Three Effective Brochure Design Tips

Have you ever considered that a brochure can be one of the most important of all your selling materials?

It is a simple piece of paper but the original impact that your pamphlet creates is important. If it’s shabby and unpresentable your candidate is left with the same feeling. This will slow your business growth.

Having a brochure professionally designed and printed is a key to winning in a crowded market. Taking the time to make sure that your booklet presents all the key data in a way that is easily figured is something that only a professional can do.

If you are just starting out in business you may be tempted to do your brochure yourself. When I first started in business I did everything myself – not a smart choice. That is why it took me 12 years before I was even relatively prosperous. Heed my warning – go professional from day one on your marketing materials. They are an investment and not an expense. Professionally created materials will deliver you customers and the cash flow to follow – the reason why you are in business.

A leaflet has to use eye-catching design. It has to be succinct in terms of the content and last but not the least, it must be successful in enticing people to make that call of action.

Here are three key design rules to follow when making a leaflet. Use them and you will see your results flow.

1. The cover:

The cover is your sales representative. Pamphlets are quite passive tools and you are not often able to ‘walk’ people through your leaflet. So you need to stimulate people to read further. The cover is the beginning point so must be tantalizing and sharing the KEY values of WHY someone should read further. It should answer the WIFM question – What’s in it for me.

A great design company will show you at least three to four cover designs for your pamphlet. Dissect these designs to see which stimulates you the most. Ask your supporters their impression. Does the cover answer the question WIFM? If it doesn’t excite and answer the WIFM question, then skip to another design that works or get it redesigned. Taking the time here to get it right will pay bounties later.

2. The Content:

Once they are past the cover then the content has to become the salesperson. So once again, the pressure is on to be great. Do not opt for cheap inept content writers or ask the designer to write the content or worst still do it yourself. Instead make sure that a professional copywriter is doing the work. If your design company does not have a copywriter then hire one yourself.

Ensure that all the main questions that a prospective client will have about your merchandise are answered in a way that gets them to call you for more information. Do not go into ‘overkill mode’ and inundate them with too much data at this point in time. Remember the brochure’s job is to stimulate and get people to call you.

3. The call for action:

If your future customer has read the brochure then you have done a good job. All you need to do now is give them a compelling reason to contact you NOW.

Having things like a free call 0800 or’00 number distinctly shown (in big letters) can make a big difference. Having an email address is a clear bonus. Make sure these two are clearly placed in large clear type.

Even give your clients a special voucher on the brochure or reference code can help. But above all, ensure that you add a clear call to action. One way to do this is to readdress the KEY value of your service to your prospect in a way that will get them to take action. Remember value is everything. People only buy something that is of value to THEM.

4. The bit that got missed:

I did this on purpose and only said there were three points. Well the final point is the one that can get neglected. It is the ‘dummy’ one. Have you checked that you have these on your leaflet:

Phone number | Fax number | Email address | Web address | Country of operation | City / area of operation | Company name | And have you proof read for typo and grammar errors?

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