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  • View profile for Kushagra Oberoi

    Freelance Copywriter & Creative Strategist. I help DTC/E-commerce Brands & Solopreneurs figure out what to say and how to say it (to sell).

    17,175 followers

    The gap between good and great copywriting is wider than you think. Here are 7 tips on how I craft copy that falls on the greater side: 1. Personality is important It's the "how you say" of the writing world. Bland copy: Buy our comfortable shoes. Personality-driven copy: Slip into comfort. 2. Humor is the best salesman If you make them laugh, they will like you. If they like you, they are more likely to buy from you. Boring copy: Durable socks Copy with a sense of humor: The only hole that'll ever be in our socks is the one you wear them from. 3. Contrarian angles work Go against the norm and you might just create your own cult. Common angle: Join the hustle culture. Contrarian angle: Reject the hustle. Embrace balance with our wellness app. 4. Tap into emotions People buy with emotions but justify with logic.  So lead with what and how they feel. Logical: Save time with our app. Emotional: Get an extra hour daily and reclaim your week. 5. Narratives over facts Stories help people make sense of data. Fact: Our car has a 300-mile range. Story: Imagine driving from New York to Boston on a single charge without spending a dime on petrol. 6. Contrast is memorable Opposites are attractive. We understand better when presented with extremes. No contrast: Our jeans are comfortable. With contrast: Say goodbye to stiff denim. Step into a comfy pair with our jeans. 7. End with a punch More often than not, people remember how things end. So make sure you end it on a memorable note or you might not be read again. Weak ending: Adopt a pet from our shelter. Strong ending: "Open your heart, change a life. Adopt your new best friend today! Which tip do you like the most? Let me know in the comments! Follow #OKCreative for more. #copywriting #writing

  • View profile for Vinti Agrawal

    Strategic Initiatives & Communications, CEO’s Office | Featured in Times Square, New York as one of the Top 100 Women Marketing Leaders in India | Certified in Digital Marketing by the University of London

    30,175 followers

    📝 The Art of Crafting Effective Ad Copy in SEM: Mastering the Language of Clicks In the fast-paced world of Search Engine Marketing (SEM), the art of crafting compelling ad copy is a game-changer. Your ad copy is the voice of your brand in the competitive digital arena, and mastering this art can significantly impact click-through rates and conversions. Let's delve into the key elements that make ad copy truly effective. **1. Know Your Audience: The foundation of impactful ad copy lies in understanding your target audience. What resonates with them? What pain points do they seek solutions for? Tailor your language to speak directly to their needs and aspirations. **2. Craft a Captivating Headline: The headline is your ad's first impression. Make it count. It should be concise, engaging, and immediately convey the value proposition. Spark curiosity, use power words, and align it with the searcher's intent. **3. Focus on Unique Selling Proposition (USP): What sets your product or service apart? Clearly articulate your Unique Selling Proposition (USP). Whether it's a special offer, unique features, or exceptional service, let your audience know why they should choose you. **4. Conciseness is Key: In the realm of SEM, brevity is a virtue. Craft your message with utmost clarity and conciseness. Every word should add value. Eliminate unnecessary details and ensure that your message is easily digestible. **5. Create a Compelling Call-to-Action (CTA): The CTA is the bridge between interest and action. Whether it's "Shop Now," "Learn More," or "Sign Up Today," your CTA should be compelling and instigate immediate action. Make it clear what you want your audience to do next. **6. Speak the Language of Benefits: Shift the focus from features to benefits. How does your product or service improve the lives of your customers? Highlight the positive outcomes they can expect, creating an emotional connection that resonates. **7. Utilize Ad Extensions Wisely: Leverage ad extensions to provide additional context and information. Site links, callouts, and structured snippets can enhance your ad, offering users more reasons to click through and explore. **8. A/B Testing for Optimization: The journey to the perfect ad copy involves experimentation. Conduct A/B tests with different variations of your ad copy to understand what resonates best with your audience. Continuously refine and optimize based on performance data. In the realm of SEM, effective ad copy is a potent tool that can elevate your campaigns to new heights. By understanding your audience, communicating your USP, and continually refining your approach through testing, you'll master the art of crafting ad copy that speaks the language of clicks. 🚀💬 #SEM #DigitalMarketing #AdCopyMastery

  • View profile for Tom Wanek

    Founder, WAY·NIK Works Marketing | Author | Accredited Member of The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (MIPA) | Follow for posts about how to win more customers and grow your brand

