How do we avoid using the cliches in your messaging like seamless, best-in-class, #1 industry leader etc?
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Ha. Take off your marketing skin and try to channel your inner human. Is this how a normal non-marketing person would say it to their ride share driver or Trader Joe's ba...
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Close Head of Product Marketing • 2y
While I was working at Intercom under Matt Hodges he recommended our entire team read 'On Writing Well' and I still go back to this book often for tips on good writing. A...
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Ethos VP Marketing | Formerly Meta, Microsoft • 2y
Speak like you would speak to a human: We often write messaging that speaks to corporations rather than individuals. Think about how you'd explain what you do to a client...
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Shopify Senior Product Marketing Lead • 2y
I get it - it is so hard to avoid using cliche terms. These words are front and center in our marketing vocabulary but we all know that they are watered down and abused b...
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Inngest Head of Marketing • 2y
If you’d be embarrassed using those words when describing the product to a good friend, don’t use it. Then you’ll have two options:1) Eliminate altogether, since those wo...
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Upstart Product Marketing Director, New Products • 2y
It's not cliche if it's true and you can prove it—if you're #1 in something, say it! But be specific: Are you #1 in App Store rankings? In consumers? Make that clear.For ...
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Messages That Matter Co-Founder • 9mo
Make your users aware of the importance of avoiding cliches, buzzwords, words that are overused and create a list of words to avoid such as:· Insight or insights· ...
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