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Making The McDonald's Big Mac At Home | But Better

What to study

Desired Outcome

  • Two burgers sit side by side and his towers over the famous one.
  • The known brand gives your eye an anchor, and the size gap makes better something you can see.
  • You click because you want the winning version.
How the packaging works
Title

The title names the famous burger and stakes the better claim.

Thumbnail

The thumbnail puts his towering burger next to the real Big Mac so the upgrade is visible.

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When you improve on something well known, place your version beside the real one and let the visual gap argue for you. The famous item earns the glance, your version has to visibly win it.

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The transferable lesson

Put your version beside the famous one and visibly win.

NicheCookingFood & DiningGeneral Technology
Video formatHow-to / TutorialComparison
Click driverDesired OutcomeExpectation Violation
Visual signalSide-by-Side ComparisonArrowSupporting Text

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