by Scott 'Gears'
Created properly, an extremely effective marketing tool. It's a great concept, - and it has a 'cool factor' of 300%. Many people will pop these into their drive just because This type of viral marketing can be very effective and create Anyone can get online and find a dozen CD replicating firms This presentation is what will make the CD card become a Let's look at some ideas... One of the first things you should consider is that the You can make special offers that can be retrieved at your These cards can hold different capacities (MB's), and come You can fit audio, video, and most content within this form factor. Now you should take the major goals of the CD and layout a This should be your interactive TV commercial. Besides,
of image appeal alone. What's really neat is when one is
so well done, so informative, so interactive, that everybody
wants one.
residual traffic to your business. The point I would like to
make here is, don't undertake these projects without specific
goals in mind. Yes, they are cool, yes, they (themselves)
are not that expensive, but without a well done message, or
purpose, they lose the 'cool' effect very quickly. The point
is to keep interest, no matter what your selling, or
announcing, or rolling-out.
pretty quickly. What you really want to find is a pro-
fessional consultant that can assist you in putting it
all together, making it all work, and keeping it interesting.
success (sizzle!). Hyperformance Media is available for
consultation on your project, contact us at your convenience.
The CD cards are not your real expense (under $1), it's the
chosen platform and presentation you care to deliver and how.
presentation have live links to it's major content. In
this way, we can constantly keep our site pages updated and
the CD remains usable (not outdated). When loading, you can
choose to have a permission based icon burned onto the user's
Desktop that links directly to your website (and even ask permission).
website. You can use them for your next huge Tradeshow,
Product Announcement and Roll-out. How about your Corporate
Year End Results?
in many shapes. You can create a custom shape, but that
adds heavily to the investment (there are plenty of shapes available).
The popular interface is currently Flash™ or other Macromedia™
applications. They are fast, allow complete creativity, and
interface well on both PC and MAC platforms. If you have a
Flash™ specialist in-house, then you can save money in the
creation process.
Storyboard that accomplishes those goals. We have a lot of
flexibility here, we have audio, sounds, voices, music, and
we have animation, video, and links to more information.
the CD ROM's, we keep a copy of the commercial on our
website for the benefit of the people who didn't receive
a CD card. They can view our webmercial from online too!
Use your logo prominently through-out your presentation (branding).
Keep your messages and information focused, always restating the
benefits. Know your audience! especially if this CD Project is
directed at a specific market segment. Create the environment with
that audience in mind, not what desk executives like.
The image on the cover of the CD is completely flexible as well. You also pay for plastic sleeves that each CD has been inserted Consider that image, you receive one in the mail with your http://www.hyperformancemedia.com About the Author
Scott is the Founder and Sr. Project Manager for http://www.hyperformancemedia.com
You can use a photograph, a screenshot, or a combination. The
image resolution has improved dramatically in the past 3 years.
Use or create some of your "best stuff" for these CD projects,
it is worth it.
in-to (you want these). It makes them very easy to mail.
Christmas card from the company. Maybe you ship one out with
every order for a month..? It really depends on what you want
to accomplish. We will spend the time with you to come up with
the concepts necessary in having a successful campaign.
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Hyperformance Media.com, a Technology Marketing
Company serving online businesses since 1996.
His 23+ years of experience in the computer industry
will help you succeed. Their website offers free
education & resources that will assist any business in
successfully & ethically marketing their company online.
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