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Keepable trade card

Burdock blood bitters : invalid ladies : this is for you [b28686226]

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The pattern

This still is filed under Keepable trade card.

Define

A small card people keep (pretty, useful, or collectible) that carries the brand after the encounter.

Mechanism

Retention object. The gift is the media. Recall is paid for by usefulness or delight, not by repetition.

Verdict

We can put a physical or digital keepable in someone's pocket and they will not throw it away.

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Why it works

The charming, innocent visual of a healthy child contrasts with the serious, problem-oriented copy on the back, softening the medical pitch. The copy builds empathy by acknowledging the untold miseries of women, establishing a bond before pitching the product.

Steal this when

Use a disarming, pleasant visual on the front to ensure a medical or embarrassing pitch on the back gets read.

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