5 Elements of an Effective Flip Digital Brochure Design

Digital flipbook brochures are an attractive and cost-effective way to communicate with your target audience. If you’re a business owner, I am hoping you’re already exploiting this marketing tool to your advantage. Flip digital brochures can be used to provide information on what your products or services are and/or why your target consumers need them. Or, a flipbook brochure can be the cornerstone of a more extensive marketing campaign. Either way, by creating a digital brochure, you are setting up your business for exponential benefits and providing your audience with a document that communicates your business’s most important information in an engaging, measurable, and impactful package.

The way you present content helps determine how useful your digital brochure will be to your audience. An effective design helps grab attention. Good flipbook brochures also present a logical pathway through the flipping pages. Make sure the visual elements such as colour, imagery, font, logo, etc. complement your brand. Consistency of brand image in your flipbook is key in earning consumers’ trust. Finally, never shy away from digital publishing providers because of cost. Later you’ll realise that the returns of having a professionally designed digital brochure will far outweigh the money you invest in growing your business. Consider these design elements and tips from Creative Bloq when creating your digital flipbook brochure:

1.The Front Cover
The front cover is the heart of any brochure. The goal of your front cover should be to grab your audience’s attention by creating an emotional connection, a want to read or explore what lies within your brochure.

The best brochures stir up a range of emotions, from curiosity and intrigue to awe and excitement. If you’re designing for an accountant, for example, the trend in that area might be to produce rather stiff, corporate looking designs. Instead, this would be a great opportunity for you to differentiate your client, by opting for a design more in line with the cool, alternative corporate brochure shown above.

2. The (Back of front page) Flap

If the heart of your brochure is the front cover, then the flap, or inside the front cover, has to be the soul.

This is your opportunity to grab your reader’s attention. If your front cover has been designed correctly, now’s your chance to capitalise on this with a punchy tagline and offering of some form. For example, if your goal is to raise awareness of your company and the services you provide, you could use this space to briefly summarise how you can help your prospects.

It’s best to limit the amount of text you use on the flap. Remember, your readers have short attention spans and they probably aren’t fully invested in reading your brochure just yet, so try to use powerful, stunning visuals along with short snappy calls to action to encourage further reading.

3. The Contents

Now that you’ve captured your audience’s hearts and souls, it’s time to work on their brains. The brain of your brochure is the contents – the pages in between the front cover and back panel after the flap. With your readers emotionally stimulated, the next step is to present your message or offer in detail and drive it home.

Brochures are created for a number of purposes. The reasoning behind most corporate or commercially orientated brochures is to increase awareness, drive sales or encourage repeat purchases. Once you’ve fully understood the purpose of the brochure, you’ll be a better place to decide how to arrange the contents, especially in terms of hierarchy.

4. The (Last page) Back Cover

After your reader has progressed through your brochure to the back cover, it’s time to hit them with a well-thought-out call to action. The back cover of your brochure is affectionately nicknamed ‘the wallet’, because it’s the perfect place to ask your reader for some money…

You’ve done the hard work and not only captured your reader’s attention, but delivered value to them – you’ve now earned permission to ask for something in return, as reciprocity dictates. Here are some common ‘wallet’ call to action ideas:

Asking your reader to ‘like’ or ‘follow’ your social media platforms
Prompting the reader to use a specific discount code to gain money off one of your products or services
Asking the reader to call or email you directly
Giving the reader a reward if they visit you in store

5. The Lips

The ‘lips’ is the section of your brochure that lists the company’s contact information and how best to contact it. This section is often neglected, not just in print and brochures but on websites, emails and various other forms of contact.

For those of you looking for tips on how to improve this section, here is a list of essential ‘lips’ information you need to include:

Your email address, if possible list several email addresses – each suited to a different purpose
Your contact number – if you have multiple offices it might be best to list these, or just provide the closest number to the location you’re looking to target with your brochure
An incentive – it’s not just enough to list your contact information and expect business to flood in. Before you list your contact information, provide an incentive for calling or a reason for people to pick up the phone. This could be as simple as “For your free design needs analysis, call now on…”

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