what is banner ad?
There are many words about web banners like advertisement banner or digital advertisement flyer. All these are placed at top or footer and some time right side or left side of any HTML page or blog online. News websites are widely using this kind of banner advertisements on their blog. These banner advertisements are not too costly, as per some advertisers data CPC (Cost per click) for banner is is just above 0.5$ and cost per 1k impressions is above $3. This impressions and clicks increases value of brand. 1000 people get award of your brand and logo at just $3 is excellent idea.
Which ad is better search engine search ads or banner ads?
Answer of this question depends on your own requirement of marketing. Type of ad depends on company and varies product by product. Like if you are an online service provider for some custom services than search ad is better for you because people come to search engine, search and come to website to buy service that would be perfectly alright. But if you are selling anti-ageing cream than process should work like people come on some website where they have articles or blogs for explaining how to reduce wrinkles and other anti aging tricks and techniques your banner should be in start, middle or end of the article. Because ultimately visitor is going to click banner and buy the cream or if he/she go to mall or super market to buy anything your product going to attract them because if feels familiar.
Any good online tools or software available to design banners?
There are many tools and banners available in market where you can design banners. Like photoshop, illustrator, coralDRAW etc you can use to design banners. Buy you need specific good knowledge to use those tools and you should be able to get some basic banner images online or buy from stock photo. Another way is you can find some online tools like canva, or our own makemyart.in to create digital banners. There some ready templates are available to choose and make changes and make it ready in few minutes.
What one should add in web banners to make more effective?
Marketer should first of all place logo of their business and if they are redirecting to website a clear name of website with readable extension should be there on the banner. You should also take care of colors, colors should be in light dark combination so people don't have to feel difficulty in reading website name or logo of business. This is first basic thing one should take care. Another point is you should clearly mention your product or services on the banner. Main service should be highlighted and sub services might be in caption, The key thing is visitor should know in single look that what you are selling at probably price also if possible.