    10,650 followers

    Ads that sell aren’t born, they’re built. Here’s how top copywriters do it. 💡 Great copywriting isn’t luck—it’s structure. Here are 7 timeless copywriting formulas to transform your ads into conversion machines: 1️⃣ AIDA: Attention → Interest → Desire → Action 🔑 Start strong to grab attention, build curiosity, create emotional desire, and finish with a compelling call-to-action (CTA). 💬 Example: "Struggling with slow mornings? Our coffee gives you 20 minutes back each day. That’s time for your kids, your workout, or just you. Start your day smarter—try it today!" 2️⃣ PAS: Problem → Agitation → Solution 🔑 Spotlight your customer’s pain point, intensify the discomfort, then swoop in with your solution. 💬 Example: "Can’t sleep through the night? Tossing and turning drains your energy and focus. Our mattress is clinically proven to help you sleep better—starting tonight." 3️⃣ 4Cs: Clear → Concise → Compelling → Credible 🔑 Deliver a simple, emotionally engaging, and evidence-backed message. 💬 Example: "Fast delivery. Free next-day shipping. Shop today, get it tomorrow. Rated 5 stars by 1M+ happy customers." 4️⃣ FAB: Features → Advantages → Benefits 🔑 Show what your product does, why it’s superior, and how it changes your customer’s life. 💬 Example: "Noise-canceling headphones → Blocks 95% of background noise → Enjoy focus like never before, even in the busiest spaces." 5️⃣ Before-After-Bridge 🔑 Paint the "before" struggle, highlight the "after" transformation, and position your product as the bridge to success. 💬 Example: "Before: Hours wasted planning social media content. After: Daily posts driving consistent engagement and leads. Bridge: With our AI-powered scheduler, posting is stress-free." 6️⃣ Problem-Solution Formula 🔑 Keep it ultra-simple—present the problem, then solve it. 💬 Example: "Finding healthy snacks is hard. Our organic snack box delivers guilt-free treats right to your door." 7️⃣ The “So What?” Test 🔑 Answer "Why does this matter?" until your copy resonates deeply with your audience. 💬 Example: "Feature: Waterproof jacket. So what? You stay dry. So what? You can enjoy every outdoor adventure without worry." Don’t just write ads. Create impact. Start using these formulas today. 🚀 Take Action Now: 1️⃣ Save this post to master these frameworks whenever you need. 2️⃣ Share it with your team to elevate your marketing game together. 3️⃣ Follow Tom Wanek for more strategies that turn words into results.

  • View profile for Chase Dimond

    Top Ecommerce Email Marketer | $200M+ Generated via Email

    478,646 followers

    Great copy isn’t about sounding clever. It’s about making decisions easy. Most copy fails not because the product is bad - but because the message creates friction, confusion, or comparison anxiety. Here are 4 copywriting hacks you can start using today to make your message clearer, more persuasive, and more human 👇 1️⃣ Use comparisons (people are already comparing you anyway) Your audience is silently asking one question: “Why should I choose you instead of the alternatives?” If you don’t answer it, they’ll do it themselves - usually unfairly. Smart copy places you in context: • faster than X • simpler than Y • more flexible than Z This isn’t about trashing competitors. It’s about helping buyers decide with confidence. Clarity beats cleverness every time. 2️⃣ Reframe your price (context changes perception) Price doesn’t feel expensive or cheap in isolation - it feels that way in comparison. “$99/month” feels heavy. “Less than $3 a day” feels manageable. Good copy doesn’t hide the price. It anchors it to value, outcomes, or familiar reference points. People don’t fear cost. They fear regret. Your job is to reduce that fear. 3️⃣ Use visuals to reduce cognitive load Big blocks of text overwhelm the brain. Visual cues - icons, spacing, bolding, short bullets - help readers scan before they commit to reading. This isn’t about making things pretty. It’s about making information easier to process. If your message can’t be understood in 5-10 seconds, you’ve already lost attention. 4️⃣ Leverage competitors’ weaknesses (without being messy) Your market is already telling you what it wants - just look at 1-3 star reviews on competing products. You’ll find patterns like: • slow support • confusing onboarding • missing features • poor reliability Great copy flips pain into promise: “Support replies in under 1 hour.” “Setup in 10 minutes.” “No hidden fees.” You don’t need to name competitors. Just solve what they failed to. Copywriting isn’t persuasion through pressure. It’s persuasion through clarity, empathy, and context.

