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5 Copywriting Secrets, Backed
by Psychology, That Tripled
HubSpot Sales Revenue
Scott Tousley
Head of Growth & Acquisition @ NEW HUBSPOT PRODUCT (!)
San Diego, CA
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Jan 2015
Revenue
Jan 2017
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“Triple digit increase”
Revenue
Jan 2015 Jan 2017
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“Triple digit increase”
When we began
experimenting with
sales copywriting
and automation
Revenue
Jan 2015 Jan 2017
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DISCLAIMER
Copywriting ≠ Growth
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Copywriting = Growth
DISCLAIMER
Product + UX + Sales +
Copywriting + Academy
+ Support + Leadership
+ Recruiting + Training
+ many other things
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The Pareto Law of
Copywriting1
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The Pareto Law
(or 80/20 rule)
Roughly 80% of
output comes from
20% of input
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80% results20% effort
Image credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Timothy_Ferriss.jpg
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80% results20% effort
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How can we apply this
to HubSpot Sales?
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1. Listen to your
audience
2. Write down
their words
3. Test words
in marketing
80% results20% effort
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1. Listen to your
audience
2. Write down
their words
3. Test words
in marketing
80% results20% effort
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Qualitative Quantitative
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1. Listen to your
audience
2. Write down
their words
3. Test words
in marketing
80% results20% effort
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“I wish I could …”
“It’s frustrating when …”
“I’m concerned that …”
DREAMS
PAINS
BARRIERS
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DREAMS
PAINS
BARRIERS
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1. Listen to your
audience
2. Write down
their words
3. Test words
in marketing
80% results20% effort
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100%+
CVR
Source: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/customer-driven-copy-conversions
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1. Listen to your
audience
2. Write down
their words
3. Test words
in marketing
80% results20% effort
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Challenge #1: Schedule one customer interview by Friday
1. Listen to your
audience
2. Write down
their words
3. Test words in
marketing
80% results20% effort
DREAMS
PAINS
BARRIERS
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The Zeigarnik Effect2
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$630,710,000,000
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$630,710,000,000
1 2 3
TV & Movie industry Live Events industry Software industry
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$630,710,000,000
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The Zeigernik
Effect
It’s psychologically
uncomfortable to
not finish something
we’ve started.
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The Zeigernik
Effect
It’s psychologically
uncomfortable to
not finish something
we’ve started.
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+ 20%
DAUs
(Daily Active Users)
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How can we apply this
to HubSpot Sales?
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2.3x
CTR
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Challenge #2: Run a “Zeigernik Effect” A/B test in next email
Version A Version B
Story Story
Don’t share endingShare ending
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F.O.M.O.3
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Self Esteem
Self
Actualization
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Self Esteem
Self
Actualization
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Self Esteem
Self
Actualization
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Self Esteem
Self
Actualization
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What is my life
purpose?
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What is my life
purpose?
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Self Esteem
Self
Actualization
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Self Esteem
Self
Actualization
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Self Esteem
Self
Actualization
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Self Esteem
Self
Actualization
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Self Esteem
Self
Actualization
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Self Esteem
Self
Actualization
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Self Esteem
Self
Actualization
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Self Esteem
Self
Actualization
FEAR
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Self Esteem
Self
Actualization
FEAR
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Trigger Action Reward
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Trigger Action Reward
Fear of loss
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Trigger Action Reward
Fear of loss Purchase
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Trigger Action Reward
Fear of loss Purchase Peace of mind
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Fear is humanity’s
most powerful
motivator.
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Fear = Survival = Evolution
Image credit: https://creativesocialblog.com/evolution-man-computer
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Loss Aversion
The fear of loss is
more powerful than
possibility of gain.
Image credit: https://www.princeton.edu/~kahneman/
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Scenario #1 Scenario #2
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Scenario #1 Scenario #2
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Scenario #1 Scenario #2
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Scenario #1 Scenario #2
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F.O.M.O.
The fear of missing out
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How can we apply this
to HubSpot Sales?
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996
Sales meetings
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Challenge #3: Try leveraging F.O.M.O. with your next offer
Encourage action by applying urgency
with a limited-time time offer.
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The AutoProspector4
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GOAL:
Less prospecting, more talking
Less searching, more talking
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Step 0: Find people smarter than you.
Michael Pici Sam Awezec
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Step 1: Marketer writes emails on behalf of sales reps
Marketer writes emails Email comes from sales rep
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Step 1: Marketer writes emails on behalf of sales reps
Marketer writes emails Email comes from sales rep
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Step 1: Marketer writes emails on behalf of sales reps
Marketer writes emails Email comes from sales rep
Calendar link updates
based on sales rep
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Step 2: Sales reps double productivity
BEFORE
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Step 2: Sales reps double productivity
BEFORE AFTER
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BEFORE
Step 3: Company has “triple digit increase”
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BEFORE AFTER
Step 3: Company has “triple digit increase”
When AutoProspector
was implemented
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Challenge #4: Create your first AutoProspector campaign
1. Email software
2. Scheduling software
3. CRM software
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The Liking Principle
& Isolation Effect5
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The Liking
Principle
We are more
influenced by people
(or products) we like.
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The Central Route
to Persuasion
The Peripheral Route
to Persuasion
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The Central Route
to Persuasion
The Peripheral Route
to Persuasion
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The Central Route
to Persuasion
The Peripheral Route
to Persuasion
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The Central Route
to Persuasion
The Peripheral Route
to Persuasion
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The Isolation Effect
(aka the von Restorff effect)
We remember things
that stand out.
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How can we apply this
to HubSpot Sales?
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407
Sales meetings
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215
Sales meetings
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8,500+
Sales meetings
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8,500+
Sales meetings
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8,500+
Sales meetings
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8,500+
Sales meetings
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8,500+
Sales meetings
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8,500+
Sales meetings
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The Spectrum of Weirdness
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“THE ULTIMATE
RISK IS SAFETY.”
- S E T H G O D I N
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5 Copywriting Secrets, Backed by Psychology, That Tripled HubSpot Sales Revenue

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  1. “Shocking story new words from Donald Trump”
  2. “Shocking story new words from Donald Trump”
  3. Searching for leads. Prospecting.
  4. Searching for leads. Prospecting.