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Jan 23, 2024 9 tweets 3 min read Read on X
The best copywriting I've collected this week:

1. Tesla Cybertruck Image
2. Oatly

Principle: Breaking The 4th Wall Image
3. Loop

Principle: Steal The Meme

"Do Not Disturb" is copy that billions of people understand from smartphones. Image
4. The Children's Defense Fund

Principle: The Handbreak Turn

Speed down one road... and then hit a sudden hand break turn. Image
5. Frost Bank

Principle: Big vs Small

Step 1 - Get their attention with the big font

Step - Educate them with the small font Image
6. Timex

Principle: Create An Enemy

Position the competition as Darth Vader or "The Matrix". Position your product as Luke Skywalker or Neo.

Once someone explains this strategy to you -- you begin to see it everywhere. Image
7. KitKat

Principle: Seasonal Marketing

As the tempratures in the UK hit freezing, KitKat ran this ad campaign across bus stops in the UK.

"Have a brrr...eak from the cold" Image
8. Wild Turkey

Principle: Objection Handling

Reframe the conversation around pricing.

Via the incredible @goodmarketing_hq Image
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21 examples and their lessons:

1. Nike

Principle: 4 Words

"If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter" - Cicero Image
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Principle: The Small Text Reveal

Step 1 - Reader sees the big text

Step 2 - Reader thinks it's the sad looking person nearby

Step 3 - Reader sees the small text

Step 4 - Reader realizes Steffen is the person smiling in the distance Image
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Step 2 - U-turn to something they didn't predict Image
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1. Meshki Image
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Principle: The Intentional Accident

Step 1: Make a mistake on purpose, prompting the audience to look for an explanation

Step 2: Slot in your product Image
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Principle: Interface Hacking

Use a familiar interface - eg. a Spotify playlist. Image
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1. Tabasco Image
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Principle: The Shock Hook

Step 1: Shock them with the hook

Step 2: Explain with the small print Image
3. Rolex

Principle: The Aspirational Hook

"If you had our product, you'd be way ahead." Image
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1. Detour Glasses Image
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Principle: The Handbrake Turn

"Just because you did it, doesn't mean you're guilty." Image
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Principle: 10x the Benefit Image
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1. McDonald's Image
2. Kellogg's

Principle: The Lollapalooza Effect

Charlie Munger has an idea called Lollapalooza.

It's when you stack multiple persuasion techniques together.

Kellog's new campaign uses nostalgia and wordplay and it speaks the audience's language. Image
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Use your marketing to get your audience involved in the ad. Image
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