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Reading path / 06

Prepare a thoughtful print ad.

What should this placement help a reader do?

Choose the reader, focus the message, review the proof at its intended size, and coordinate the production handoff.

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Black-and-white illustration of advertising signs along a city street.
What to work toward

A print-ad brief with a reader, one clear message, a checked response route, and named approval responsibilities.

Your reading sequence.

Read in order, or jump to the question that feels most useful.

    Take it into your working day

    One idea. A useful next step.

    Choose one action to try. These prompts help you apply the ideas; they don’t promise a business result.

    • Write the intended reader, the main takeaway, and one response route.
    • Get the exact placement specifications and assign proof and file checks.
    • Review the final proof at its intended size, then record approval of a named version.
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