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Include a reason for reading the ad. |
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Give the audience a reason to keep reading. |
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Provide an incentive to finish reading the copy. |
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Use headlines that are relevant to the reader - readers will skip a message if the headline fails to address their needs. |
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Don't try to be clever - People will often remember the clever twist of an ad but will probably forget the product or brand. |
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Source: Maxwell Xackheim's Billion Dollar Marketing, cited in Fred Goss' What Working, 11300 Rockville Pike, Ste. 1100 Rockville, MD 20852. |