Advertising Plan
An advertising plan is the plan that companies create to determine the best ways to communicate with their target customers. A successful advertising plan must include an accurate description of the target customers, and the means the company will need to use to communicate with them. There are many advertising methods that companies can use to communicate with customers, such as newspaper ads, billboards, e-mails, and social media.
How to write an advertising plan:
Before you start creating your advertising plan, ask yourself three important questions:
- What are the company’s goals?
- How can these goals be achieved?
- How can the results be measured?
1: What are the company’s goals?
Most companies often seek to increase customer awareness of their products or services and raise sales. If the company wants to achieve any other goals, it must define these goals accurately before starting the work of the advertising plan.
2: How can these goals be achieved?
At this stage, companies must focus on making a careful study on the most important aspects that can affect the success of the advertising plan, such as:
- budget:
Many companies make the mistake of spending excessively on one ad platform and ignore the rest. Instead, it is recommended to use all platforms for small promotions, then gradually increase the budget based on the results.
- Customers:
Advertising platforms are chosen depending on the types of customers. It is necessary for companies to study the nature of their target customers, and then determine which platforms they most prefer to use.
- Message:
Advertisements’ messages should be direct and clear so that the general public can easily understand them. It is also recommended to add some visual effects to attract the attention of the audience.
3: How can the results be measured?
At this stage, companies should focus on identifying the most important ways to measure the performance of their advertising plan according to their specific goals. These results can be used in developing the advertising plan, and identifying the most important points that companies need to focus on to achieve success and increase sales.
