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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 234

爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导

To publishers whose advertisements he secured for the periodicals in his charge, he made suggestions for the improvement of their announcements, and found his suggestions accepted. He early saw the value of white space as one of the most effective factors in advertising; but this was a difficult argument, he soon found, to convey successfully to others. A white space in an advertisement was to the average publisher something to fill up; Bok saw in it something to cherish for its effectiveness. But he never got very far with his idea: he could not convince (perhaps because he failed to express his ideas convincingly) his advertisers of what he felt and believed so strongly.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位:Additional excerpt 234 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

博克向在他负责的刊物上登广告的出版商提改进建议,建议常被采纳。他很早看出留白是广告最有效的手段之一,但发现很难说服别人。在多数出版商眼里,广告上的空白是要填满的;博克却认为空白要珍惜,因为它有效。可他始终没能推广这个想法,也许是因为他没能把想法表达得让人信服。核心是:好想法若表达不清,就推不动。做法是:提建议时别只讲“我觉得”,要用对方能懂的例子和效果对比来说服。

上下文

博克在广告写作中形成“留白有效”的理念,但在向出版商推广时遇到阻力。

今日一问

你有一个自认为很好的想法却推不动时,有没有想过是表达方式没对上对方的理解?

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