"Give us the tools and we will finish the job"
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Winston Churchill is best remembered for leading Great Britain during World War II.
But few people remember that Churchill won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953.
He won it "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values."
Churchill wrote all of his speeches. But he was more than just a great writer. Churchill was also a master persuader.
On April 9, 1940 German Nazi troops invade Denmark and Norway. One month later they invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
On June 22, 1940 France signs an armistice with Nazi Germany. One day later Hitler tours Paris to celebrate the German victory over France.
Great Britain was now the only country fighting Nazi Germany.
The British people were scared Hitler would invade Britain in the spring of 1941.
In a radio broadcast on 9 February 1941, Churchill spoke like a real leader. And daringly appeals to US President Roosevelt to give military and economic aid to Britain.
Then Churchill reads a quote from the poet Longfellow: "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire."
This quote was from a poem Roosevelt had sent Churchill in January 1941.
Then Churchill ends the broadcast with a short, specific and powerful sentence. A call to action:
"Give us the tools and we will finish the job."
On March 11, 1941, Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease bill to aid Britain. Without Lend-Lease Hitler would never have been defeated.
Every print ad or tv commercial. Every email marketing piece, political speech or political flyer. Every pitch deck or landing page. Should. Always. End. With. A. Call to action.
Because If you don't ask for the sale, how are you gonna get it?
Your pal,
Miguel Ferreira
Founder & Chief Copywriter, Teardwn + Nishi + Jack Had A Groove FM
(Good copywriting saves businesses, even in a crazy year like 2020. Let me help you refresh your website copy and bring back the Cha-Ching $$$)
P.S How to write compelling calls to action?
Highlight the number ONE benefit of using your product.
Use action verbs.
Make it short, specific, and ask for action.
A few good examples:
“Ask a Pan Am Travel Agent to make your reservations. And make it dinner for two” - 1968 Pan Am Print ad
“The new 911 Carrera 2, zero to sixty in 5.5 seconds. Ask for a test drive.” Porsche 911 Carrera 2 print ad from the 1990s.
“See the Superscope line-up at your Superscope dealer. Tell him “Number One” sent you.” - 1974 Superscope stereo ad
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