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INTRODUCTION

Even though the world of advertising has become more and more competitive, the principle behind the ad copy remains the same. The four steps that the copywriters use in their ad to persuade the consumers to buy the products are attention factor, interest element, desire element and action element which is called as AIDA. Advertising and marketing objectives are met by the effective use of this model.

The phrase AIDA, in marketing communication was coined by American advertising and sales pioneer Elias. St. Elmo Lewis in the late 1800s. The model talks about the different phases through which a consumer goes before going to buy a product or service. According to him, most of the marketers follow this model to fetch more consumers for their product. Marketers use this model to attract customers to purchase a product. This model can be seen widely used in today’s advertisements.

THEORY

The acronym AIDA stands for Attention, Interest, Desire and Action. These are the four stages that a consumer goes through when watching or viewing an advertisement.  According to Lewis, first and foremost, the role of an advertisement is to attract the customers. Once an ad grabs attention, it has to invoke interest towards the product in the minds of the consumers. After creating an interest, the ad has to bring desire in consumers mind to use the product and finally the consumer has to take a favorable action towards the product by ultimately purchasing the product.

THE PROCESS OF AIDA

  • Attention: Attention is usually grabbed by the use of image, color, layout, typography, size, celebrity, model etc
  • Interest: Once attention is grabbed, it’s necessary to create interest in the viewers mind so that they will read more about the brand being advertised. By the use of an attractive sub head, interest can be invoked
  • Desire: The element of desire is usually created by the use of body copy where you write in detail about the necessity of buying the brand, thereby explaining the features of the brand, facts and figures
  • Action: Towards the end, the contact information of the brand will be given where they expects the viewers to take action immediately. It can be in the form of shop address, toll free numbers or website address

An advertisements success depends up on the viewer’s ability to notice and understand its message. The AIDA model helps the copy writer to present the elements of a print ad, Headline, Subhead, Body copy, slogan and contact information in a format that makes the viewers read in a flow and understand about the product easily.

Example

Given below is an example of an ad that has used AIDA model to present the message elements.

In the given ad, the Headline “Marriage does come with its rewards” and the image of the car attracts the viewers attention. The subhead “The New Beettle, Best Gifted” creates interest in the viewers to know more about the product. The Body copy & the slogan given in the ad create desire in the viewers mind. The contact information given towards the end makes the viewers take an action.AIDA Model

{ 15 comments… add one }
  • sarkodie ebenezer June 30, 2014, 4:44 am

    please i will like to know the definition for communication models

  • Abdulaziz Hasso April 20, 2017, 5:28 pm

    I want to know more about AIDA model of communication theory

  • Francis Halili June 9, 2017, 12:34 pm

    can AIDA model be used in knowing how to strategically use different communication channels?

  • Pemiwah Juliana Silindeni April 4, 2018, 7:40 pm

    I have benefited a lot from the information that was provided

  • Corne Fourie October 21, 2018, 4:28 pm

    How can one use the Yale model in advertising?

  • manza May 19, 2019, 1:15 pm

    Please i want to detailed about th AIRA model

  • Neves September 15, 2019, 11:20 am

    How I can make Aida in a company selling robot?

  • Butum ubi October 2, 2019, 7:41 pm

    What are the assumptions of AIDA model

  • Sumit November 22, 2019, 5:33 am

    The great article got to learn something new today. Thank you keep up the good work

  • Khaled Alyami December 27, 2019, 7:20 pm

    This was very useful and clear. Thank you for explaining communication theories easily.

  • Simba Infotech April 17, 2020, 2:21 pm

    Thank you for guide me about AIDA Model.

  • Satyam Sahoo January 5, 2021, 10:24 pm

    AIDA along with Conative Dissonance is the best mode of making advertisements that will really be success.. as it will not only attract the people but will force them to buy the product by changing their mind-set.

  • Esther March 20, 2021, 5:06 pm

    The communication process involve nine elements, how do marketers link them to the AIDA model in their negotiation?

  • MD Aminul Islam January 28, 2022, 6:15 pm

    I am student

  • sanele September 30, 2022, 12:52 pm

    what are the elements of AIDA model?

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