
In our media-filled world, need to be quick and direct to grab people's attention.
Use powerful words, or a picture that will catch the reader's eye and make them
stop and read what you have to say next.
This is one of the most challenging stages:
You've got the attention of a chunk of your target audience,
but can you engage with them enough so that
they'll want to spend their precious time
understanding your message in more detail?
The Interest and Desire parts of AIDA go hand-in-hand:
As you're building the reader's interest,
you also need to help them understand how what you're
offering can help them in a real way.
The main way of doing this is by appealing to
their personal needs and wants.
5. Action Finally, be very clear about what action you want your readers
to take; for example, "Visit www.mindtools.com now for more
information" rather than just leaving people to work out what
to do for themselves.