The single biggest reason an ad works (or doesn’t) is the selection of the headline. Nothing comes close.Remember, The purpose of a headline is to “Grab the reader by the face” and make him want to read the rest of the ad. Have you ever read a newspaper without headlines? Never. There’s a reason.Give the reader a reason to read further.“Buy your heater before it freezes!” Wow! It implies that everyone gets a heater. And you now have a deadline, before it freezes. It may freeze tonight! Let’s go! Thanks for the headline, Sandy.Here’s how to use that headline as a template; Buy your____ before it____, or Buy your ___ before you___.
See? That headline gives you a hundred more headlines. Hey! Let’s do more…Attention pet owners! Get rid of hair on carpets & furniture with this! Is templated as…Attention___ Get rid of______ with this! Getting the hang of this?A free $39 hand vacuum just for trying the new Tandem Air Riccar vacuum cleaner. Is templated as..A free _____ just for trying the new ___. or A free _____ just for trying out the new ___free for 30 days! That will sure get them in the door! I would be very selective about who I make the Freebie offer to. I personally, would only send it to my high end customer list. In fact I did. New discovery quickly kills airborne mold, germs, and bacteria. Makes your indoor air “Country Fresh” can be templated as New discovery __________. I use it to sell air purifiers. ”Quickly” is a benefit. “Kills airborne….” Is a benefit. “Makes” implies that you don’t have to do anything, the product does it all. “Country Fresh” paints a desired result. No matter how you interpret “Country Fresh”, it sounds Great. Doesn’t it?
These headlines are actual examples of ones I've used. They all generated a profit.
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