Copywriting- The Gentle Art of Persuasion

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  • Author Shashwith Uthappa
  • Published January 20, 2009
  • Word count 620

Creativity is not enough for copywriting, relevance is paramount. The copy is the voice of a campaign and they should speak well and appeal to those that matter the most. The vantage point from where it starts is when we know who the target audience for our copy is. Knowing this would help in analyzing the consumer behavior and creating an effective copy for our intended audience. It is also important to apprehend which part of the buying cycle our prime targets belong to and what should be the objective of our copy - whether to create awareness, interest, creating desire or action. For this cycle to continue the reader must feel that they are at the benefiting end.

Masterful execution can happen by choosing the right words to know the target’s motivation and acknowledge their needs. You should write in a way that would help converting the suspects into prospects. It’s not a quest of grabbing eyeballs but telling them why they might enjoy your product/ service. You could influence the behavior with powerful words, yet words with an assurance!

When we talk about molding the consumer behavior, we are not just talking about direct action in the form of purchase, but even indirect response like word-of-mouth marketing or a purchase in the future. Sometimes copy writing also impacts the society, decisions and other information.

Clarity and brevity go hand -in- hand. The tone of the ad is important. It inherently shows who you’re trying to appeal. Ideation comes when your mind is at ease. Give time for a striking ad copy. Copywriting is spontaneous and you could generate a good copy anytime! Try writing the copy in different tones, with different usp’s of the product, different appeals and themes, different target audience etc. Generally brainstorm your mind to come up with effective copies. There is creativity everywhere, if only you are observant!

Run-of-the-mill copy is bland. Season your ad copy with some spice! To think out-of-the-box, you must have the openness to try different things to see what works. This involves seeing the product/ service from different perspectives.

Having the appropriate content that has this positive influence will help to convert the visitors to loyal customers that develop a lasting relationship with the company. Let’s take the copywriting in the context of a website. Your website can be a prelude to a propitious future if you have worthy and quality content as it would be useful to your potential consumers/ clients. Your copy should be compelling enough that you give your consumers, reasons to come back and recommend your site to their friends and family members.

When you are writing for a website, you must understand the importance of keywords, keyword density, appropriate word count, and selling skills. Make your copies informative. Make your website content so good that the users find it an eureka moment. This is the time to grasp the attention of the readers, without letting them go to the competitors’ sites. Consider your target market's needs and wants when writing your copies so you can identify the information that will be useful to them.

You must also make sure that your content meets the requirements of the search engine spiders so that your copies are indexed. Meandering in the lines of requirements is not adequate, you must know to strike the right balance between your content and keyword density. One goes to great lengths to build an online reputation yet if there are grammar or spelling mistakes in your content then this could tarnish your image. To prevent this from happening, one must proof read the content and put their best foot forward to engage in good copy writing.

Shashwith Uthappa is a Google advertising professional and a media analyst with a flair for creative writing. Interactive Media Agency of Havas Digital

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