Sunday, February 5, 2017

Introduction & Question

            Every flyer is made with the intention to inform or persuade, so why is it that some stand out more than others? The wording, pictures, size, and lengthiness can all have an effect on a flyer’s noticeability, but the purpose of the advertisement is important as well. Different styles of flyers can be used for separate types of ads, such as an organization flyer and an event flyer, and still have the same effect. The techniques used on the advertisement should reflect what it is advertising and who it is meant to attract.

            Both of the flyers that I found are for study abroad programs. One is advertising leadership and service-based studies in Ghana, and the other is for three separate trips in the Pamplin College of Business. The Ghana flyer was found in the hall of a dorm room building, showing that it is open for all students, but the Pamplin flyer was found in McBryde, with the words “College of Business” printed on the front. Another thing that differed was style of the advertisement. For Ghana, there are words covering both the front and the back of the sheet, but for Pamplin, the pictures take up more space than the few, large words do. Being that these two flyers are both advertising study abroad programs, which style most effectively draws the attention of college students?

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