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Techniques

What is a marketing technique?

Maybe... The small repeatable actions we take with intentionality to sharpen our message to garner desirable results.

Here are some techniques. Try these aphorisms to easily remember the executables we are investing in.

Do's

AphorismExplanation
💰 Educators are OverpaidSharing knowledge is sharing value. Your audience will reimburse you with their attention.
🎥 HollywoodingBy elevating others, you qualify your voice as one of authority. Watch two actors talk about how wonderful each other is. In a loop. That is how a star is born.
🗣️ Clarity is KingDistill the message to the essentials. ...then again.
FOMODrive urgency and demand by leveraging scarcity. Be careful not to negate the frame
🔨 Make LoopsAssume audiences are new. Repeat stories intentionally; forge lasting impressions.
📣 Call to ActionEvery post, every page, every touch point should engage the audience to do something right now.
🖼️ PerspectiveCopy written in the first person has the least friction. "Hey, I am signing up today!" - The person on camera / the copywriter themself Tread lightly as this is very difficult to do authentically.
🏐 Serve and VolleyTo engage is to reply to everyone in a way that solicits an additional reply
Emotion is ContagiousDisplay happy, transmit happy. Display sad, transmit sad. Because high-energy is the fuel for action, we display high-energy to transmit high-energy.

Don'ts

AphorismExplanation
🖌️ Negate the FrameRefrain from emphasizing undesirables. Articulate positive messaging and desired actions. For example, "You don't want to MISS THIS EVENT" puts the focus on what exactly?
📅 Say GoodbyeIn sales, you never end a meeting without booking the next meeting. Refrain from saying, "Goodbye". Bottom of the page => CTA. End of campaign => Top of funnel

Question

Did we miss something? What is a technique that you would like to see emplimented? Please, Don't KEEP IT A SECRET! [<--- WHOOPS! NEGATE THE FRAME]

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