Big Mario Marketing: Sell the Power-Up, Not the Product
Most marketers make the same mistake: they pitch features instead of transformation. The “Big Mario Marketing” framework nails this by showing how your customer is little Mario, your product is the power-up, and the magic happens when your customer turns into Big Mario.
The Real Marketing Lesson
Your customer doesn’t want your product. They want what your product does for them. You’re not selling software, coaching, or snacks. You’re selling time, clarity, or energy.
Why It Works
- Shifts focus from product to customer outcomes
- Activates emotional rewards (achievement, progress)
- Matches messaging to Jobs To Be Done thinking
- Makes customers feel like heroes, not buyers
Examples
- Apple sells creativity and self-expression, not just iPhones
- Peloton sells motivation and community, not bikes
- Starbucks sells a “me-time” ritual, not coffee
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Text Statistics & Scores
An elementary to middle school score is best since it’s simple to understand.
10th-12th grade level
136
Total Words
6
Total Sentences
23.0
Words / sentence
65
Flesch Score
Copywriting Frameworks
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Text hammers home that products (features) mean nothing without the end-result (benefit). It keeps saying: stop pitching iPhones, start pitching creativity.
- “Most marketers make the same mistake: they pitch features instead of transformation.”
- “You’re not selling software, coaching, or snacks. You’re selling time, clarity, or energy.”
- Bullet list shows outcome-based payoffs like achievement and progress.
Little Mario = BEFORE. Power-up = BRIDGE. Big Mario = AFTER. Classic transformation snapshot.
- “your customer is little Mario… your product is the power-up… your customer turns into Big Mario.”
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