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The Strategist - Winter 2001

 



How long should you be prepared to wait for a response to one of your ads?

The ___ time a prospect sees your ad…
They…

1st Don't even see it.
2nd Don't even notice it.
3rd Are aware it's there.
4th Have a fleeting sense they've seen it somewhere before.
5th Actually read the ad.
6th Thumb their nose at it.
7th Get a little irritated with it.
8th Start to think "Here's that confounded ad again".
9th Start to wonder if they're missing out on something.
10th Ask their friends & neighbors if they've tried it.
11th Wonder how the company pays for all these ads.
12th Start to think it's a good product.
13th Start to feel the product has value.
14th Start to remember wanting a product exactly like this for a long time.
15th Start to yearn for it because they can't buy it.
16th Accept the fact that they will buy it sometime in the future.
17th Make a note to buy the product.
18th Curse their poverty for not allowing them to buy this terrific product.
19th Count their money very carefully.
20th Buy what your ad offers.

Who wrote this? Ad Age? Brand Week? No.
Thomas Smith, a London businessman wrote this in 1885!

 

 

   
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