Second Draft of USA Today Ad

[castor]

That is a lot better. But does anyone else think that "Ron Paul" should be bigger? I mean the main goal is to increase name recognition right? Would making his name larger than all the other text make it pop and stand out, or do you think it would it be obnoxious?

 

[JuniorNJ]

This is an awesome ad! My only suggestion is a visual one. Change the placement of the oval pics and it will give it a lot more balance and a more unified feel. I know this has been suggested in the other thread, but here's an example just so you can see the difference:

Absolutely! A nice small touch that makes all the difference. I second this motion.

 

[DrNoZone]

This is an awesome ad! My only suggestion is a visual one. Change the placement of the oval pics and it will give it a lot more balance and a more unified feel. I know this has been suggested in the other thread, but here's an example just so you can see the difference:

I second this.

 

[Dlynne]

Terrific.

 

[traitorist]

i agree with the redesign of the pics on top.

 

[torchbearer]

i agree with the redesign of the pics on top.

+4

 

[madRazor]

As great as the first one was, this is a huge improvement. My turn to chime in with some humble suggestions...

Since there is room on the line, I would like to see
"Has NEVER voted to raise taxes or for an unbalanced budget."
changed to
"Has NEVER voted to raise taxes and has NEVER voted for an unbalanced budget."

And since you're using caps in the section, I kind of like "Voted AGAINST the Real ID and the Patriot Act."

I suggest replacing "legions of illegal immigrants" with something like "millions of" or "waves of"...

Can't really decide about this one... I agree that the $8 Million statement is not entirely necessary. Doesn't $4+ Million in one day sound better than 8+ in 40 days? There would be room for a larger "Ron Paul for President"... Though I do like the "find out why" part...

Anyway, it looks awesome!!!! Thanks again!!!

 

[max]

The original author speaks

Well, it's not my money...but as the original author of the piece, I'm disappointed that certain timid naysayers influenced the watering down important points.

1. The Founders should be speaking to the American people. That's the whole creative aspect of the message....we messed up and they are holding us accountable. The people who claim that is "presumptuous" know nothing about marketing. The mesage is not as powerful because it's no longer "coming from the founders"...That was the whole point

2. Removing the part about political parties was a HUGE mistake. The vast majority of Americans are Independents...and an even bigger majority are just turned off. Even among Democrats and Republicans...approval ratings for both GOP and the Dem Congress are at an all time high. This point separated RP from the 2 party monster.

3. Removing the media line...another error.... You people are dreaming if you think this media honeymoon is going to last. They still think RP is just an exciting novelty act. When he truly becomes a threat...you will see attacks like you've never seen before. This was a good chance to prepare people for the attacks.

But some of you are so damn afraid of the media that it's pathetic..."chicken revolutionaries"

My advice to anyone who think they have a good idea...dont even post it in these forums...just run with it because the naysayers are generally unimaginative downers who will demorlaize u and water down your original concept.

same gang that tried to kill Hamedah's Muslim ad.
same gang that complained about V day.

also...TAKE THESE FORUMS OUT OF THE AD!.....You treally want the average american exposed to nuts like me?...lol

 

[torchbearer]

Deadlines friday right?

 

[torchbearer]

Well, it's not my money...but as the original author of the piece, I'm disappointed that certain timid naysayers influenced water down important points.

1. The Founders should be speaking to the American people. That's the whole creative aspect of the message....we messed up and they are holding us accountable. The people who claim that is "presumptuous" know nothing about marketing. The mesage is not as powerful because it's no longer "coming from the founders"...That was the whole point

2. Removing the part about political parties was a HUGE mistake. The vast majority of Americans are Independents...and an even bigger majority are just turned of. Even among Democrats and Republicans...approval ratings for both GOP and the Dem Congress are at an all time high. This point separated RP from the 2 party monster.

3. Removing the media line...another error.... You people are dreaming if you think this media honeymoon is going to last. They still think RP is just an exciting novelty act. When he truly becomes a threat...you will see attacks like you've never seen before. This was a good chance to prepare people for the attacks.

