Last week, I spoke at the Northwest Career Colleges Federation Annual Convention about Responsible Marketing. It was the third time I’d spoken to the group, and quite frankly I was surprised I was invited back. You see, I’ve prattled on about how poor advertising is in the education category.
So often, education marketing falls into one of the categories below:
Because of this, I always enjoy finding something good in the education category, in any medium.
I discovered the following ads today from UNICID, Universidad Cidade De S. Paulo (roughly, The City University of São Paulo). I wish I found them sooner.
The Headline:
Competition starts earlier than ever.
Stand-out with a post-graduate degree from UNICID.
Click on any of the following ads to view a larger version.
So often, advertising tries to cram so much in so little space. And so little is actually read.
But these ads are simple, creative and confident.
One glance and you get it. The concepts are strong so the copy reinforces more than it explains.
By keeping it simple, UNICID zigged when this category typically zags. Bully to them for having the nerve to say less.
And by keeping is simple, it makes UNICID look pretty smart, indeed.
If you’ve seen good marketing in the education category, I’d love to see it.
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Inspiration for this post came from Ads of the World.
Advertising Agency: FabraQuinteiro Comunicações, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative Directors: Paschoal Fabra Neto, Marcelo Aragão
Art Director: Bruno Cirello
Copywriter: Ricardo Frezza
Photographer: Marcelo Ribeiro
Image Retouch: Fernando Vido, Burti HD
Published: November 2007
