Strategy
Why you need to be thinking about user experience as much as your copy
It’s not a huge leap from copywriter/marketing strategist to user experience. After all, we are all customers. We shop online. We see ads all day, every day. And we know what makes us frustrated enough to bounce. The same logic you use to plan an email sequence, plot out a funnel, or outline a sales…
Read MoreEver have a WTF moment when listening to a voicemail?
That happened to me today. I was writing up a storm and when I came up for air, I saw that I had missed a call. I checked voicemail and listened to the message, paraphrased below: Hey Angie, I saw that you went to one of our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes. I wanted to…
Read MoreNeed a sales boost? Ask yourself, “where’s the beef?”
Here’s my technique for selling multiple products to the same customer… …without bundles, coupons, heavy discounts, and losing your ass on margin. I call it the “roast beef sandwich” strategy. It works like this: Imagine your customer has a craving for a roast beef sandwich. They’re coming to your store to buy all the necessary…
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