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Madvertising: How to Avoid the Hidden Dangers of General and Brand Advertising and Put Your Ads to Work in a Way That Attracts High-Quality Prospects
 
 
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Madvertising: How to Avoid the Hidden Dangers of General and Brand Advertising and Put Your Ads to Work in a Way That Attracts High-Quality Prospects [Paperback]

Gil-Ad Schwartz (Author)
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Book Description

April 12, 2011
If you own a small business, this book may be the best investment you’ve ever made. Here’s why.
  • 1) Because this book may save you untold thousands of dollars. How? By showing you the reason why most ad campaigns lose money. It will show you exactly what mistakes to avoid. Mistakes you may be making right now, in your current marketing campaigns.
  • 2) Because this book will show you the truth about the advertising industry. And the truth about most how-to advice you read in articles or on the internet. It will show you why, for many small businesses, this advice can be counter productive... and…How an ad agency can quietly lull you into a false sense of security.
  • 3) Because this book will show you how to break free of conventional wisdom. Once you do this, you’ll know how to construct ads that grab people’s attention and persuade them to spend money. It will show you how to put simple selling principles to work in your ads in a way that gets powerful results. Predictably. Repeatedly. These are principles no ad agency would ever use. That’s because they’re not sexy or flashy - but they bring in sales.
  • 4) Because this book may grow your business as fast or as slow as you like. It will show you the secrets of attracting high numbers of qualified, “ready to buy” prospects. These secrets are easy to use - no matter what products or services you sell.
  • 5) Because this book may make you lots more money. It will show you how to craft “irresistible offers” that compel your prospects to say “yes.” It will show you how to present your products and services in the most attractive way possible. And it will show you how to interact with new prospects in a way that’s frictionless and free of sales resistance.

Described as a fast and fun read… refreshingly simple… Madvertising shares one advertising secret after another. For example:
  • Your ad is your _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. The missing link that might be stopping your advertising from getting you the results you deserve. Once you “get” this concept, the whole process becomes much easier because you’ll know what you need to focus on.
  • How ad agencies use selective memory to persuade you that their work is a success. They’ll have you believe that they came up with a winning campaign even when it has no effect on your bottom line.
  • 4 questions that bring your products to life in a way your audience can relate to. The result? Your ads trigger a strong urge to buy because they tell your best prospects what they need to hear.
  • A law of persuasion psychology that shows how we make decisions. It translates into one of the easiest – and most effective – marketing techniques in the world.
  • The easiest way to make your prospects suspect your product is of the highest quality. You can do this without bragging, blowing your own horn, or even mentioning your product. (This is often the deciding factor that pushes people off the fence and gets you to “go for it.”)
  • What almost everyone gets wrong about the USP. (Unique Selling Proposition.) There are actually 2 distinct types of USP. And one of them can set you apart from the crowd even if you think there’s nothing “special” about you.
  • How to stop yourself from committing a fatal blunder. In the words of one famous ad expert, it causes small businesses to “waste 90% of their money.”
  • 3 potent psychological hooks to use in your headlines. These are often used in “Cosmopolitan” and “National Enquirer” to entice you to read their articles all the way through.
  • How to pinpoint and get rid of “Small Businessman’s Paradox”.
  • The “ape brain” writing secret of copywriter Eugene Schwartz. The closer you stick to this one guideline, the brighter your ads will shine with focus and clarity.
  • A quirk in psychology that allows you to sell more of your product by offering less of it. But this works only if you meet two important conditions.
  • And much more.

