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Writing Great Blog Headlines
     Emily Warn & Cynthia Hartwig
           February 28, 2013
Emily Warn
Before we start…
Two Pens likes to teach
interactively. That means we talk
and you respond. We throw out
headline prompts. You try them
out. Are you game?
RESPOND IN CHAT WITH IDEAS FOR
HEADLINES AND VISUALS.

WE’LL RESPOND.
This is not divine inspiration. This is creativity
in service to the CUSTOMER.
The job of a headline is to attract
         attention.
THE THREE SECOND RULE:
 YOU HAVE MORE TIME TO PICK
 UP A PIECE OF TOAST FROM
 THE FLOOR THAN YOU DO TO
 GET A HEADLINE ACROSS.
OUR CRITERIA FOR WHETHER A HEADLINE
IS WORKING

1. DOES IT GET YOUR
   ATTENTION?
OUR CRITERIA FOR WHETHER A HEADLINE
IS WORKING

1. DOES IT GET YOUR
   ATTENTION?
2. IS IT ENGAGING?
OUR CRITERIA FOR WHETHER A HEADLINE
IS WORKING

1. DOES IT GET YOUR
   ATTENTION?
2. IS IT ENGAGING?
3. IS THERE A PROMISE?
OUR CRITERIA FOR WHETHER A HEADLINE
IS WORKING

1. DOES IT GET YOUR
   ATTENTION?
2. IS IT ENGAGING?
3. IS THERE A PROMISE?
4. IS IT ON STRATEGY?
ALL HEADLINES MUST SAY ONE (!!!) ONE THING.

 NET TAKEAWAY/CREATIVE STRATEGY
            STATEMENT
                =
    SINGLE COMPELLING PROMISE
IN ENGLISH:
WAYS TO




THE THREE SECOND RULE
1. Clarity usually trumps cleverness.
COMPARE & CONTRAST: OVERSTUFFED
INDUSTRY JARGON VERSUS...
. …SIMPLE AND PLAIN ENGLISH.
HANDS ON EXERCISE
1.Think about an upcoming blog post.
2.Write a straight forward, clear headline
that’s easy to get.

POST IN CHAT.
2. EMPATHIZE WITH CUSTOMERS’
PROBLEM
HANDS-ON EXERCISE:

  1. Think of a problem your
     customers face.
  2. Write a headline that
     empathizes with this problem.
3. Entertain by being unexpected




                         Cynthia Hartwig, Co-Founder
Entertain by being unexpected




  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32p8d6OudgU
HANDS-ON EXERCISE:

  1. Think of something that’s
     unusual or unique about your
     company or industry.
  2. Write a headline that reveals
     this surprising fact.
4. Pose a challenge by asking & answering a
question.
HANDS-ON EXERCISE:

  1. Think of a question you could
     pose.
  2. Write a headline that the
     reader has to answer.
5. IMHO:
   Weigh in or Report on Debate


                             Challenges by asking &
                             answering a question




                         Short post.
                         Promotes
                         enthusiasts & MVPs
6. IDENTIFY WITH AUDIENCE BY
MAKING THEM LAUGH
7. STATE THE PROBLEM
8. USE VISUALS TO MAKE HEADLINES
WORK BETTER.

Headlines need visuals because they are LAZY.
The best headlines and visuals require
reader involvement.
This is called a “See-and-Say Headline.
This communication requires
involvement.
HANDS-ON EXERCISE:
Help the Headline Tell A Story with an image.

  Brainstorm 3-4 images that work with the
  “Something Missing” Microsoft post.

  POST YOUR VISUAL IDEA IN CHAT.
Why do these headlines work?

POST YOUR IDEAS IN CHAT.
WHAT MAKES A GREAT HEADLINE? ASK
THESE QUESTIONS.

 1. Did it make you stop in your
    tracks?
 2. Did it tell you something you
    didn’t know?
 3. Did it promise something you
    want?
THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING US.

