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30%

30% -- click through rate increase for marketing headlines with negative superlatives (email subject lines and ad hooks) (2024)

2024  · CXL

Using negative superlatives in headlines (email subject lines and sales ad hooks) increased click-through rate (CTR) engagement by more than 30%.

  • Study conducted by CXL and Neil Patel; exact date, methodology details, and sample size not specified in source article.
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marketing headlines with negative superlatives (email subject lines and ad hooks)
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https://www.b2w.tv/blog/science-behind-why-video-content-works ↗
Confidence: 55/100 Vintage: 2024 Channel: Deep Crawl
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The Science of Video Marketing & What Makes It So Effective (+ Examples)
Written by Animes Nanda Aug 2, 2024, 4:00:00 AM We often take video marketing at face value. Believing it to be the thing that solves all your B2B marketing problems. While this is true, it’s only the half truth. To use video marketing the right way requires us to dig a bit deeper. Which requires ta…
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Headline-wording analysis cited via CXL on emotional engagement in marketing; article states CTR increase of 'more than 30%'. No sample size or study date given in this article.

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marketing headlines with negative superlatives (email subject lines and ad hooks): 30% click through rate increase. Source: CXL (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/negative-superlatives-ctr-increase
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/negative-superlatives-ctr-increase" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>30%</strong> -- click through rate increase for marketing headlines with negative superlatives (email subject lines and ad hooks)<br><small>Source: CXL (2024) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/negative-superlatives-ctr-increase" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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