“In marketing, you must choose between boredom, shouting, and seduction. Which do you want?” — Roy H. Williams
Welcome back! Today we’re going to take a look at what makes a great headline.
A strong headline is your first line of offense in grabbing your reader’s attention. It is the “first impression” that is seen, read, or heard, and can mean the difference between success and failure. For our purposes, of course, the headlines we deal with will likely appear in a direct mail letter, webpage, newsletter, or other printed marketing material.
When I critique the restaurant letters submitted by AWAI members working their way through AWAI’s fine program, “Accelerated Program For Six-Figure Copywriting,” I focus on the “Four-U’s” of strong headline-building proposed in the program.
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I welcome these types of articles that summarize and highlight key points of writing great copy. With so much to read and learn, this proves to be a great reminder to the basic Copywriting course and COS Headlines course. I’ll read this one a couple times a month!