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Jordan Peterson Reveals How to Sell Anything to Anyone

What to study

Desired Outcome

  • A famous thinker on a stage plus a universal promise, selling anything to anyone, is a heavy pull.
  • Part of the draw is the odd pairing, a psychology professor talking sales.
  • The text then repeats the full title, so half the surface adds nothing.
How the packaging works
Title

The title names the famous speaker and makes the universal selling promise.

Thumbnail

The thumbnail shows him mid-speech on stage and repeats the title in text.

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If you borrow a well-known face, make sure the video truly centres them, or the click turns into a complaint. And give the image text its own job rather than restating the title.

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The transferable lesson

A borrowed famous face must be the actual video

What to avoid copying

Only put a famous person this large in the packaging when they genuinely carry the video. A headline face who barely appears creates real backlash.

NicheMarketing
Video formatHow-to / Tutorial
Click driverDesired OutcomeExpectation Violation

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  2. 2 Define your title, promise and thumbnail
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