Don’t Sell a Product—Sell Your Audience
Copywriting is aimed at selling. You’re communicating the benefits of a product or service, to get them to buy-in. It’s a tough job, but one most copywriters make tougher on themselves.
They focus too much on what they’re selling, instead of on who they’re selling it to.
Practice multiple perspectives
A great way to get familiar with writing for different audiences is to approach the same product from multiple angles.
Here’s a great example of the same product, focused on three different audiences:
– Working professionals: “Strong Coffee Blend will jumpstart your day for those early-morning meetings. Get the creative juices flowing and impress the bosses!”
– Stay at-home moms: “Get up with the kids and keep up with them all day long! Strong Coffee Blend is music to your ear, even when all you hear is chaos from the other room.”
– College students: “Facing an all-nighter? Back-to-back-to-back exams? Sounds like a job for Strong Coffee Blend. Stay focused and alert, tackling your day one cup at a time.”
The key is speaking to concerns and highlighting benefits specific to each person.
Working professionals, stay at-home moms and college students lead very different lives. Selling them coffee means going beyond basic product benefits and appealing to each lifestyle.
Once you master copywriting for unique audiences you’ll do more than sell better.
You’ll unlock a universal skill that helps you write with authority, regardless of the product!
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