But some of you are so damn afraid of the media that it's pathetic..."chicken revolutionaries"

My advice to anyone who think they have a good idea...dont even post it in these forums...just run with because the naysayers are downers.

same gang that tried to kill Hamedah's Muslim ad.
same gang that complained about V day.

also...TAKE THESE FORUMS OUT OF THE AD!.....You treally want the average american exposed to nuts like me?...lol

Same here.

 

[troyd1]

I agree with the picture change!

 

[Ninja Homer]

Well, it's not my money...but as the original author of the piece, I'm disappointed that certain timid naysayers influenced the watering down important points.

1. The Founders should be speaking to the American people. That's the whole creative aspect of the message....we messed up and they are holding us accountable. The people who claim that is "presumptuous" know nothing about marketing. The mesage is not as powerful because it's no longer "coming from the founders"...That was the whole point

2. Removing the part about political parties was a HUGE mistake. The vast majority of Americans are Independents...and an even bigger majority are just turned off. Even among Democrats and Republicans...approval ratings for both GOP and the Dem Congress are at an all time high. This point separated RP from the 2 party monster.

3. Removing the media line...another error.... You people are dreaming if you think this media honeymoon is going to last. They still think RP is just an exciting novelty act. When he truly becomes a threat...you will see attacks like you've never seen before. This was a good chance to prepare people for the attacks.

But some of you are so damn afraid of the media that it's pathetic..."chicken revolutionaries"

My advice to anyone who think they have a good idea...dont even post it in these forums...just run with it because the naysayers are generally unimaginative downers who will demorlaize u and water down your original concept.

same gang that tried to kill Hamedah's Muslim ad.
same gang that complained about V day.

also...TAKE THESE FORUMS OUT OF THE AD!.....You treally want the average american exposed to nuts like me?...lol

I agree. Max created the ad, has more experience with it than anybody, and has heard more feedback on it than anybody. There will never be a full agreement of how a project like this should look with so many "cooks in the kitchen", but Max's opinion should be weighed heavily.

 

[ronpaulitician]

Agree with the picture change.

Agree with most of max's sentiments.

The whole "warned against political parties" thing might turn out as somewhat of a prophecy when Paul decides to run as an independent. (And, now that he's doing so well, I think we'd be able to convince him to do just that if he comes in a close second or third in the primaries.)

 

[hillertexas]

maybe a "www" in front of the websites at the bottom...help out the less computer savy.

Great 2nd draft!

 

[klamath]

I think it is a great ad! I Do agree that we don't want newbies getting exposed to RP's ideas on this forum! This is the grassroots headquarters and to the outsiders they can't see the whole history of this forum and what drives threads. Send them to RP08 and the RPlibary. Remember the official campaign website is where people have to go to donate.....

Ah just thought of something, would putting RP's official website be considered cooperating with the campaign and negate nonaffilated status?

 

[parke]

I love it.

 

[raystone]

Keep only ronpaul2008/tea party web address suggestion

That is a very strong ad. The only critique I have is that it might not be the best idea to give the "RonPaulForums.com" address on there as... umm.... we might scare some people off if they haven't already made up their minds.

Agreed....other sites listed are good/great, however, the most professionally framed information is on Ronpaul2008. readers should be directed there

 

[LibertyEagle]

i agree with the redesign of the pics on top.

Yes, it would give it more balance, but do you really think Benjamin Franklin should be up at the top with Washington, and Jefferson put off to the side?

I'm just sayin', sometimes there are more important things than the way the pictures are balanced.

 

[Drknows]

Well i must say i agree with everyone including max. I like the idea it mentions Ron Paul in a positive light.

We all have our own thoughts on what it should look like but Its llepard's money and he should have final say.

Personally if it was my ad i would just put a huge picture of the Ron Paul supporter holding the sign that says" i just saved a bunch of money by switching to Ron Paul". jk

 

[lisajames96]

Awesome! Can't wait to see it on the newsstand. I told people here at work to check it out, and asked the cashier in our cafeteria to make sure they come in that tuesday and wednesday. I have personally never bought a newspaper in my life.:o
With inflation, I thought they would cost more, but it's only $.75. I might buy a few and place them strategically around the cafe tables. People like free newspapers and will read them when laying around too.