Insights

Passing on industry insights as we see them, when we see them.

Influencing opinion formation

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

We’ve talked about how a consumers opinion is formed, but how can we influence their opinion formation? Claims Advertisements which make stronger claims about a brands benefits, will make a stronger impression on a consumer’s opinion than that containing weaker claims. A strong claim will be: Relevant - connect with a consumers real life Content - the [...]



Opinion formation

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Opinion formation is critical to understand in marketing, as it may affect the way a consumer develops a belief, feeling or attitude towards our product. Obviously we endeavour to develop a campaign in which consumers interpret the stimulus as favourable or positive. Let’s take a look at what we should be aiming for. Stimulus categorisation The [...]



Consumer Intentions

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Intentions are subjective judgements about how we think we will behave. Understanding consumer intentions is an important skill-set to possess, as any organisation needs to know what demand they need to meet. Products that either sell out or are sent back to the manufacturer are examples of consumer intentions not forecasted correctly. Going beyond simply [...]



Message Strategy

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Persuasive communications are the right messages, that connect emotionally with the target audience and contain key insights or a big idea. Broadly, there are four different types of messages: product, service, planned and unplanned.



Sand Box Templates

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

If you’re a web designer, do you have sandbox templates? You know, the css or wordpress themes which are as generic as the home brand cheese label, but have everything you may need for any project, all packaged and pre-written? When we get a job using WordPress for example, we simply duplicate our completely awesome [...]



Advertising and Society

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Advertising and society is intimately connected, with the potential to offend, advertisers must decide what is appropriate, as well as to consider the ethical, legal and regulatory impacts.



Feel Proud of your creative

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Feel proud of your creative when you partner with Bara’ Design to achieve original creativity. This is our new slogan launched on the 1st of October, which really enforces our mission, which is to ensure that you feel proud of the creative design we produce for you.



Project Management Tools

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

So on the topic of project management, who of you are doing it great? I know in the past I wasn’t, I was organized – which comes naturally, but in terms of a strategic structure that was documented and clear to the client and myself…well lets say it wouldn’t have lead to a flourishing future.



Just Host

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

So you may notice I have a Just Host advertisement on the right – is that why I’m reviewing them? No it’s not. I only advertise products that I know work wonders, and Just Host is a great hosting provider. I’ve used many hosts in my time, some being down right bad (I won’t mention [...]



110 Ultimate Round-Up of Free Photoshop PSD Files and Resources

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

110 Ultimate Round-Up of Free Photoshop PSD Files and Resources | Showcases | instantShift. Wow…When I first saw this I couldn’t believe how great each one of these files are – and they’re free. Check this link before buying elements