{"id":7767,"date":"2017-07-01T17:34:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-01T17:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/tips\/?p=7767"},"modified":"2024-04-28T22:43:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T22:43:54","slug":"7-facebook-headline-hacks-to-steal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/tips-of-the-week\/7-facebook-headline-hacks-to-steal\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Facebook Headline Hacks to Steal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Issue #1137 July 1,\u00a02017<br \/>\nPublisher: Joan Stewart<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>In This Issue<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>7 Facebook Headline Hacks to Steal<\/li>\n<li>Why a &#8220;Nobody&#8221; Can Attract a Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Free Gift Certificate Templates<\/li>\n<li>Hound\u00a0Video\u00a0of the Week<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote><p><strong>This Weekend in the Hound House:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m digging out my &#8220;to do&#8221; list for my Garden Club&#8217;s Garden Walk a week from today because I&#8217;m chairing the event. We got a nice story in two local papers this week as a result of a press release I wrote. Our weekly is planning a bigger story next week, with a photo, of one of our gardeners, using an angle I suggested. When publicizing an event, always suggest two or three different angles for larger stories, depending on who you are pitching.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">1. 7 Facebook Headline Hacks to Steal<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7770 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/4-traits-to-look-for-when-hiring.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re creating content for Facebook, or writing a headline for a Facebook ad, it only takes several little words strung together in your headline to stop people in their tracks and bait them into clicking.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a lot easier than it sounds. But if you follow seven tips from <strong>Brad Smith<\/strong> at the AdEspresso blog, you&#8217;ll be on your way to grabbing attention in a crowded marketplace. His headline hacks include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A short testimonial: &#8220;Yours is the only newsletter I actually read.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>A numbered list: &#8220;4 traits to look for when hiring.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Negativity: &#8220;33 percent discount almost gone.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To do: Read about how these hacks increased the number of clicks, and steal his four other ideas in the article <a href=\"https:\/\/adespresso.com\/academy\/blog\/headline-hacks-high-click-rate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;7 Facebook headline hacks to drive clicks through the roof.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#FacebookHacks #HeadlineHacks<\/p>\n<h3>2. Why a &#8220;Nobody&#8221; Can Attract a Sponsor<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7771 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/Sponsorship-Partnership300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re waiting until your name is in lights to attract a corporate or nonprofit sponsor, someone else will beat you to it.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you&#8217;re a &#8220;nobody&#8221; but you have an audience of people who are ideal candidates to buy a company&#8217;s products and services, or support a nonprofit, you can go after sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because your audience might include people who a company or nonprofit can&#8217;t reach. Besides, if your followers already know, like and trust you, your endorsement is all they need.<\/p>\n<p>There are 11 other reasons a &#8220;nobody&#8221; can attract a sponsor, and you&#8217;ll learn them all&#8211;plus how to do it&#8211;during <strong>free training this Thursday, July 6. At 2 and 7 p.m. Eastern, Steve Harrison<\/strong> will interview an author\/speaker who&#8217;s landed sponsorships with FedEx, Bank of America, Microsoft, Walmart, Dun &amp; Bradstreet, Wells Fargo and many other companies and organizations.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll learn the 14 subject categories for authors and speakers who attract sponsors, fatal mistakes to avoid when approaching sponsors, the 5 most important elements of a sponsorship proposal, and the exact amounts of money you should ask for (most people ask for too little).<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve already tried to get a sponsor but you made one of two mistakes, the special guest will explain how to fix it and try again.<\/p>\n<p>To do: Register for &#8220;The Top 5 Ways to Attract Corporate Sponsors&#8211;Even if You&#8217;re Just Starting Out&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/go\/corporate-sponsors-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">using my affiliate link.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#CorporateSponsors #GetaSponsor<\/p>\n<h3>3. Free Gift Certificate Templates<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7769 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/Coffee-Gift-Certificate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"111\" \/><\/p>\n<p>People love free stuff. And drastically reduced stuff.<\/p>\n<p>So much, in fact, that if not for a gift certificate, 32 percent of redeemers wouldn&#8217;t have gone to the store it came from and made a purchase.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have a store, you can still offer gift certificates. But how?<\/p>\n<p>By using Canva&#8217;s free gift certificate templates.<\/p>\n<p>To do: See 20 examples, several with free templates. When you find one you like, click on &#8220;Edit this design in Canva.&#8221; If you don&#8217;t have a Canva account, you&#8217;ll have to sign up for free. Canva is one of the best graphics tools that lets you create beautiful images with little or no artistic talent. See <a href=\"https:\/\/designschool.canva.com\/blog\/gift-certificate-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Win Over Shoppers with a Charming Gift Certificate [Featuring Free Templates].&#8221;\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#GiftCertificates #GiftCard<\/p>\n<h3>4. Hound\u00a0Video\u00a0of the Week<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7768 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/i-have-faith-300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You may have seen <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1GPC-XvPV4o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;canine freestyles&#8221;<\/a> in which owners and their dogs do freestyle routines to upbeat music. But you&#8217;ve never seen anything like this one. \u00a0Thanks to BL Ochman of Pawfun.com for sharing. Can you imagine how many treats the dog consumed before learning this routine?<\/p>\n[Tweet &#8220;#PublicityTips &#8211;7 Facebook Headline Hacks to Steal #FacebookHacks&#8221;]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h2>The Publicity Hound&#8217;s Tips of the Week<\/h2>\n<h3>&#8211; Issue #1137 July 1, 2017<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>7 Facebook Headline Hacks to Steal<\/li>\n<li>Why a &#8220;Nobody&#8221; Can Attract a Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Free Gift Certificate Templates<\/li>\n<li>Hound Video of the Week<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/tips-of-the-week\/7-facebook-headline-hacks-to-steal\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rmlink\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","iawp_total_views":3,"wds_primary_category":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[206,412,358,501],"class_list":{"0":"post-7767","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tips-of-the-week","8":"tag-author-marketing","9":"tag-book-sales","10":"tag-corporate-sponshopship","11":"tag-facebook-hacks","12":"entry"},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2011\/02\/captcha.png","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2011\/02\/captcha.png","author_info":{"display_name":"Joan Stewart","author_link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/author\/jstewart\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}