‘Altercasting’ and the Art of Persuasion
Successful direct response copywriters imagine and feel the persona of the prospective customers. That sixth sense — where a writer takes on the mindset of the reader — is a path to persuasive copy. So are marketers using a persuasion technique where a person is cast in a role that encourages them to behave in a desired manner?
Altercasting caught my attention in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), quoting psychologists as saying “it’s widely used in the real world—by advertisers, fundraisers, parents, teachers, spouses, and therapists, among others.”
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