What you like vs. what works: not always the same thing
November 14th, 2017 by Bob Bly
Subscriber DH writes:
“Bob, what are your favorite websites in terms of the copy they
have, so I can see myself which copy style you think is great?
“I was working for a client and came across a website from a
company that sells the same thing he does.
“I was blown away by the simple, fun, almost magical style of
their site vs. the more technical copy on my client’s site.
“But I wonder if I was right to admire the competitor site —
does that kind of copy draw customers?”
There are two key parts to the answer I gave DH.
The first is something copywriter Peter Beteul said that I never
forgot: “Don’t let personal preference get in the way.”
Meaning subjective judgment is absolutely the worst way to judge
advertising.
Why?
Because countless marketing tests and many research studies prove
that there is no correlation between people liking an ad and
whether they buy the product.
Second, regarding DH’s websites, she has little or no access to
analytics and metrics measuring the website’s performance.
And results … not whether the site has a fun or “magical” style …
is what determines whether she should admire and emulate it.
In this case, she just doesn’t know. So following the competitor
site as a model would be questionable at best and unwise at
worst.
Back in the day, with print ads and direct mail, it was
different.
Running newspaper and magazine ads, and doing postal direct mail,
is expensive.
And so marketers who use them test very carefully.
If an ad or direct mail test is not successful, they will not
repeat it.
On the other hand, an ad or mailing that is profitable is run
over and over until it stops making money.
So if you see an ad or mailing that runs continuously, you know
that copy is working — and in that case, it would be wise to
emulate.
It’s pretty much the same for ongoing email campaigns and web
pages, although not as certain, because they are less expensive
to run than print — and therefore, are more forgiving of
mistakes.
One more point….
You only know whether someone else’s marketing is working if you
see the evidence with your own eyes, as indicated by frequency
and repetition.
If another marketer says response rates for their campaign are
through the roof, or that they are raking in money hand over
fist, the problem is you have no idea whether they are telling
you the truth.
As my good friend top info marketer Fred Gleeck says: “The only
numbers you can trust are your own.”
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