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How to Add Personality To Your Marketing Without Scaring People Away
How dramatic does a solopreneur need to be to command attention?
“Dramatic stories in your emails? Not a good idea!”
That was the advice of a marketing expert — not me, but I agree wholeheartedly.
In particular, he said, emails that begin with an edgy dramatic story face two problems.
First, the story can overshadow your informational content. After all, people open your emails to get information and ideas they can use for their lives and their businesses.
Second, and most importantly, it’s hard to relate to someone who comes with such a strong story. So the storyteller doesn’t build relationships. Readers don’t say, “That could be me!”
So…why do these stories seem to work for some business owners? Why do some apparently successful people keep using them?
Whenever you ask the question, “Why does this work for them and not me?” you almost always find an answer when you explore the story archetypes.
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Celebrity archetypes promote their personalities by sharing strong stories. Yet even if you’re…
