Display Advertising for Your Business

Display advertising is a graphical form of advertising on the Internet that appears adjacent to content on web pages, Instant Messaging applications, email, etc. These display ads can include text, logos, pictures, or rich media like video. Even if your prospects or potential customers don?t actually click through onto your ad, they are still exposed to your message, your logo, and your business image so your business is front of mind. ?So lets look at how display advertising?can benefit your online marketing initiatives??

Immediate results:?Online display advertising is generally used to enhance brand reach, but it is equally effective at generating a direct response.

Targeted advertising:?You can utilise a full spectrum of behavioural and contextual algorithms, demographics, site based targeting or geographical locations; enabling higher conversion rates for your display advertising.

Monitor your marketing:?You can track the performance of your display advertising campaign daily to measure metrics such as impressions, clicks and conversions to calculate ROI.

Cost Effective Advertising:?You can reach a wide audience with a small advertising budget. Pay per click (PPC) advertising campaigns require you to pay only when someone clicks on the link in your ad, not for the number of impressions.?

The ?first impression? is crucial. A display ad should draw curiosity, attract the immediate attention of Internet users/website passersby, and encourage them to click on it. Using the right mix of visuals, colours and copy, your ad can stand out among millions of others.?Use some of these tips to improve the conversion ratio of your display advertising:?

Keep it Simple:?Multiple messages in a single ad are confusing. Keep to one or two main ideas along with a compelling offer.

A Clear and Succinct Call to Action:?Your call to action should be easy to see, strong, and must coincide with your campaign goal. Put your call to action on a button. For example, ?Click Here?, ?Buy Now?, ?Get Started? or ?Search Now?.

Improve Creative Quality:?Use videos or interactive ad units to grab attention. Good design should highlight the content in a visually appealing manner.

Include Keywords in Your Display Advertising:?One of the basic (but often overlooked) strategies is to include the keywords assigned to an ad in the title and description. So when someone searches for these keywords, your ad is most likely to show up.

Avoid Broken Link(s):?Check and re-check all links, to make sure your display ads take users where you want them to go. A ?404 error? page not only creates a poor online user experience, it also damages your brand image.

Professional Designs Yield Better Results

Even if your goal is not branding, your display advertising should look professional and engaging. Get a professional designer rather than doing it yourself.?Online display advertising means thinking out-of-the-box ? viral marketing can bring great results! Freely down-loadable e-books, attractive wall papers, animated banners, free samples and iPhone apps will provide cost-free brand promotion. Customers will spread your message further via their blogs, social networking pages and smart phones.?

Find the right place to display your ads

An online display advertising strategy must ensure that you are accurately targeting prospects.

Avoid Clutter: Don?t advertise on a web page that already has too many ads. Your message will be lost with so many others competing for audience attention.

Placement: Specify the placement of the ad on the website. While home pages may get a majority of the traffic, ad placement on subject-specific pages can help hone in on your target.

Ad Exchange: Carefully review ?free? online display advertising offers. For example a ?free? banner ad developer may want reciprocal links or ad placement on low quality websites.

Accurate Links: Ensure that the ad takes the user to the most appropriate page on your website (i.e. the page with relevant information rather than simply the home page).

Self-Serve Display Advertising: An increasing number of ad companies/networks are offering self-service ad choices. Some options are Facebook, AdReady, AdBrite and Add It All.

Contextual Display Advertising: Some companies/ad networks will place your ads in search results pages and other relevant websites (using a network of partner sites). They typically allow you to bid on a set of keywords, and your ad is displayed until the budget limit is reached. Try Google Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing , Microsoft adCenter or Ask.com.

Product/Service Search Engines: Special product search engines can be used to find specific products or services. Products are usually ranked according to how much the advertiser pays. However, the user can also sort the search results by price. Some popular search engines for this are www.shopzilla.com, www.nextag.com, www.shopping.com and www.tripadvisor.com.?

Even though social media has stolen the limelight in recent years, display advertising spending continues to grow and can benefit the right business. We have a lot of experience in manageing complex display advertising campaigns.

Contact us now to manage your display advertising campaign ? get leads, get results, get ROI.

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