Phrases That Sell The Ultimate Phrase Finder to Help You Promote Your Products, Services, and Ideas

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Pub. Date: 1998-07-02
Publisher(s): McGraw Hill
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Summary

"An excellent 'ready reference' both for copywriters and for those entering the field." -- Robert Goldsborough, Special Projects DirectorAdvertising Age"Holy smoke! This is amazing! A thesaurus for advertising copywriters. Where has it been all my life?" -- Denny Hatch, EditorTarget MarketingSix seconds. That's all you have to grab your prospect's attention and make a sale. Use the right phrase or slogan, however, and you've made your sale. Use the wrong one, and you've lost your opportunity . . . maybe forever. Choosing the right phrase or slogan is vital to your success. And so isPhrases That Sell. It's the ultimate resource for anyone needing hands-on, instant access to the key phrases, slogans, and attention grabbers that will gain more attention and sell more product. Organized by category . . . indexed and cross-referenced for ease of use . . . loaded with expert advice on how to write copy that sells,Phrases That Sellcovers everything, including those hard-to-describe product and service qualities and those product/service attributes that are subtle or abstract. It has 143 selling phrases to describe service, 153 for fun, 341 covering style and design, 180 phrases related to price, and much more! In this book you'll find: 5,000+ sales phrases for consumer and business-to-business products and services a copywriter's primer called "10 Basic Rules of Copywriting," with insider's tips on usage a special section on the seven steps to writing winning slogans Expert advice on how to target your message to specific audiences Whether you sell products, ideas, or services . . . whether you are a novice or an old pro . . . this creative toolbox will give you fresh ideas, new perspectives, and renewed confidence.With Phrases That Sellat your side you'll be able to enthusiastically tackle the most challenging copywriting tasks and eliminate that dreaded "writer's block."

Author Biography

Edward Werz is the author of the very successful Letters That Sell and former executive vice president of Ascher-Gallant Publishing.

Sally Germain is editorial director for the Bureau for At-Risk Youth.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi(1)
Introduction vii
1 How to Write Copy That Sells
1(16)
The 10 Basic Rules of Copywriting
2(15)
Know Your Audience
2(1)
Understand Your Product or Service
3(1)
Find Your Principal Selling Position (PSP)
4(1)
Write Benefit-Oriented Copy
5(2)
Choose Active Versus Passive Words
7(1)
Short Sentences and Short Words Can Add Up to Big Ideas
8(1)
Use Formats That Promote
9(3)
Use Offers That Sell
12(1)
Tell Your Reader What to Do
13(1)
Tout Your Name
14(3)
2 Seven Steps to Writing Winning Slogans
17(12)
Step 1 -- Decide on Your Objective
17(2)
Step 2 -- Develop a List of Key Words or Phrases
19(1)
Step 3 -- Use Creative Association
20(1)
Step 4 -- Use Creative Mapping
20(2)
Step 5 -- Narrow Down Your Choices
22(1)
Step 6 -- Begin Reality Testing
22(1)
Step 7 -- Consider the Legal Implications
23(3)
Popular Slogans
26(3)
3 Descriptive Qualities/Products and Services
29(112)
Age Before Beauty
29(1)
Beauty at Every Turn
30(2)
The Choice Is Yours
32(2)
The Classics
34(1)
Color Beyond Compare
35(3)
Comfort Starts Here
38(2)
A-1 Craftsmanship
40(2)
Credibility
42(2)
We Deliver
44(1)
The Durability Advantage
45(2)
Easy as One, Two, Three
47(4)
Effective, Efficient, and Professional
51(2)
A Tradition of Elegance
53(2)
Exclusively Ours
55(2)
Fashion! Style! Design!
57(6)
A Few of Your Favorite Things
63(2)
Special Features
65(2)
High Finance
67(1)
Fun, Fun, Fun
68(3)
A Gift, Especially for You
71(3)
Guaranteed!
74(1)
Healthy Living
75(2)
It's Your Imagination
77(1)
Innovative and Original
78(2)
Nature's Best
80(2)
New and Improved
82(3)
Odds 'n' Ends
85(2)
Special Offers
87(3)
An Old-Fashioned Bit of Nostalgia
90(1)
What an Opportunity!
91(2)
Proven Performance
93(2)
Perennially Popular
95(2)
Make a Powerful Statement
97(1)
The Price Is Right
98(4)
Quality Counts
102(6)
You Can Rely on Us
108(3)
Romance Is in the Air
111(2)
Safety Features
113(2)
Sensory Delights
115(4)
At Your Service
119(3)
Just the Right Size
122(2)
Snob Appeal
124(2)
Socially Conscious
126(1)
Superior Solutions
127(2)
Up to Speed
129(1)
Modern Technology
130(2)
It's Time
132(3)
Travel Savvy
135(1)
It's Unique
136(2)
Versatile and Useful
138(3)
4 Descriptive Qualities/People and Personalities
141(10)
Communicative
141(1)
Competent
142(1)
Dedicated
142(1)
Enthusiastic
142(1)
Expert
143(1)
Hardworking
143(1)
Improved
143(1)
Miscellaneous
144(1)
Mood-Related
144(1)
Personal Qualities
145(1)
Positive
146(1)
Professional
147(1)
Relationship-Related
148(1)
Self-Confident
148(1)
Successful
149(1)
Tranquil
150(1)
Key Word Index 151

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