The Ultimate Event for Small Business Success.
Danny InyCEO of Firepole Marketing@DannyIny
Slaying the Big Bad Copywriting Dragon
Writing Copy thatConverts throughthe Customer Lifecycle
The Ultimate Event for Small Business Success.
The Ultimate Event for Small Business Success.
It started on a plane to Chicago (Partnering with Us)
4-steps and 12-months to $250K/year [REPLAY]
Too much email?
Sent on day 5, 36.5% open rate
Sent on day 17, 27.8% open rate
Sent on day 28, 30.8% open rate
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#CopyDragon
Key Insight:
Copy isn’t effective because of the words, but rather because of the relationships.
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Thank you Bhoomi!
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5 Myths of Writing Compelling Copy
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Myth #1:
“The Wizard”
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Myth #2:
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Key Insight:
You can’t train customers as if they were dogs!
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Day 1
Day 3
Day 5
Day 7
Day 9
Welcome + Orientation (1,300 words)
Book, Manifesto, Reports (360 words)
Our Core Values (960 words)
Key Blog Content (530 words)
Please Unsubscribe PSA (320 words)
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Day 11
Day 14
Day 17
Day 21
Day 28
Podcast + Reviews (290 words)
Announce Q&A Emails (510 words)
Webinar Replay Invitation (390 words)
Do you have a question? (150 words)
Too much email? (370 words)
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Key Insight:
Opening your emails isn’t enough; they should *resonate* with your message.
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Myth #3:
“The Sales Letter”
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Jeff Walker
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Key Insight:
The “sideways sales letter” runs across the entire customer lifecycle!
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ExpertiseTrustRapportAuthority
Help
When I’m ready to sell, they’re already mostly sold.
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Myth #4:
The Linear Lifecycle
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Who’s heard of Tesla?
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Who thinks they’re awesome?
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Who’s told friends and family?
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Who actually OWNS one?
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“Ladder of Engagement”
Uninterested, skeptical stranger
Loyal, engaged evangelist
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Key Insight:
Build engagement through escalating cycles of investment and reward.
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How do people invest?
Uninterested, skeptical stranger
Loyal, engaged evangelist
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Uninterested, skeptical stranger
Loyal, engaged evangelist
AttentionTimeEnergyPassionHopes
Dreams
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Uninterested, skeptical stranger
Loyal, engaged evangelist
...and yes, they invest
Money, too!
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You can ask for...
Time and attentionVisit and readThink and replyDownload and listenRegister and attend
Click and buy!
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Key Insight:
Every email is an opportunity for your audience to invest in the relationship with you!
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Why don’t people do it?
Why are people AFRAID to email their audiences?
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Myth #5:
“People Hate Email”
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January 2014 = $500K in gross sales
836,838 emails
~21,400 people
39 emails/person(On AVERAGE!)=
Nobody complained, or unsubscribed.
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Key Insight:
Most marketers fundamentally believe that people hate email. But it’s not true.
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Source = Hubspot (http://bit.ly/1nhzGMj)
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Source = Eloqua (http://bit.ly/1eyItEc)
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Key Insight:
People don’t hate email, they just hate BAD email. So write better email!
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AttentionTime
Energy
Passion
HopesDreams
Money
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...people actually LIKE email...
...the lifecycle isn’t linear...
...the sales letter isn’t that important...
...because it’s not about the words...
...so you don’t have to be the Wizard!
And then you’ll see that...
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Key Insight:
To win the copy game, earn trust before you need it!
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“How am I doing?”(and reply to every response!)
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The Ultimate Event for Small Business Success.
The Ultimate Event for Small Business Success.
The Ultimate Event for Small Business Success.
#CopyDragon
Key Insight:
To win the copy game, earn trust before you need it!
via @DannyIny