25 Psychological Triggers That Get People to Buy
How legendary copywriter, Joe Sugarman, used these triggers in his copywriting.
Joe Sugarman is one of the most legendary copywriters.
He once sold a $240,000 airplane in a single mail-order ad. In his most popular book, The Adweek Copywriting Handbook, he shares 25 “psychological triggers” that get people to buy.
This book helped shape my copywriting career more than any other book.
Here’s a breakdown of each psychological trigger and a quote from The Adweek Copywriting Handbook.
1. The Feeling of Involvement or Ownership Sugarman
“Make readers feel that they already own the product and you’re letting them use their imagination as you take them through the steps of what it be like if they already owned it.”
Make the customer use the product before they purchase it.
Make them imagine it’s theirs by using it.
2. Honesty
“Consumers can tell whether people are truthful in what they are trying to communicate.”
Sugarman was so honest, he once wrote an ad for a digital thermostat that said:
