Crafting Copy That Compels Your Customers to Act

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Your Strategy For Crafting Compelling Copy Depends on Placement & Message - By Lisa Manyon

What are you asking?
One of the best pieces of advice I can offer when creating copy is to always include an offer, otherwise known as a call to action.

What do you want your customers to do? Don’t assume they’ll come to your website or storefront just because you’ve told them you’re there. Results driven advertising, marketing and promotions take more planning and effort than an “If I build it they will come” approach.

Give your prospects and customers a reason to support your business. Invite them in to your storefront, request they visit your website and be sure to ask them to take action by giving them a compelling reason to do so.

What are you “asking” your clients and prospects to do?

How often do you see a billboard, print ad or webpage that makes you scratch your head and wonder “what was that all about?” Think about radio and television ads for a moment. Do you ever wonder why advertisers invest in the so called clever and catchy campaigns with no clear message?

Advertisements designed to build top of the mind awareness without any clear call to action are called institutional ads. I’m not saying they don’t have their place. If you have an unlimited budget this can be effective. I’m simply making a case for the use of direct response tactics in all of your marketing efforts. Direct response ads get better results. They promote action. Isn’t that what marketing is really all about?

Take a moment to consider the types of marketing or advertisements you personally respond to. If you see an ad on television that is unclear do you immediately gravitate toward the brand being featured? Probably not. On the other hand if you see an ad with a specific offer, perhaps a solution to a problem you’ve been experiencing or an item that fills a need you have right now you’re more likely to take action.

Here’s an example: If you’re reading this article in Manyon’s Musings, at some point you decided to subscribe to my ezine. You were probably intrigued by the offer to deliver savvy marketing insights directly to your inbox at no cost to you. Undoubtedly you wanted to learn more about copywriting and marketing. I trust I’m delivering satisfactorily or you would have unsubscribed by now.

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Lisa Manyon is the President of Write On ~ Creative Writing Services, LLC. A Professional Copywriter, Marketing Strategist and Published Author, she's a master of matching your message to market via copywriting and publicity strategies. Manyon offers copywriting, coaching and consulting services. Lisa received the Charles Schwab Financial Literacy Award in The Hot Mommas 2011 Competition, a leadership venture housed at the George Washington University School of Business, Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence & the world's largest women's digital library of role models & mentors. She's featured as a success story in The Well-Fed Writer and is a published author in the book Success Rituals 2.O -Winning Habits of High-Achieving Women: How she does it and you can too. Manyon publishes a free monthly ezine Manyon's Musings and offers a complimentary Copywriting Action Plan. For more information or to schedule an interview visit www.WriteOnCreative.com.

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