  • View profile for Samridhi Bhardwaj 🚀

    Cofounder Uniquirk Pvt Ltd || Trusted by $1M+ B2B Founders to turn LinkedIn into their #1 revenue channel || Favikon Top #5 in Personal Branding || Published Author || Josh Talks, 2x TEDx Speaker 🎯

    115,330 followers

    Your hook is great… but your third line sucks. Everyone says, 𝘍𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘛𝘈. But what about everything in between? If your hook grabs attention but the next lines bore your audience... ...they’ll 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 make it to the CTA. And if your CTA isn’t clear? Your post achieves 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘔𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵? Write as if 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 is a hook. Every sentence must pull the reader into the next. If one line feels out of place, the flow breaks and they stop reading. Want to keep your audience hooked until the end? Here’s how: 1. 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽. Make them need to keep reading. 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲: “𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘰 90% 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭... 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘬?” 2. 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄. Break your copy into short, skimmable lines. 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: Each line must connect naturally to the one before. 𝗕𝗮𝗱: “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘛𝘈 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘉𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵.” 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿: “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘛𝘈 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯?” 3. 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁. Show them what’s at stake. 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲: “𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵? 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘵.” 4. 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Speak to their frustrations and desires. 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲: “𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵? 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵?” 5. 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗧𝗔. Guide them with precision. 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲: “𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢 𝘉2𝘉 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯? 𝘋𝘔 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 '𝘓𝘌𝘈𝘋𝘚' 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴." Now look at this post. Every line flowed so smoothly, you didn’t realize you’d read it all. That’s how your audience should feel too. P.s. what's your best strategy to keep the audience hooked until the end?

  • View profile for Josue Valles

    Founder, CurationLabs

    132,685 followers

    I've been writing copy for 11 years and studying the best performers for even longer. Here’s 18 copywriting principles that actually move the needle: 1) Your headline has one job Get people to read the next line. That's it. Bad: "Revolutionary AI-powered email platform" Good: "Your emails are probably going to spam" 2) Sell the outcome, not the process People don't want a gym membership. They want to look good naked. "Advanced fitness tracking technology" => "See your abs in 90 days" 3) Make it scannable Most people don't read. They scan. So write for scanners. Use short sentences. Like this. And this. Break up long paragraphs. 4) Address the elephant in the room If people are thinking it, say it first. "Yes, another project management tool" beats pretending you're the first one ever made. 5) Use the word "you" more than "we" Count them in your copy. You should win by a landslide. "We help companies scale" => "You can scale without losing your mind" 6) Write like you're texting a friend Forget "professional" copy. Real language wins. "Leverage our solutions to optimize" => "Here's how to fix this mess" 7) Lead with the problem, not the solution People need to feel the pain before they want the cure. "Advanced CRM features" => "Your deals are falling through the cracks" 8) One idea per sentence If you can add "and" to your sentence, it's probably too long. Split it up. 9) Use numbers (but make them believable) "Thousands of customers" sounds made up. "2,847 customers" sounds real. 10) Test your copy on your mom If she doesn't understand what you do, rewrite it. 11) Delete every "very," "really," and "quite" They weaken everything. Your product is either good or it isn't. 12) Start with the biggest benefit Bury the lead in journalism. Lead with it in copywriting. "Save time, reduce costs, improve efficiency" => "Cut your workload in half" 13) Use power words (sparingly) Free, new, proven, guaranteed, instant. But don't sound like a used car salesman. 14) Write buttons that continue the conversation "Submit" tells people to stop talking. "Show me how" keeps them engaged. 15) Create urgency without lying "Limited time offer" is played out. "Price increases next month" is honest urgency. 16) Show, don't tell "User-friendly interface" => Screenshot of the actual interface "Fast results" => "Results in 24 hours" 17) Use "because" to justify anything Harvard study: People will do almost anything if you give them a reason. "Buy now because..." always works better than "Buy now." 18) End with one clear next step Don't give people 5 options. Give them one obvious choice. Multiple CTAs = confused customers = no sales. TAKEAWAY: Good copy isn't about being clever. It's about being clear. Clear wins every time.