  HTTP:WWW.TWOPENS.COM

 HTTP://WWW.SVCSEATTLE.COM

  @twopens 2 (Cynthia Hartwig)
   @emily2pens (Emily Warn

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Great blog headline webinar svc

  • 1. Writing Great Blog Headlines Emily Warn & Cynthia Hartwig February 28, 2013
  • 2.
  • 4. Before we start… Two Pens likes to teach interactively. That means we talk and you respond. We throw out headline prompts. You try them out. Are you game?
  • 5. RESPOND IN CHAT WITH IDEAS FOR HEADLINES AND VISUALS. WE’LL RESPOND.
  • 6. This is not divine inspiration. This is creativity in service to the CUSTOMER.
  • 7. The job of a headline is to attract attention.
  • 8.
  • 9. THE THREE SECOND RULE: YOU HAVE MORE TIME TO PICK UP A PIECE OF TOAST FROM THE FLOOR THAN YOU DO TO GET A HEADLINE ACROSS.
  • 10. OUR CRITERIA FOR WHETHER A HEADLINE IS WORKING 1. DOES IT GET YOUR ATTENTION?
  • 11.
  • 12. OUR CRITERIA FOR WHETHER A HEADLINE IS WORKING 1. DOES IT GET YOUR ATTENTION? 2. IS IT ENGAGING?
  • 13.
  • 14. OUR CRITERIA FOR WHETHER A HEADLINE IS WORKING 1. DOES IT GET YOUR ATTENTION? 2. IS IT ENGAGING? 3. IS THERE A PROMISE?
  • 15.
  • 16. OUR CRITERIA FOR WHETHER A HEADLINE IS WORKING 1. DOES IT GET YOUR ATTENTION? 2. IS IT ENGAGING? 3. IS THERE A PROMISE? 4. IS IT ON STRATEGY?
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  • 18. ALL HEADLINES MUST SAY ONE (!!!) ONE THING. NET TAKEAWAY/CREATIVE STRATEGY STATEMENT = SINGLE COMPELLING PROMISE
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  • 21. WAYS TO THE THREE SECOND RULE
  • 22. 1. Clarity usually trumps cleverness.
  • 23. COMPARE & CONTRAST: OVERSTUFFED INDUSTRY JARGON VERSUS...
  • 24. . …SIMPLE AND PLAIN ENGLISH.
  • 25. HANDS ON EXERCISE 1.Think about an upcoming blog post. 2.Write a straight forward, clear headline that’s easy to get. POST IN CHAT.
  • 26. 2. EMPATHIZE WITH CUSTOMERS’ PROBLEM
  • 27. HANDS-ON EXERCISE: 1. Think of a problem your customers face. 2. Write a headline that empathizes with this problem.
  • 28. 3. Entertain by being unexpected Cynthia Hartwig, Co-Founder
  • 29. Entertain by being unexpected http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32p8d6OudgU
  • 30. HANDS-ON EXERCISE: 1. Think of something that’s unusual or unique about your company or industry. 2. Write a headline that reveals this surprising fact.
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  • 32. 4. Pose a challenge by asking & answering a question.
  • 33. HANDS-ON EXERCISE: 1. Think of a question you could pose. 2. Write a headline that the reader has to answer.
  • 34. 5. IMHO: Weigh in or Report on Debate Challenges by asking & answering a question Short post. Promotes enthusiasts & MVPs
  • 35. 6. IDENTIFY WITH AUDIENCE BY MAKING THEM LAUGH
  • 36. 7. STATE THE PROBLEM
  • 37. 8. USE VISUALS TO MAKE HEADLINES WORK BETTER. Headlines need visuals because they are LAZY.
  • 38. The best headlines and visuals require reader involvement.
  • 39. This is called a “See-and-Say Headline.
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  • 43. HANDS-ON EXERCISE: Help the Headline Tell A Story with an image. Brainstorm 3-4 images that work with the “Something Missing” Microsoft post. POST YOUR VISUAL IDEA IN CHAT.
  • 44. Why do these headlines work? POST YOUR IDEAS IN CHAT.
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  • 53. WHAT MAKES A GREAT HEADLINE? ASK THESE QUESTIONS. 1. Did it make you stop in your tracks? 2. Did it tell you something you didn’t know? 3. Did it promise something you want?
  • 54. THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING US. HTTP:WWW.TWOPENS.COM HTTP://WWW.SVCSEATTLE.COM @twopens 2 (Cynthia Hartwig) @emily2pens (Emily Warn

