Body copy is a copywriting term.
It denotes the main body of text within a marketing piece.
For example, an advertisement has (1) a headline, (2) body copy and (3) a call to action.
During my copywriting training workshops, I ask the attendees whether short or long body copy is best?
Invariably, 90% of people are in favour of short text.
"No one has time to read all that stuff," they tell me.
However, someone at the back of the room says:
"Write as much as you can."
I proceed to have a debate with them.
It transpires that they have tried short and long copy in various forms of promotion.
They have found that long body copy gets better results.
More engagement, more website visits, more enquiries, more sales.
The reason is that when someone is in the market to buy something or has an interest in a topic, they want information.
They are happy to 'read all about it'.
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