Technical Writing: The Difference Between a Flyer and a Brochure

These terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but it is fairly well established in the technical writing business that there is a difference. It’s not that one is better than the other, but they generally have different uses.

Flyer (also brochure and leaflet)

A flyer is a single sheet of paper, usually 8 1/2 x 11 (A4), used to get information to a large number of people at low cost. Flyers are popular for small-scale advertising.

They are often literally disposable because they are given out randomly or posted in public places in the hope that they will be read. If they are intended to be posted, such as on a bulletin board or placed in a window, they are printed on one side only. If they are to be hand-delivered or mailed, they can be printed on both sides.

The purpose of a brochure is to provide a limited amount of information for a limited time at relatively low production costs. Some common uses are:

• commercial or social event announcements
• product information, such as a spec sheet left on new cars
• fact sheets distributed at a press conference

While desktop publishing has made it easy for non-professionals to produce fairly sophisticated brochures, many companies rely on professional writers and graphic artists for copy and design of business brochures.

There is some disagreement about whether a frills et un steering wheel they are the same thing. The preferred usage in standard written English is that a steering wheel is someone or something that flies.

Brochure (also brochure)

Brochures are often more sophisticated than flyers and more expensive to produce. As much time, effort, and expense can be invested in producing a quality brochure as it is in producing a short video. Companies produce millions of brochures each year, and a qualified brochure writer is well paid.

Brochures are used as sales or information resources that can be retained and read multiple times by a targeted audience. They are usually displayed on shelves in airports, hotels, and doctors’ offices, but as random as it may seem, it is expected that only people interested in the subject of the brochure will pick one up.

They are not meant to be disposable. They are widely used as follow-ups to initial sales contacts and as sources of supplemental information. An insurance company, for example, might use a brochure as a sales piece and then mail a different brochure to provide details of its policies to a person who has shown interest.

There is no limit to the size or shape of a brochure, but the most common format is a single sheet of paper folded once to create four panels or twice to create six panels. The first format is often referred to as one-fold or two-fold. The second is usually called triptych or tripanel.