From the moment someone arrives at your site, they begin judging you.
“How will this product or service make my day easier?” “Can it really help me bring in more revenue?” “Exactly how will this reduce annual costs?” If your copy is not directly addressing those issues you’ll lose them fast.
Active, benefit-oriented copy can be combined with images and information graphics to engage your visitors.
But let’s say a visitor likes your web page enough to click around further. Are the details deeper in your site captivating enough to encourage them onward?
These impressions matter. It often means the difference between someone who’ll do business with you – or not.
Compelling copywriting and storytelling will be active, clear, and emphasize benefits. It’s a style that may not come naturally for most, but our business-to-business copywriters are trained to think this way.
“I like honest work that asks me to build a great case for my client.” —Doug Kessler, Velocity Partners
Certainly you should devote space to describing products and services. But you must assume your readers are pressed for time, because they are. When you succinctly demonstrate how your offering will give them an edge, you’re better positioned for sales and conversions.
There’s a role for storytelling also – to keep your readers engaged and moving along. For example, case studies and business “use cases” allow you to showcase how real people may have addressed similar challenges using your product or solutions.
“The ability to find the exact right words to tell your company’s story isn’t an easy feat, and it’s even harder to do so consistently.” —Hubspot
Effective Copy Must Be Simple and User-Centric
Most of our clients work in complex industries like technology, healthcare, finance, or manufacturing. That requires us to learn how hardware, software, and abstract solutions work, in short order.
But that foundation of knowledge lends us an agility to engage prospects across a variety of disciplines. Your potential customers may or may not work in your industry. So, you must strike a balance between simplifying complex ideas and using language that clearly demonstrates you understand their daily challenges.
Boost the effectiveness of your copy by using simple language to explain complex topics.
“The key is to start emphasizing the benefits clients are really after, not the feature that brings about the benefits.” —copyblogger
Here’s a classic scenario. A tech business has new products that will soon be launched — and the Spark Creative team is invited in for a briefing. Typically, the client team – probably much like you – has been focused on the details of this new line of products for months. The roll out schedule … the space it fills in the lineup … and most of all, what “cool” new features it has.
We’re interested in that too. All of it. But the questions popping up in our heads are likely more focused on how we can parse all that information into copywriting and storytelling that will persuade your prospects to buy. As we step out of your briefing, the gears are already turning. The copywriter in us is thinking up copy ideas that will serve both your medium-term and high-level goals.
Let’s work together. Are you ready to strengthen your messaging with Spark Creative’s copywriting and storytelling services?
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Sources may include:
The Freelance Copywriter’s Unfair Marketing Advantage, Brian Clark, copyblogger
10 Companies That Totally Nail Copywriting, Corey Eridon, Hubspot
The Search for Meaning in B2B Marketing, Doug Kessler, Velocity Partners