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  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUK12nCgrWs
  2. Headlines are often all that people read to decide to stay… To grab people ’s attention they need to set tone, identify audience, tell people what they’re going, a promise the content has to keep
  3. Headlines are often all that people read to decide to stay… To grab people ’s attention they need to set tone, identify audience, tell people what they’re going, a promise the content has to keep
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  5. Headlines are often all that people read to decide to stay… To grab people ’s attention they need to set tone, identify audience, tell people what they’re going, a promise the content has to keep
  6. Headlines are often all that people read to decide to stay… To grab people ’s attention they need to set tone, identify audience, tell people what they’re going, a promise the content has to keep
  7. Headlines are often all that people read to decide to stay… To grab people ’s attention they need to set tone, identify audience, tell people what they’re going, a promise the content has to keep
  8. Headlines are often all that people read to decide to stay… To grab people ’s attention they need to set tone, identify audience, tell people what they’re going, a promise the content has to keep
  9. Pokes fun at oneself while promising to deliver useful information to users at specific levels of expertise. Tone: Empathetic + humorous + humble Audience: Beginning & intermediate Excel users Learn: What a circular reference is Promise: Demystify a confusing error message 03/01/13 Microsoft Office
  10. Pokes fun at oneself while promising to deliver useful information to users at specific levels of expertise. Tone: Empathetic + humorous + humble Audience: Beginning & intermediate Excel users Learn: What a circular reference is Promise: Demystify a confusing error message 03/01/13 Microsoft Office
  11. Surprise subject (overtime the audience never knows what to expect from you, so checks back often) that identifies audience yet funny enough to reach beyond it. Uses word play Tone: Funny, smart, hip Audience: Grammarians, writers, and rap lovers Learn: A grammar tip from a rapper
  12. Surprise subject (overtime the audience never knows what to expect from you, so checks back often) that identifies audience yet funny enough to reach beyond it. Uses word play Tone: Funny, smart, hip Audience: Grammarians, writers, and rap lovers Learn: A grammar tip from a rapper
  13. Pokes fun at oneself while promising to deliver useful information to users at specific levels of expertise. Tone: Empathetic + humorous + humble Audience: Beginning & intermediate Excel users Learn: What a circular reference is Promise: Demystify a confusing error message 03/01/13 Microsoft Office
  14. This marijuana headline works by reversal. It upends your expectation that the bill should pass because every body wants it, not The opposite.
  15. Pokes fun at oneself while promising to deliver useful information to users at specific levels of expertise. Tone: Empathetic + humorous + humble Audience: Beginning & intermediate Excel users Learn: What a circular reference is Promise: Demystify a confusing error message 03/01/13 Microsoft Office
  16. These help MS participate in the conversation continually happening in the blogosphere Makes fun of ourselves—let ’s people know we know what people think of us, but we beg to differ Or the MVPs beg to differ Shout out to them helps build their reputation Increases loyalty
  17. Pokes fun at oneself while promising to deliver useful information to users at specific levels of expertise. Tone: Empathetic + humorous + humble Audience: Beginning & intermediate Excel users Learn: how fun the geeks are Promise: IT guys are human and here’s what they do to entertain themselves 03/01/13 Microsoft Office
  18. Demonstrate in the headline the way to make yourself look foolish by using big words when A simple small one—stupid– works quicker and better. 03/01/13 Microsoft Office
  19. A headline rarely stands alone. It needs visual to augment meaning and help the reader decide if they want to know more. Bland text (unless it’s a typographic treatment) is less appealing in our visually focused world. IMAGES MAKES HEADLINES STAND UP AND DO THEIR JOB. 03/01/13 Microsoft Office
  20. You, the reader are asked to solve the puzzle piece.
  21. See and say headline – OK headline repeat headlines visual shows a watermark Have a donkey for sale, and show the donkey Forgettable headline
  22. Remember, the best visuals supply a missing piece of information when combined with the words. When the reader can barely see the mom and child photo because the desk top is so busy, they “get” instinctively that it’s time for a vacation. And the lazy copywriter doesn’t even have to say the word.
  23. What ’s the role of this headline? . In this ad for Harley Davidson created by Momapropaganda, you the reader have to “get” that the six year old we’re looking at is a tattooed and bitchin’ Harley rider in the making
  24. What other image could convey what ’s missing? Breakfast plate with bacon & toast but no egg
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  26. Word play and visual is required to make the joke.
  27. Talk about the visual: it requires that you imagine a cat, thus engaging you. Tbhis is the power of not having a visual and making the Viewer figure out what would this person’s pet look like.
  28. Talk about the visual: it requires that you imagine a cat, thus engaging you. Tbhis is the power of not having a visual and making the Viewer figure out what would this person’s pet look like.
  29. Talk about the visual: it requires that you imagine a cat, thus engaging you. Tbhis is the power of not having a visual and making the Viewer figure out what would this person’s pet look like.
  30. Word play and visual is required to make the joke.
  31. A surprising reversal on the use of a quote from Google’s co-founder: relies on the surprise of him saying this.
  32. Promise with a listing of choices of what you could do in the next 2 weeks.
  33. Promise with a listing of choices of what you could do in the next 2 weeks.
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