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"The Slippery Slope" and "The AIDA Formula"

Ever feel like good sales copy just pulls you in line by line? That’s the “Slippery Slope” in action —...

Ads/Formulas/Copywriting
Mar 24, 2024
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King of the Hill Visual Style Guide:

Ever notice how King of the Hill doesn’t feel like a cartoon? It feels like you’re eavesdropping on real people...

Formulas/Images/Advice
Jan 21, 2024

Who is your target audience?

Most marketers start by defining their “ideal customer,” then aim every ad at that person. But sometimes, the real buyers...

Ads/Formulas/Copywriting
Aug 23, 2023
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Hidden Rules Among Classes

Ever wonder why the same ad hits hard for one group and totally misses another? This chart of Hidden Rules...

Ads/Formulas/Copywriting
Jul 17, 2023
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List of psychological triggers that make people buy

Joe Sugarman nailed what makes people buy. He listed 24 “psychological triggers” that explain why a product suddenly becomes irresistible....

Ads/Formulas/Copywriting
Jun 25, 2023
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AIDA is still the best

This simple doodle nails what every marketer must master: AIDA. Attention. Interest. Desire. Action. It’s not sexy or new, but...

Essay/Ads/Formulas
Jun 21, 2023
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Copywriting Formulas

This hand-drawn chart nails one of the simplest and most powerful tools in copywriting: AIDA. It’s old-school, but it’s everywhere...

Essay/Ads/Formulas
Jun 16, 2023
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Twitter Posting Cheat Sheet

If you ever sit staring at Twitter thinking “what do I post?”, this cheat sheet by @nevmed is your new...

Formulas/Copywriting/Tweets
May 7, 2023
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The Circle Of Influence

This simple diagram nails a truth most marketers forget: worry about what you can control first. The “Circle of Influence”...

Essay/Formulas/Emails
Feb 1, 2023
Feature Benefit Experience

Feature, Benefit, Experience.

Ever get stuck describing your product in a way that actually sells? This 3-step framework makes it stupid simple: Feature...

Ads/Formulas/Copywriting
Jan 10, 2023
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Emails and weekly newsletters

Email marketing looks old-school, but it’s still the heavyweight champ of online communication. The image above breaks down exactly why:...

Essay/Formulas/Emails
Jan 4, 2023
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U.S. Department of Education Crowd-source Idea

Imagine if the U.S. Department of Education treated lesson plans like viral content challenges. The idea: crowdsource short, punchy one-minute...

Essay/Formulas/Tweets
Jan 2, 2023
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ATIDFA Copywriting Formula

Oliver Kenyon just dropped a fresh twist on the classic AIDA formula called ATIDFA: Attention, Transformation, Interest, Desire, FAQ, Action....

Formulas/Copywriting/Advice
Dec 13, 2022
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7-Steps of a Compelling Story

Every brand (and person) needs a story. But too many skip straight to the “success” part and forget the messy...

Formulas/Copywriting/Images
Dec 11, 2022
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Avoid “Toxic Positivity” Do & Don’t Chart

This simple Instagram graphic nails emotional intelligence in marketing. It shows how tiny wording choices flip a message from dismissive...

Ads/Formulas/Instagram
Nov 29, 2022
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Pet to Human Years Calculator

That old “dog years” formula is wrong—and this chart proves it. Instead of just saying “multiply by seven,” it breaks...

Formulas/Copywriting/Data
Nov 27, 2022
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Age Appropriate Chores List

This “Age-Appropriate Chores” chart is secretly a masterclass in marketing. It takes one universal job—teaching kids responsibility—and breaks it into...

Formulas/Data/Images
Nov 15, 2022
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Physical writing proofreading markup symbols

Before Grammarly, editors had their own visual language for fixing text—proofreading marks. Each curl, caret, and circle told writers exactly...

Formulas/Copywriting/Notes
Nov 12, 2022
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They don't want software, they want to accomplish a goal

Aaron Orendorff nails it with this tweet. The truth: people don’t want your product. They want what your product helps...

Formulas/Copywriting/Tweets
Oct 28, 2022
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Good friends bring up hard conversations

Ever give someone feedback and immediately regret it? That weird face in the image perfectly sums it up — the...

Formulas/Copywriting/Before and After
Oct 24, 2022
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Comfort Zone Circles

This simple chart nails personal and professional growth: your Comfort Zone, Fear Zone, Learning Zone, and Growth Zone. It’s not...

Formulas/Instagram/Motivation
Oct 17, 2022
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H.A.L.T. Acronym

Ever start doom‑scrolling and make a bad marketing call just because you were tired or hangry? The H.A.L.T. method (Hungry,...

Formulas/Copywriting/Motivation
Oct 14, 2022
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Dog Groomer Price Justification Chart

Every service provider faces the “Why are you so expensive?” question. This dog groomer found a hilarious and brilliant way...

Ads/Print Ads/Formulas
Oct 12, 2022
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Characteristics of Pseudoscience Chart

This chart is pure gold for marketers—it’s a checklist for BS detection. Every wild “miracle” product or “secret system” you’ve...

Formulas/Copywriting/Data
Oct 10, 2022

Command Palette

Search for a command to run...