Sandra:Thanks for coming, Mark. You mentioned that you wanted to go over some other advertising ideas, such as using direct marketing. (珊卓:謝謝你來,馬克。你提到你想談談一些其他的廣告想法,比方說利用直效行銷。)
Mark:Yes, we've got a lot of great ideas for conducting direct response advertising. One of the first things we want to do is make sure you update your mailing list of past NWC customers. We will design some brochure to mail out as well. Perhaps we can hire students to hand out the brochures and we can send out some flyers through the mail. You can set up a toll-free number that consumers can call to get more information and even place an order for a GR8 phone. (馬克:是的,我們對於推出直效回應廣告有很多不錯的想法。我們首先想做的事之一,就是要確定你們會更新新世界通訊老顧客的郵寄名單。我們也會設計一些宣傳冊來寄發。也許我們可請學生來發宣傳冊,並透過郵寄來寄送一些傳單。你們可以設立免付費電話,這樣消費者就可以來電索取更多資訊,甚至是訂購GR8 手機。)
Sandra:Sounds good. What type of plans do you have for doing outdoor advertising? (珊卓:聽起來不錯。你們準備了哪種計畫來做戶外廣告?)
Mark:We've developed some ads that will go on billboards. We'll put these billboards up at strategic locations, for example, in subway stations. Another effective method to grab people's attention is to put up some neon signs. (馬克:我們擬出了一些廣告要刊在看板上。我們會在策略性的地點設立這些看板,比方像捷運站。另一個引起大家注意的有效方法是設立一些霓虹燈廣告牌。)
Veronica:What about other media, such as an electronic medium? (維若妮卡:其他的媒體呢,比方像電子媒體?)
Mark:To increase exposure, I think we could run an infomercial. The longer format of an infomercial will let viewers fully appreciate the many features and advantages of the videophone. Another idea is to feature the GR8 on a home shopping channel. (馬克:為了增加曝光,我想我們可以推出導購電視節目。較長形式的導購節目能讓觀眾充分了解這款視訊電話的許多功能和優點。另一個想法是在電視購物頻道上推銷GR8 。)
Sandra:I'm not sure that a home shopping channel is the right venue for our high-end cell phone. Won't a home shopping channel cheapen our image? (珊卓:我不曉得對我們高檔的行動電話而言,電視購物頻道是不是合適的地方。電視購物頻道不會貶低我們的形象?)
Mark:No, I don't think so. But we can discuss this further if you like. (馬克:不會,我想不會。但是如果你要的話,我們可以進一步討論這點。)
必通詞彙與句型
.use direct mail/marketing 利用直效信函╱行銷 .conduct direct response advertising 進行直效回應廣告 .design a brochure 設計宣傳冊 .send out flyers 寄送傳單 .(set up / call) a toll-free number (設立╱撥打)免付費電話 .do outdoor advertising 做戶外廣告 .put up billboards 設立看板 .put up a neon sign 設立霓虹燈廣告牌