Thursday, 19 June 2014

FACTORS DETERMINE THE LENGTH OF A SALE LETTER:

Advantages of a product: First of all, the advantages of any particular product should be written on the sale letter, this usually decides the length of a letter. If the advantages are more than it will make long sales letter whereas if the advantages are less than the sales letters will be short.

Specific points: There are many types of sales letters which cover only specific points or only relevant information while there are also many other sales letters which consist of so much writings as well as lengthy paragraphs. If there is only specific information provided in the sales letter than it will be a short sale letter, On the other hand, if there are many paragraphs written in the sale letter than it would be a long sale letter.

Visual or Graphic effects: A well written sale letter consists of many visual effects like headings, subheadings, bold letters, underlining, italicizing, CAPITALIZING etc. if a sale letter involves additional visual effects than there will be a long sale letter, however if it includes less visual effects than it would be a short sale letter.


WRITING STYLE: If a writer is giving two or three opening paragraphs, double spacing between paragraphs, paragraph contains of 10 or 11 lines, additional commas etc. than it is going to be a long sale letter and on the alternative side if there are less spacing between paragraphs and the paragraphs are no longer than 6 lines each than it will become a short sale letter. 
Here is an example of a short and long sale letter:
REFERENCES:


Nicastro, r. W. (n.d.). business know how. Retrieved from http://www.businessknowhow.com/directmail/salesletters/length.htm


3 comments:

  1. Hey, firstly I just loved the topic you choose. Talking upon sales letter- length, material, etc.- all that thing are critically important but usually we doesn't pay much attention and I gained many new thing from your blog. In your last posting, You were talking about the length of the sales letter and factors which helps to determine that as well as reducing less important less things. I am looking froward to your other postings.

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  2. HI, i read your posting and it really helps me to understand the various factors that are important in a sale letter.Like in a sales letter it is better to talk to the point only. The information is also very useful like you mention that how we can make our letter effective by adding visual and graphic effects.

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  3. Hello Vishavjit Singh, I read your blog really well and I come to know about lot of things in sales letter. I agree with all your factors like factors to determine lenght of sales letter, what is not legal in sales letter, some tips of making the letter, why the letter is maid and mainly its format. I was not aware of some of the factors that you explained really well in this blog like i was not aware of some of the steps that are followed when letter is written. your videos and pictures that you posted helps alot to learn more easily.

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