How do you write irresistible social media calls to action?

Because CTA is a component of an ad that comes into play once the attention is drawn by the visual. The next JBTD is to point out what is next by inviting users to it. This is what CTAs are tasked with.

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When it comes to crafting social media CTAs that ignite action, precision is your ally. You've got to light a fire under your audience – no room for ambiguity! Swap those lackluster, passive phrases for vibrant, action-packed verbs. It's like transforming a whisper into a roar. It's all about pulling them into the adventure with conviction. Words carry power – use them to fuel action!

Marketers should carefully choose action verbs that match their goals. They should also test out different word combinations to see which ones work best for their intended audience. Short and clear call to actions' work best because they focus on the result, leaving aside unnecessary explanations. People need to be told exactly what to do to reach the objective in just a few words.

Making the benefit itself the CTA is the game changer for posts designed to generate leads or promote a product or service. For example - we have a SaaS client that offers a 7-day free trial of their productivity app. Instead of ending a value-based promo post with “Download a free trial of our software now and increase your productivity” We say “Get 2 weeks worth of work done in 7 days ??(insert download link) When offering the benefit as the call-to-action you’re more likely to persuade the reader to naturally choose to take the action on their own, versus you asking them to take action and them having to accept or decline your offer.

You always want to be solving a problem, if you're not solving a problem for the audience, the value proposition isn't clear. Being as direct and clear as possible makes the CTA an appealing thing rather than a chore.

List the benefits they will receive before your call to action! Tell your audience how they can benefit and then what they need to do to get that benefit. For example: "Looking for exclusive deals and insights? Sign up for our newsletter!"

You should also do this without being obviously disingenuous. Adding a 'quantity limited' disclaimer to a digital product is ridiculous. Using FOMO works great when you can relate to a similar persona using the product, that creates the incentive to be on the crowd, rather than outside it.

Also take into account the impact of using different CTAs on ad delivery. When using CTAs like ‘Shop Now’, you are automatically guiding ad algorithms to segment your target audience towards people who tend to click on ‘Shop Now’ CTAs. This way, your ads may reach different segments of your audience, based on the text and triggers of the selected CTA. This principle may impact overall performance of your ads.

It’s so important to test a wide variety of CTAs to gain meaningful insights. Especially if you’ve been in the rut with the same format for a while, bring it down to a manageable percentage (say, no more than 10% of posts go out with that CTA in order to have a basis for comparison) and start getting creative with the other 90%.

A CTA shouldn't feel like a CTA... (most of the time!). Of course it depends what the goal of the post is. But I find that with my clients' content, the pieces that get the most engagement are either: 1. Posts that had no CTA 2. Or a short one-liner as the CTA (e.g., 'Am I wrong?' or 'What do you think?') Great personal branding shouldn't feel like you're being marketed to. You'd be surprised most of the time, if your post has a strong message, is well-written and resonates with the reader - CTA or no CTA - they will likely feel the urge to share their thoughts and engage. Focus on how your posts make people FEEL, and then the engagement will come. People rarely forget a feeling.

Don't forget to tailor to the platform. Not every CTA works on every platform and the same audience on a different platform will react to the same CTA differently.