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Difference of the Day #205

Advertising should move away from the deception of argument and embrace the fluid art of seduction. After all, seduction requires authenticity and finesse, unlike argument, which often devolves into a cacophony of empty rhetoric.

Imagine the difference between a suitor, whose whispered poetry woos the heart, and a politician, whose promises are mere echoes of self-interest. One requires truth, the other manipulation.

In advertising, many mistake their audience for an opponent to be conquered, rather than a lover to be enchanted.

Take, for example, an ad for a luxury watch: it doesn't focus on the mechanics of time-telling, but on the allure of owning time itself—timelessness, precision, elegance. Such elegance persuades without words, just as a Lyrebird captivates without a single false note.

Persuasion lies in allure, not in trickery.

Today, Make A Difference.
Andrei

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