How to Use Images to Tell Your Story

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For the most part, business marketing involves graphic images. Today’s world involves digital images. Images and graphics are key to telling your story. Business graphics are powerful tools that are sometimes overlooked. You will need to decide where you will undertake graphic design projects on your own or hire a professional that has experience in working with graphics. Your images will enhance your story, whether that story, your advertisement, your press release, and any other written correspondence your company partakes in. There are things that work and things that don’t when it comes to images. Quality is important. Choose an image that is of good quality. Never use images that are unclear or that do not look professional. After all this is your company that’s being reflected. You should also not place an image just to place one. Too often, a business will grab an image just to place an image in their story. That’s not a good idea. You want your graphic or photo images to be relevant. When you do this, you’ll discover a much higher readability from the beginning to end of your story. If you have a logo be sure to incorporate it into all your print material. Product and company branding are both important and can be easily achieved using graphics in your articles. Brand and company recognition can lead to an increase in revenue so learn how to get the most out of it. Don’t be afraid to incorporate relevant graphs and charts into your story. They can bring added value and interest. Just don’t make them too complicated, as that will have the exact opposite effect. Every business has all kinds of different print material including: - Press releases - Advertisements - Business proposals - Website content - Newsletters ... ... middle of paper ... ...nhance your business proposal with graphics and color: - When doing a business proposal always include your company’s logo. - If you have a company color make sure it is incorporated throughout your document. For example, you can subtly including a line between text and header in your company color. - Avoid the use of poor quality generic clip art. It will do nothing for your business proposal. Don’t add just to add. It needs to have value. - Don’t use graphics that are too complex or high tech because you will frustrate your reader and lose them. - Try to illustrate an idea in text graphically. - Never put your graphics at the end of your document. - Always consider your audience when adding graphics. Business proposals are important document and they can be much more successful when you incorporate quality graphics and color into your business proposal.

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