Sunday, March 18, 2007

Anything to sell a magazine, right?

What will advertisers think of next. Some of the most outrageous advertising campaigns have been surfacing. But who can blame them. Society is hit will millions of advertisements a day and if you want your company or client to get some recognition, you might have to take some unconventional approaches.

Drastic times call for drastic measures. What if you have a client or a product that needs a little revamping or more patronage. Recently the magazine Popular Science has reinvented its campaign strategy.

Everyone know that for most of us Popular Science is one of the most boring magazine out there. If you don't like the information or find it boring, its probably because you just don't understand it. This is the problem. Popular Science wants to expand its readership and has found an innovative way in doing so.










The new campaign now offers articles people, especially those who frequently have much of what they read go right over our head, now will be able to relate and possibly enjoy Popular Science.

Whats great about this campaign is that if anything it will strike controversy and spark curiosity. Advertising is a tricky business and those who are good realize that it takes a certain shock value to get people interested in magazines out of their element. This campaign is proving to do just that. Will it work? Who knows, but at least there will be some new faces grabbing Popular Science at the news stands.

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