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Website is an Ad

Most companies begin their branding materials with their website. However, most don't realize it
is another form of an elevator pitch-it's just the beginning of a conversation.

The reality is that people are too busy to go through a website to figure out what your company
does. Just like an elevator pitch, you have seconds to grab someone's attention—or lose them
completely. Those great flash intros that you had made to dazzle visitors to your site are often
bypassed or ignored by visitors.

In an age of information overload, people want to get right to the point. Marketing materials and
sales pitches with too much jargon can leave potential prospects confused and overwhelmed. Is
this the brand impression you really want to make?

Is it easy to understand what your company does from your site, without drilling down several
pages? Senior-level execs want the short version---a quick fact sheet. It should be right at the
top level, ready to be accessed by even the most casual visitor.

Consider how many junior folks and interns are tasked with searching online for the type of
service your company may provide. If the people doing the preliminary research can't
understand what it is you do, they certainly won't take the effort to mention you to the higher
ups that you need to reach.

Keep it simple. Leave out the jargon and complicated language. If they want more information,
they'll ask. That's where your marketing materials, sell sheets, and white papers come in!
One of the easiest and most overlooked ways to get better results from marketing efforts is to
treat a web site home page as an ad, which leads us to one of the toughest challenges in
advertising: writing concise and compelling copy.

Take Google ads for instance; it's tough to write an ad using 8-12 words. It's a great exercise.
What 10 words describe your company's services? Now, think about the person who is
developing your key word ads. Is it a tech person? Is your marketing agency involved? Online
advertising is a primary source of leads for many companies. It's a super cluttered, competitive
environment. Yet you'd be surprised how far-removed the marketing and brand stewards are
from the process.

The funny thing, it's just the opposite when it comes to traditional outdoor advertising. Outdoor
billboards are one of the greatest tests of advertising. If you find just the right words and
imagery that enables your audience to "get it" in seconds, then you've found the magic you're
looking for.

I've suffered over countless agency/client meetings where it could take days, weeks and even
months to get one simple line of copy for a billboard approved. Of course you need to consider
that people would be driving at 60 MPH and would need to see and process the ad in a split
second…

Given that the challenges are similar online and even in person, it's a shame that the same level
of attention is not always given to all sales and marketing elements. Wherever you connect,
whether it's in-person, online, on a highway or an event, if it's not clear what your company
does in seconds, your prospects will whiz by quickly.





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(Visit Michele's Website) Marketing expert Michele Harris has spent 18 years developing revenue-rich programs for Fortune 500 companies and promising startups, and has helped hundreds of companies find the right creative design firm, advertising agency, PR firm, or marketing company for their particular business needs. If you need sales and marketing help, visit www.smartisolutions.com. Michele received a Small Business Award by New York City Mayor's Office, and has been covered by CNN Money Magazine, The New York Post, The NY Times, NY Post, PR Week, Crain's BtoB Magazine and industry blogs.


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