{"id":102682,"date":"2023-05-17T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=102682"},"modified":"2023-05-18T15:38:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T19:38:37","slug":"how-to-write-marketing-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-write-marketing-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write Marketing Copy: 4 Steps to Communicate Your Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you have an excellent product that deserves excellent marketing copy? What&#8217;s the best way to capture your product&#8217;s essence in words?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To succeed in business, you must effectively market and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-sell-a-product\/\">sell your product<\/a> or service. Not only must you refine what your product or service is, but you must also refine how you present it. In <em>Ready, Fire, Aim<\/em>, Michael Masterson provides a four-step strategy to do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-write-advertising-copy\/\">how to write marketing copy<\/a> in four simple steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-write-marketing-copy\">How to Write Marketing Copy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have a few variations of your product or service, <strong>create marketing copy for each one<\/strong>. Masterson shows how to write marketing copy with a four-part process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step #1: Identify Your Company&#8217;s Edge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, list all of the ways your business is unique, noting how your business is better than others in your industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: According to William M. Luther (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-marketing-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Marketing Plan<\/em><\/a>), emphasizing what your <em>business<\/em> does better than your competitors helps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-marketing-plan\/1-page-summary#establish-your-position-in-the-market-through-differentiation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">differentiate both your product and your business in a way that appeals to customers<\/a>. To achieve this, consider how you want customers to perceive your business and what will influence them to choose you over competitors. For example, brands that target eco-conscious customers emphasize how much they donate to environmental programs. This implies that they\u2019re more environmentally friendly than other businesses and care more about what matters to customers.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step #2: Identify Your Product&#8217;s Benefits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, pick one of your potential products or services, and list all of the ways it will benefit customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Brian Tracy (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-psychology-of-selling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Psychology of Selling<\/em><\/a>) offers advice for defining the benefits of your offer: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-psychology-of-selling\/chapter-3#emphasize-your-offerings-key-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Focus on what the product <em>does<\/em> rather than what it <em>is<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> He explains that customers don\u2019t care about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/mvp-features\/\">product features<\/a> or technical specifications. Rather, they only care about the end result\u2014what advantages they\u2019ll enjoy after buying the product. For example, a laptop with a high-speed processor (a feature) benefits customers by increasing their productivity and enabling seamless multitasking.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step #3: Identify Your Combined Advantage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The third step is to choose one unique business quality and one product or service benefit from the above lists that you think will appeal most to potential customers. Create marketing copy that emphasizes exactly why customers should care about these two points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Eugene M. Schwartz (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/breakthrough-advertising\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Breakthrough Advertising<\/em><\/a>) suggests that you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/breakthrough-advertising#copy-strategy-1-evoke-customers-aspirations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>convince customers to care about your offer by provoking a feeling of dissatisfaction<\/strong><\/a>. Achieve this by following a three-step process. First, consider <em>who<\/em> your customers aspire to be. Second, convince them that they\u2019re currently very <em>unlike<\/em> this. Finally, show them how your offer will help them become their aspirational self. For example, for customers who aspire to be eco-friendly, include statements such as, &#8220;Tired of compromising on your values when buying toys for your children?\u201d and, \u201cWith these plushies, you\u2019ll feel good knowing that you\u2019re positively impacting the environment and your child\u2019s health.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step #4: Provide Testimonials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Last, provide testimonials or endorsements to prove your claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> If your business sells plush toys, your unique quality may be that you\u2019re the only business manufacturing toys solely from organic materials. Customers should care about this because other toys expose their children to harmful toxins. Your toys will benefit children by promoting healthy playtime and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-improve-your-well-being-2\/\">improving well-being<\/a>. You back up your claim by providing three satisfied customer testimonials confirming the positive effects of your toys on their children\u2019s health and behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Marketing experts confirm that testimonials and endorsements are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/item.aspx?num=40853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an effective way to establish customer trust and increase sales<\/a>. They explain that <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/celebrity-endorsements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">effective endorsements hinge on two factors<\/a>. First, an endorsement\u2019s success depends on how well you know your potential customers\u2019 interests\u2014this guides your decisions about what type of expert or endorser to look for. For example, if you know that your customers care about the environment, you\u2019ll look for someone who has already expressed an interest in similar issues. Second, an effective endorsement depends on how authentic the endorsement seems\u2014the easier it is for people to believe that the endorser actually uses your product or service, the more appealing it will be.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have an excellent product that deserves excellent marketing copy? What&#8217;s the best way to capture your product&#8217;s essence in words? To succeed in business, you must effectively market and sell your product or service. Not only must you refine what your product or service is, but you must also refine how you present it. In Ready, Fire, Aim, Michael Masterson provides a four-step strategy to do that. 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