Syarat periklanan yang efektif menurut buku Which Ad Pulled
Best? edisi ke 8 tahun 1992 halaman 2 adalah
1. Intrusiveness (Proved Name Registration)- the percentage of respondents who can accurately describe the ad the day following exposure. This measure is an indicator of the ads ability to command attention. For comparative purposes, percentages are adjusted for space/color unit cost and issue level. 2. Idea communication- the distribution of respondents descriptions of the ads selling propositions and of their reactions to the ad. This measure is an indicator of what ideas and feelings are communicated by the ad. 3. Persuasion (favorable buying attitude)- the distribution of respondent statements of how the ad affected purchase interest. This measure is a relative indicator of the ads ability to persuade. For corporate advertising, the persuasion measure indicates the extent to which the ad made a strong case for the advertiser. The most important element in producing sales results is the benefit to the customer described in advertising. It is the strong benefit that leads to more attention, interest, desire, and ultimately action. Gimmicks, gadgets and technique are distinctly subordinate to strong benefits. Note that the mail order advertiser who piles benefit upon benefit, makes the value to the consumer most evident, unique, and believable and makes such value and benefit the most easily obtainable is the one who wins out. The firm says that to sell a product or service a prospective customer must first be made service a prospective customer must first be made aware of the opportunity (seeing), and sufficient interest must then be developed (reading) to motivate the prospect toward the sale. Interest equals a considered opinion of the material seen and read.