  • View profile for Josh Kalms

    CEO @ Multiply. #1 creative-performance agency for Fintech & AI companies

    12,725 followers

    I collect great ad copy like a rich person collects mansions No gimmicks, no overproduction, just sharp thinking that does the heavy lifting. 1. Chipotle Principle: Optimize for the skim read. Short headline first. Meaningful story second. 2. Apple Principle: The Strategic Punctuation. Three sentences, one idea. A full stop used as a creative weapon. 3. Lovehoney Principle: The Double Meaning. When the product already lends itself to wordplay, let the copy do the flirting. 4. Adidas Principle: The Frictionless Product. Running made so simple the ad barely needs explaining. 5. Gameboy Colour Principle: Kill The Bad News. Remove the downside, elevate the upside. 6. Kawai Keyboards Principle: The Sarcastic Metaphor. Reframe the hardest objection with humour; suddenly the barrier disappears. 7. Horn & Hardart Principle: Call Out The Elephant In The Room. If you’re not fancy, say it. People care about what you are, not what you’re not. 8. Unicef Principle: The Anti-Headline. Shock first, explain second. The contrast is the hook. 9. Stella Artois Principle: The Lindy Effect. Heritage as proof. The longer you’ve existed, the more trust you earn. 10. Lotto Libanais Principle: The Double Meaning. Cheeky copy that rewards the reader twice. 11. Citibank Principle: Sell Benefits, Not Features. Nobody wants a bank account. Everybody wants what it enables. The throughline: sharp ideas win every time. Format, medium, and budget come second. A single strong principle can carry an entire campaign.

  • View profile for Zayd Syed Ali

    Founder & CEO, Valley | The Smartest LinkedIn Outbound Engine | 2x Exits | Angel & LP

    30,190 followers

    I once rewrote Valley's homepage 24 times before publishing it. I thought I was being obsessive. Then I read this: 5x more people read your headline than your body copy. So by the time you've written the headline, you've already spent 80 cents of every dollar. ( Ogilvy ) I wasn't being obsessive. I was underspending. Here are the copywriting rules I keep coming back to, mostly from Harry Dry & the greats he channels: + Run every sentence through 3 tests: Can I visualize it? Can I falsify it? Can nobody else say this? Three yeses = keep. Three nos = rubbish. + "Don't just get a job. Change an entire industry." Fails all 3. "Worn by supermodels in London and dads in Ohio." Passes all 3. That's the whole game. + Concrete beats abstract. Your brain remembers pictures. "Couch to 5K" beats "regain fitness." "1,000 songs in your pocket" beats "5GB MP3 player." + The zoom-in trick: write the abstract word, then rewrite it until you've got something you could drop on your foot. + Falsifiable beats safe. "Galileo got house-arrested for saying the Earth spins around the Sun. If he'd said the Earth had a harmonious connection with celestial objects, they'd have sent him to the pub." + Volvo line: "Your car has 5 numbers on the speedometer. Volvo has 6." Visual. Falsifiable. Only Volvo can say it. + If a competitor could have written your sentence, cut it. Hinge owns "Designed to be deleted." Nobody else can say it now. Find your version. + Write the way you talk. Contractions. Starting sentences with And. But. So. Read it aloud. If your partner cringes, rewrite. + Kill landing-page words: unlock, unleash, empower, supercharge, seamless. Real people don't talk like that. + Kill adverbs and adjectives. "Incredibly delicious meal" loses to "the steak fell off the bone." + More periods. Fewer commas. + The burrito test: paragraphs should fit in 2 lines, and pulling any sentence should make the whole thing fall apart. + Slippery slide: the only job of the headline is to get the first sentence read. Same for every sentence after. + Bold claim up top. Then spend the rest backing it up with an absurd amount of proof. + Call-to-Value beats Call-to-Action. "Create Your Website" beats "Sign up now." + Write for one reader. Not a thousand. One. + Your customers wrote your copy already. Ask them what's frustrating, steal the exact phrase from the email. + Blair Warren's 27 words: people will do anything for those who encourage their dreams, justify their failures, allay their fears, confirm their suspicions, and help them throw rocks at their enemies. Hit one, you punch above your weight. + AI can't write copy. AI has no taste, no conviction, no lived experience. It rearranges words humans already laid down. Great copy is laid down in an order nobody has used. + Great copy isn't written. It's rewritten. 20 drafts, minimum. The bar: if a competitor could have written it, cut it. If a 9 out of 10 isn't your floor, don't ship. If not, rewrite.

  • View profile for David L. Deutsch

    I help you create messaging that works. Started at David Ogilvy’s ad agency on Madison Avenue, then sold over a billion dollars in products and services via direct response.

