Miriam Young:
content strategy
Having a well-thought-through content strategy is
an essential cornerstone to effective copywriting. This involves establishing both what you
want to say and the order you need to say it in. Sounds simple? If you know
your business well, you should know all the facts. But how well do you see them
through your customers' eyes?
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Give them what they want, and they'll soon be
eating out of your hand. |
Satisfying audience expectations
Having a customer-eye view of each of your sales features is the
key to creating copy that really satisfies them. It's all about understanding
what your audience wants to see and then delivering it intelligently.
The first part of developing content strategy is therefore compiling a
comprehensive list of FABs (Features, Advantages, Benefits) and USPs (Unique
Sales Points).
Getting everything in order
Having figured out all the reasons people should choose to do business
with you, the next step is writing about them in the right places. Not just in
terms of media (that's another strategy altogether), but in terms of grouping
features together into logical segments and smoothly guiding your audience between
them.
In other words, it's no good just blurting things out. Your information needs to
be positioned with a logical flow so everything gets read in the right order.
Let my brain ease the strain
You know your business better than anybody. But sometimes it takes an outsider's
brain to really see things clearly. My brain can help you nail your content
strategy to create a rock-solid foundation beneath your marketing message. |
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