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About the Author

Gil-Ad Schwartz is an entrepreneur and direct response marketing consultant who specializes in small business advertising. He has helped small business owners and entrepreneurs from across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, India, Israel, Germany and Denmark. His clients come from all industries. They include business and management consultants - some of whom have marketing MBAs from top-league universities... recruitment firms... online lead-generation companies... webmasters - including the webmaster of one of the largest marketing forums on the internet... media consultants and radio show producers... fitness trainers... nutritionists... golf and self-defense instructors... hunting guides... hypnotherapists... life coaches... dating coaches - including a coach featured in Neil Strauss’ bestselling book “The Game.” Gil-Ad is also a member of a small invitation-only society of international direct-response marketing and advertising experts.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: CreateSpace (April 12, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1460918061
  • ISBN-13: 978-1460918067
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,856,084 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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By chis
As a rookie to the business world my expertise was not in marketing. I'm generally nto a fan of books for advice as they tend to be the same as anything you can find on Wikipedia with a nice cover just so that someone can make money. When I began reading this book I already have negative preconceptions however within the first couple of pages that had changed. I felt that not one page of the book was wasted, nothing irrelevant or nonsensical, I was learning all the way through the book. It was exactly what I needed. I immediately began to put into practise the tips from the book and I could see them working. From the other reviews it is obvious that this book is a MUST HAVE. Not only does it address what you not need to do in order to advertise successfully you get filled in on how. I feel much more confident about my business and have spent much more time doing what I love because of it.
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What a brilliant book! Madvertising is great for a small business owner like me. I own an Internet company that offers various services and some products and marketing is my life blood. I was working towards the old methods of BRANDING myself and my services and I just wasn't seeing results. My eyes were opened here!

I had hearf of direct mail, which for my business has some limitations, but along those same lines is "direct marketing" and I'd never paid any attention to it. Big mistake. Here, Schwartz first goes into the history of direct marketing, way back to the early 1900s. For example, I was bowled over by one ad in the book that explained how a bankrupt company TOLD ITS CUSTOMERS HONESTLY THAT IT HAD JUST ONE DAY LEFT AND THAT IT OWED AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF MONEY. The customers who flocked to their doors after than confession was almost miraculous! But this is just one example, and the author does his best to teach his readers (and I was a PERFECT STUDENT, I'd never heard this stuff before!) WHY these ideas presented work and why the traditional marketing efforts are just a HUGE waste of time and money.

Listen, this is not some "fluff" marketing pamphlet disguised as a "book," this tome is close to 300 pages and EVERY page woke up something in me and I have a complete yellow pad with notes I scratched out as I went through Madvertising. I am in the process of working with my son (a web guru!) on changing virtually EVERY element of my website and fliers. The AIDA principle is like a license to print money I have no doubt. All of my ads now begin with the leading benefit (I was doing the opposite! Why did I think ANYbody would read through my ads looking for the real reason to buy my services???) in a clear and concise headline. And I am talking TO my buyers now, not talking to "air" hoping that some buyer might just listen in. Heck, one of my ads had a bird in the center of the page only and several spaces below that, I finally said, "Soar like a bird with my help!" Soar like a bird???? Yea, a turkey! I can't believe it, but it is SO obvious to me now that my ad I was so proud of was a complete waste of web space. No wonder NOT ONE BUYER clicked it!

Let me close with saying that the ONE TAKEAWAY TECHNIQUE that hit home more than any was that I needed to provide a sense of WHY and a sense of URGENCY with my ads. and Madvertising explained EXACTLY HOW TO DO THAT. I realized as I was reading and studying this that when I purchase anything, it's oftem due to the sense of urgency that I feel. My whole outlook changes and the fact that I am a small business owner doesn't mean that the big boys can't learn from this.... if anything, they need this more than anyone. HELP YOUR CUSTOMERS FIND YOU, HELP YOUR CUSTOMERS UNDERSTAND YOUR SERVICES! Forget the branding, start talking TO your buyers and see how this changes things!
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Mad advertising Skills May 30, 2011
By tolu94
This book takes you right to the the basics of advertising. As a small business owner my expertise is not in marketing but 'Madvertising' has been a useful guide to successfully promoting my business. I would recommend this to anyone not matter what level they're at. The skills the book talks about is applicable to any type of business or product.
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