Description
The label on your product is the most important document you produce. Ask any customer; it is often the only communication they have with you. This book is about getting your labeling and product information right, and that is more important than getting customers to buy your products. It is about ensuring that they buy them again, and again. Written primarily for the fast moving consumer goods industries such as food, chemicals, cosmetics and health, this book is also essential reading for anyone involved in label writing and design, or product information in any context. Tony Holkham is a consultant providing expertise to a range of industries. He has written in-house labeling manuals, published articles and runs training courses on the subject. Abbreviations. Abuse. Artwork. Attracting Attention. Bar Codes. Challenge. Check Lists. Chemicals. Color. Common Sense. Contents and Ingredients. Costs. Customer. Decisions. Design. Desk-Top-Publishing (DTP). Education. Environment. Essentials. Fit (It Won’t). Food and Drink. Humor. Industry. Information. Jargon. Labels and Labeling. Label Writers. Language. Language Style. Law (Legislation). Layout. Leaflets. Managing Labeling. Manuals. Mixing Instructions. Motivation. Names. No One Reads Labels Anyway. Opening and Assembly Instructions. Packs. Pictures. Pointers. Printers and Printing. Print Size. Print Style. Problems. Production. Proofs. Safety. Selling and Advertising. Signs. Small Packs and Containers. Specialist Help. Standards. Training. Using the Product. Visual Impact. What Should Go on a Label?. Words. Writing a Label. Further Reading. Index
