Module 1 Flashcards
Difference between Benefits and Features
Benefits: “What’s in it for me?” Describe why something is useful to someone. Solve a problem for someone.
Features: Details about the product
Why do clients love features?
Features give companies a way to showcase the new details about their products.
When benefits are like magic…
Consumers will buy a product based on the benefits - not based on the features.
How do you figure out the benefits of a product?
What’s the purpose of the product?
How does it make lives better?
What problem does it solve?
How does it help the consumer? And how does that help them? And how does that help them?
Deep benefit thinking
Benefits that involve the emotion behind why someone would want to use a product; can be used to craft the most effective message
How to identify the deep benefit?
- Identify the benefit.
- Think about your target market. What are their hopes, needs? What are they secretly afraid of? Put yourself in their shoes.
- Identify how your benefits address those deeper issues.
Customization - benefit or feature?
Customization is just a feature; a benefit would be saying “They decrease foot pain.”
Why don’t health club people make the sale?
Because they don’t actually ASK someone to purchase. Don’t forget to actually ask for the sale!
Copywriter as the compass for the consumer
Always show the customer where to go within the copy…make every step smooth and sensible
How many steps can one person take?
A person take only take one step at a time - they can’t email, message, sign up, repost, etc. all at once. Decide which is your highest priority and make that the most clear.
CTA
Call to action - don’t split the consumer’s attention. Make your highest priority CTA very clear!
Needs to start with a verb.
Brand Voice
The words, style, intonation and sounds a brand uses in their copywriting. What the brand would sound like if it were a person.
How to identify brand voice
Tone guide…or…
Look at already completed pieces:
If this brand were a person, how would you describe it?
What words would it say/not say?
Phrases would it use/not use?
What words pop up again and again in the copy?
How to write brand voice
Collect all current collateral.
Write one line and try it several times using the descriptors you have gotten (or created). Do many different versions of one line in as many different styles as you can. See what fits the best. Use that style for the rest of your piece.
How to create brand voice
If this brand were a person, how would you describe it?
What words would it say/not say?
Phrases use/not use?
If person, who would it be?
Car does it drive?
Favorite bands? TV shows? Music?
Get to know the voice like a best friend.