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Staying sensitive
Copywriting during COVID-19
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Being positive
Authenticity
Relevant messaging
Kristen McCormick
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Staying sensitive1 ● Avoid puns
● Remove newly insensitive words (killer, contagious,
spread, infectious, viral, gather, event)
● Do an audit of your past/scheduled content
Copywriting during COVID-19
#wordstreamlive
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Copywriting during COVID-19
Being positive
Do an audit of your past/scheduled cont
● There’s a right way to make light of the situation
● Uplifting, not humor or wit
● Inspirational/uplifting, not dismissive
● Transparent, not overpromising
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Copywriting during COVID-19
● omising
● Personable, not casual
● Better serious than sorry
● Simplicity, transparency
Authenticity
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Copywriting during COVID-19
● arency
● Shift in urgency
● Contribution, not conversion
● Generalize desired outcomes
● Aim for versatility
Relevant messaging

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Live Q&A Series: Copywriting During COVID-19

Editor's Notes

  1. Staying sensitive -Avoid puns -Insensitive words (killer, contagious, spread, infectious, viral, gather, event) -Do an audit of your past content Being positive -There’s a right way to make light of the situation -Uplifting, not humor or wit -Inspirational/uplifting not dismissive -Transparent, not overpromising Authentic -Personable not casual -it’s okay to be more serious/less creative right now Messaging -Shift in urgency -Contribution, not conversion -Describe desired outcomes less specifically (see success, make sense of, be put at ease, feel confident, continue XYZ) -make your content more versatile (easy to change out) -whatever way makes sense for their business/their situation
  2. -Shift in urgency -Contribution, not conversion -Describe desired outcomes less specifically (see success, make sense of, be put at ease, feel confident, continue XYZ) -make your content more versatile (easy to change out) -whatever way makes sense for their business/their situation