Banners that Benefit

When we browse website, we often come across advertisements on the page. There are these small rectangular advertisements that promote certain brand or product. These are called as banner advertisements. These advertisements are quite tricky to design as they do not occupy a lot of space but still must be convincing enough for the potential consumers to click. These banner advertisements are technically traditional form of media, as we used to find a lot of these on high ways but have now become quite popular on digital media as well. Let’s understand how to design these banner advertisements effectively to ensure that it captures enough attention of the consumers.

First and foremost, try to keep the advertisement simple and straight to the point. Don’t over do anything and don’t over use graphics. This point is extremely essential, as there is already lesser space so utilizing it the correct way is important. The advertisement must be simple, crisp and to the point yet attractive enough to grab eyeballs. A lot of times, banner advertisements use a lot of graphics and color that fails to present the brand and product properly resulting in people ignoring the advertisement completely.

Call to Action or CTI works like a charm in banner advertisements. As already mentioned, there is very little space to showcase anything and words like “Limited”, “Hurry up” or “Valid till” grab a lot of attention of the viewers. This portrays a sense of emergency and people will get attracted to it almost immediately. Offers are also something that work just as well. “Buy one, get one free” or “Flat 50% discount” are most likely to garner more attention than regular banner advertisements.

Knowing what your target audience is and what they expect is something that an advertiser has to pay attention to. A lot of times people fail to understand whom they are catering to and this ends the entire aim of advertising. When a brand offers a product, the consumers have certain expectations attached to it which the brand needs to fulfil. The banner advertisements must be designed keeping all these factors in mind as they greatly affect the final sales.

Lastly, banner advertisement placement also plays a key role. The way the advertisement is placed and the website on which the advertisement is placed plays a massive role as potential consumers are not everywhere. Placing the advertisement where there is a possibility for the advertisement to be noticed makes all the difference. The advertiser should keep all these things in mind before actually advertising the brand or the product through a banner ad.