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Are You Using the Right Copywriter Tools?

Copywriter tools can help make writing easier, more fun and more dynamic. When you’re writing professionally for your job, it can sometimes be overwhelming. Websites, social media, brochures, press releases, oh my! But with the plethora of online tools available, you can always make sure that you’ve got someone (the interwebz) looking over your shoulder to help you make it better. Just like your high school English teacher.

Here Are 5 Copywriter Tools You Can Use in Your Daily Work

Thesaurus.com

Make your writing a little more exciting thrilling with some more pizzazz-y words using Thesaurus.com. Type in a simple word and get a fresh supply of better words to spice up your writing. Use this tool to help you with naming assignments, headlines, and more.

ChatGPT

There are many uses for a language modeler (none of which involve high school essays, kids), which is what ChatGPT is. It’s AI trained to write. It doesn’t think, though, so answers can come back sounding very plausible but be completely fabricated because it’s only a language modeler. Try it for small, specific social media posts in which you give it all the details, searching for specific jobs online using specific job titles, or giving you something to start with when you’re writing a blog post by giving it topics.

Emojipedia

Do you write a lot of subject lines? 🤔 Adding an emoji to a subject line as texture is current best practice. To easily look up and copy/paste any emoji visit Emojipedia. You can type in a prompt and it will give you all the relevant emojis that fit.

Grammarly

Clean up your writing. Make it proper and concise using the platform Grammarly. It even has a new AI-powered desktop app you can install and use on practically everything. Make your high school English teacher proud.

Content Row

Are headlines the hardest for you? Try on-line tool Content Row. Type in your topic, and Content Row will generate headlines for you. And, they’re all scored for effectiveness so you know they’ll generate clicks.

As you can see, it’s easier than ever to make your writing better! Try a few of these copywriter tools and let us know what you like.


Your brand has a voice.

As your brand’s marketer, you have control over whether that voice builds your brand or not. A strong brand voice is the structure and tone of the copy and content that is created for a brand to speak from. You can hear this voice on its website, ads, social and in collateral. With consistency, a brand can feel like a person. And over time that person can become familiar and even recognizable. That’s when you know you’re doing it right.

Why does brand voice matter?

First, a part of your initial branding exercise, your brand might have completed something similar to what we call The Brand Elaborative. This branding document outlines the personality of the brand. This helps writers write in that voice when creating copy for digital and traditional marketing and advertising. One of the most important parts of The Brand Elaborative are the three personality words that describe the brand as if it were a person. For instance: honest, kind, quirky. So why does having a distinctive brand voice matter to your brand?

Brand voice drives consistency.

Our B2B client Agile Sourcing Partners specializes in helping gas and electric utilities and utility infrastructure companies improve operational efficiencies and performance. So, they speak in an authoritative voice with above average complexity of language. Given that their audience are decision-makers in engineering and other technical industries, it makes sense for them to speak the language of their peers. Thus, using this consistent voice in content sets them apart as insiders: educated and in-the-know.

Brand voice helps you discern what copy hits the mark – and what misses.

Our restaurant client Chocolate Angel Café & Bakery is a local favorite for cross-generational high teas, exquisite baked good and charming family recipes. They believe in serving one another and understand that relationships matter. Thus, their brand voice is connective, celebratory and conjures up memories of childhood. They express gratitude often, and make every day feel like a special occasion. So it’s no wonder they’re a favorite for bridal showers and family celebrations. If it sounds like your great aunt reminiscing about a casserole, then we’ve hit the mark.

Brand voice creates fans.

Our education client Faith Family Academy, a charter school in DFW believes in pushing public education beyond just the classroom. They speak in servant leader’s voice. FFA makes students the center of attention, celebrating wins and putting every effort possible into their individual and collective success. The social media channels for Faith Family Academy are a testament to this brand voice in creating fans. In both English and Spanish their fans celebrate right along with the students, staff and parents. The FFA community adds congratulatory comments and a plethora of emojis on a daily basis. So who wouldn’t want to be part of this kind of enthusiasm, joy and experience of being lifted up by your community?

Brand voice can make your brand the authority on subject matter.

Our real estate client The Slay Diaz Group is a woman-owned residential real estate team who regularly wins “best-in-class” awards for their work. As a result, their voice is very real, straightforward, easy-to-understand and ready to give helpful advice on everything home-related, even sharing their coveted list of service providers. This is who you ask when you don’t know if remodeling your bathroom is a good idea or not. And, this is who can tell you if now is a good time to sell your house, put in a pool or move to a new neighborhood. Their consistent brand voice has grown their business, their reach and their authority on the subject of residential real estate.

Some of the brand voices from Front Porch Marketing.

Brand voice lets people know what you stand for.

Our own brand voice here at Front Porch Marketing tells you that we will go the extra mile to help. That we share what we know without reservation. And that we will be your biggest cheerleader. We stand for lifting you up, making you laugh and creating opportunities for others to do the work they love while taking care of the people they love. If your brand has a mission, shouldn’t all of your content reflect that mission? We think that your brand voice can show your potential customers that you are like them – kind, helpful, positive – and they will want to hang around with people like that.

Need to define or redefine your brand voice for better consistency and stronger connections with your audience? Then get started with a branding exercise which results in the guidance documents you need to hone your tone and define your voice. Consumers actually prefer brands with strong, defined and unique personalities. And having a unique personality definitely helps in creating spot-on social content, email storytelling and website visuals for your brand – which results in stronger brand loyalty and repeat customers.

You can visit some of our Front Porch client brands to see different types of brand voice in action.