Two Ways to Get Response
Shazam!
It’s that magic word again …
Here's Part 1, in case you missed it: https://www.bebee.com/producer/@judy-olbrych/are-you-using-these-magic-marketing-words
My brother bought the giant collectible edition … when he was about 12 … in a hobby shop tucked away on the shabby edge of a neighboring town.
It was at least twice the size of a regular comic book. The pages were thick and protected by a glossy cardboard cover.
In the latest D.C movie version, simply saying The Word instantly brought our flawed hero to his “full potential” (at least in the mirror) or shrank him back to the 14-year old version.
With our daughter home for a visit, we watched it during a family movie night.
Above all, it was an action movie … and as the main character evolved he took action for two good reasons (in addition to a few not-so-good ones we'll leave out):
1 - Finding his mother
2 - Defending family and friends from a man with a glowy blue eye full of evil spirits (because DC Comics can get kind of dark)
In sales copy, you have two ways to motivate your readers
Each has the potential to raise your response rates and conversions.
You can focus on a problem or pain point and show your readers how to avoid or eliminate it ... Or you can focus on the dream.
I was re-reading Hypnotic Writing by Joe Vitale where he lays out the choice.
Start with the problem …
Dramatize their pain, frustration, or anger with a story - can you pair that with a transformation brought about by your product or service?
OR
Start with the dream …
Bring your prospect’s dream to life. For example, in AWAI's travel writing ads, they paint a vivid and romanticized picture of a “Writer’s Life” in which their prospects can look forward to exploring strange cities, lounging on white sandy shores … and being paid to write about it.
For Vitale, deciding which path to take is personal. There’s enough pain in the world, he argues. Why add to that pain by leading others to dwell on it?
How about you?
Have you tested one approach against the other on your web pages, sales pages, or emails ...
What happened?
Judy Olbrych, B2B Copywriter and Communications Strategist, increases ROI for international brands with high-conversion copy. Read more at www.judyolbrych.com
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Comments
Judy Olbrych
4 years ago #5
Jerry Fletcher, that works - great example!
Judy Olbrych
4 years ago #4
Thank you, John. Yes, we're in danger of losing control over our suffixes. Any more new words, and we'll have to systematize a new English grammar.
John Rylance
4 years ago #3
Judy Olbrych
4 years ago #2
I value your kind words as well, and thank you for sharing my buzz!
Judy Olbrych
4 years ago #1
"Dreamatize" I LOVE it, Dr. Anani. What a perfect way to describe this in so many contexts ... It comes to mind that we can DREAMATIZE the good we want ... everything from a new habit to a joyful dinner celebration to a peaceful world ... to propel ourselves forward as we work to bring it all into existence!