie when your target is chips and dip. Or vice versa. The bottom line: a poor brochure, like an cheap outfit, will damage you more than it will help; it's a waste of time and money, while a good brochure is your company's representative, a reflection of you. Keith Thirgood, Creative Director Capstone Communications Group Helping businesses get more business through innovative marketing Markham, Ontario, Canada 905-472-2330 Subscribe to Thrive-on-line http://list.capstonecomm.com/mail.cgi?f=list&l=thrive_on_line
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