    8,516 followers

    Over the years, I've been fortunate to write copy that has contributed to more than a billion dollars in sales for companies from startups to some of the biggest brands in the world. And I've found that copywriting ultimately boils down to just one thing: persuasion. It may be obvious, but it's important to remember that people take action only when they're persuaded to take action. And to do that effectively requires what I call the 6 Pillars of Persuasion — grouped for easy recall as S.P.R.O.U.T. S - Singularity — Today, more than ever, a product must be perceived as unique to capture attention. And unless you can convince prospects that your product is in some way different from whatever else is out there, even if they like the product they will go off to compare alternatives and price shop. P - Proof — What you say must be believed, and we believe what is proven — with facts, studies, track records, and logic. Proof also includes HOW your prospect will get the results you promise (the "mechanism"). That gives them the all-important "reason to believe." R - Repetition — What we hear once barely makes an impression. Instead, we tend to believe and act on what we hear multiple times. Therefore, the art of copywriting is largely about making the same key points over and over in different ways, from different angles, in a consistently interesting way. O - Overwhelming Value — It's not enough that the benefits promised and proven are worth the price. Or even worth more than the price. They must be perceived as being worth MANY TIMES the cost. (Some say 10 times — and that's a good number to aim for.) U - Urgency — People, just like us, usually don't act unless there is some urgency. In copywriting, that's often scarcity — time or supply (or both) is running out. If both are unlimited, the urgency can be the importance of enjoying the benefits as soon as possible, and not being without them longer than necessary. T - Trust — No matter any of the above items, people don't buy from people they don't trust. (Do you?) So be sure — with your actions, your words, your images, and your intent — that you do everything possible to earn the trust of your prospect. (First and foremost, BE trustworthy.) Effective persuasion isn't about hacks, tricks or formulas. It's about understanding human psychology and then clearly and believably communicating the uniqueness and value of your offer. So, use these 6 Pillars of Persuasion and watch your results S.P.R.O.U.T.

  • View profile for Garrett Mehrguth

    CEO @ Directive - The B2B Marketing Agency | Coach @ Agency Academy - Helping Agency Owners Breakthrough

    26,742 followers

    In the last 4 years, I've driven $10M+ in bookings for Directive with a single LinkedIn Conversation Ad. Here’s the exact ad copy (and a step-by-step breakdown of why it works): BACKGROUND: Yes, InMail Ads are dead. They never actually worked. But Conversation Ads are a different story… They are THE MOST efficient ad unit in B2B SaaS today. If you're a marketer and not seeing success, it's likely because of bad copy. Here’s the 4-step framework that inspired the copy of our best ad: 1. Shock Timing & Pricing We have all seen studies that show the impact of charging $2.99 instead of $3.00. What if we applied the same logic to timing? We tested it and it worked. We call this shock timing and try to use it in our copy to force our reader to consume the information. Thus... "29 mins and $105 gift card." 2. Emojis Guide You We use emojis in B2B copy. It works because humans are not B2B, they are human. We want to communicate with them in a way that builds trust. We don’t want our audience to feel sold, we want them to feel spoken to. The other use for emojis is directional and psychological. You can associate your words with an outcome: “wring every drop of ROI from the money they put into marketing 💰” Or, you can use to influence an action: “Interested? 👇” which points to a scheduling link. 3. No More Than 3 Lines Before a Paragraph Break Here's a quick (often painful) experiment. Pull up your latest marketing email or piece of content. Now, close your eyes, before you read it. Then, open your eyes, and pay attention to whether you ACTUALLY read the words. Almost everyone catches themselves SCANNING and scrolling through the blocks of text, you are thinking fast, not slow. Your mind perceives big blocks of text as WORK and opts out.  That’s why you break up your text with a purpose. You want your audience to think slow when they read your copy. Paragraphs break force them to do this. 4. We use a Skip Action, not a Call to Action A Skip Action is a call to action that skips a step in the sales process. A Call to Action is a prompt that encourages a next step. For example, a traditional call to action in SaaS is “Schedule a Demo”. During this process, you submit your information and then a sales professional follows up with you to schedule. The Skip Action leverages scheduling technology to skip a step (scheduling with sales via email) and drastically improve your pipeline efficiency by increasing the % of people who fill out a form and attend a demo. TAKEAWAY: Copy matters. Treat it like art and be rewarded. You can copy me, but it won’t work as well. Remember, it’s art and YOU have a different audience. But principles live forever. Develop your own. Mine aren’t unique or special. I am trying to be creative and have fun. Just care about the copy. If you pay attention… All your marketing will improve. 

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