DPW REV 1.1i EXCELLENCE Excell V-Good Unacc 10-to-0 RATING YES-NO DOLLARS COST DOLLARS PROFIT MAX-to-0 NUMBER 0-to-MAX NUMBER RANKED COMMENT ADVERTISING QUALITY CONTROL CHECKLIST John Egley -- Business Marketing -- June, 1987 This is an advertising evaluation model taken (with permission) from the magazine article "A Quality Control Checklist for Business-to-Business Print Ads" by John Egley in Business Marketing of June 1987. His article gives the background on the model and its use. Mr. Egley can be reached at (314) 968-3631. It took under an hour with DECISION PAD to enter the criteria and weights, then evaluate the two ads. Ad 14 Ad 21 MUST HAVE One Clear Message Addresses User Need Invites the Reader Clean, Simple Layout Essentials Only Orderly Path Thru Ad Black-on-white Body Schoolbook Typeface Short Lines Body Copy Horizontal Who and What Clear OVERALL: Relevant Visual Attention Arresting Help Deliver Message VISUAL(S): Selects the Audience Incentive to Read on Lower Case+Std Caps HEADLINE: Delivers on Headline Straight to Point Clear, Simple Lang User-Oriented Logical Sequence No Self-Serving Verb Claims Supportable End @ Call to Action BODY COPY: SCORE