The success of your flyer campaign depends on many factors. From design to communication and marketing know-how, there are loads of ways to make sure yours are working hard. With so many elements involved, it can be difficult to make your message stand out. That’s why we’ve come up with five creative tips for using Leaflets and Flyers, to help you make sure that more of them end up in the right hands and work harder to drive your business.

1. Take aim

The most important part of an effective flyer campaign starts with a clear idea of who you’re talking to. This colours how you approach everything from the leaflet design to the wording and distribution. So for instance if you are promoting a club that plays electronic dance music, you know your demographic is going to be 18 – 35, hedonistic and trendy, so you can go mad with flyer designs featuring futuristic fonts, neon colourways and out-there imagery. Meanwhile leaflet designs for a pizza restaurant need much broader appeal because everyone likes pizza (right?) and you don’t want to lose potential customers with flyers that are trying to be too clever.

2. Say it right

Have mercy on your flyer – it’s only little. A common mistake many businesses make is trying to cram loads of information about their brand onto an A5 piece of paper. Stop it – you’re coming on too strong! The flyer is just the opener – you can get all deep and meaningful with your customer on social media further down the line (so be sure to include this info). Work out what you want to say, and distil it into a few well-chosen words. The headline is by far the most important piece of copy on your leaflet (most people won’t read further) so it’s got to be right, whether that’s straight up ‘does what it says on the tin’, or curious word play that grabs attention.

3. Think visually

A well-chosen image packs a powerful, instant punch that can move a person to pick up your flyer. It may be tied to a product (double pepperoni dripping with melted mozzarella) or used to evoke the mood of an event (flapper girls for a club night). You can literally channel all the positive values of your chosen image into your brand, event or promotion by way of the print leaflets. Complement your image with fonts and colour ways that paint an irresistible picture of your offering. Make full use of the colourful possibilities of digital leaflet printing, with strong hues and photographic images. Try a gloss finish for extra pizzazz and go for lovely, quality paper to give your proposal the aura of luxury.

4. Make it happen

Now that you have a person’s attention – what are you going to do with it? You have just moments to convert passing interest in how your flyer looks into action on the part of the potential customer. So make sure your call to action stands out, and is attractive enough to provoke a positive response – even if that’s just putting it in their bag for later. Try discounts, coupons or special promotions that are worth a second look. If your leaflet is for an event, make sure the time, date and place are easy to read. If the flyer is for a shop, make sure people can find it by including a map. Use a QR code on your flyer printing to help you track the response rate and direct people to more information online.

5. Fire!

So you’ve found design inspiration and pulled together all the right words, images, colours and graphics into a stunning flyer design. Don’t fall at the final hurdle by randomly frittering away your lovely leaflets into the hands of people who are not in the market for your offering. If you make wedding cakes, hand out flyers at wedding trade shows. Can you pay to have your flyers inserted into a publication that’s read by your target market? Or put them on the counter at a shop or café where your customers hang out? Handing out leaflets to passers-by in the street can work if the time and place is right – eg outside a café serving hot doughnuts. If you can get the person handing out the leaflets to dress as a giant doughnut, so much the better. But then we’re getting into the realm of flyering as theatre – and that’s a whole separate blog post!

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