Linear Technology
Corporation (LTC) is the leading manufacturer of Analog ICs and has
been a client of DRB since 1992.
DRB Services:
Advertising
Challenge:
Boost the effectiveness
of Linears Advertising Strategy to reach more Design/Electronics
Engineers
Brand Linear Technology
as the leading manufacturer of analog chips
DRB Strategy:
Once on board, DRB took
a long look at the technical needs of the target audience, and moved
Linear Technology away from a style of humorous illustrative advertising
to a more technically compelling approach. Statistics and schematics
of Linears products were used in each ad to drive design engineers
to the web site.
As part of the overall
branding effort, a template was designed to promote ad consistency throughout
the worldwide product divisions of Linear Technology
To track the effectiveness
of the new advertising camp aign, unique URLs were
put into every ad specific to product and publication
Monthly ad reports were
produced, using click throughs of the unique URLs. Use of this
information allowed for quick, efficient and ongoing development of
the media schedule to maximize its impact.
Results:
Linear Technology
is viewed as the leader in the analog chip market
Ads regularly
produce 15K 22K Data Sheet downloads from the website
Significant reductions
of marketing dollars spent on data books as the website and CD technologies
became available
70% to 82% ad
recall rates scored on a regular basis
Dozens of Readership
Awards
Since signing
with DRB, Linear has grown from a multi-million dollar company to a
multi-billion dollar company
Have gone from
producing 12 ads a year to over 50 ads a year in US and International
publications