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

It is a simple piece of paper but the initial impact that your pamphlet creates is fundamental. If it’s shabby and uninviting your candidate is left with the same feeling. This will weaken your business development.

Having a brochure professionally designed and printed is a key to success in a jam-packed market. Taking the time to make sure that your pamphlet delivers all the key data in a way that is easily understood is something that only a professional can do.

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

A booklet 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 tempting people to make that call of action.

Here are three key design principles to follow when producing a booklet. Use them and you will see your results flow.

1. The cover:

The cover is your salesperson. Leaflets are quite passive creatures and you are not often able to ‘walk’ people through your leaflet. So you need to excite 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 good design company will show you at least three to four cover designs for your brochure. Examine these designs to examine which stimulates you the most. Ask your supporters their impression. Does the cover answer the question WIFM? If it doesn’t stimulate 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 premiums later.

2. The Content:

Once they are past the front page then the content has to become the sales representative. So once again, the pressure is on to be good. Do not opt for cheap ineffective 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 engage one yourself.

Ensure that all the important questions that a future customer 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 flood 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 likely customer has read the leaflet then you have done a great 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 large 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 booklet or reference code can help. But above all, make sure 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 piece that got missed:

I did this on purpose and only said there were 3 points. Well the last point is the one that can get missed. It is the ‘dummy’ one. Have you checked that you have these on your brochure:

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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