Have you ever bought something because of a feature? Of course not.
You didn’t care that the backpack had “military-grade buckles.” Or that the face cream had “dermatologist-tested actives.” Or that the T-shirt was “enzyme-washed cotton.”
You bought it because it said something about you. Because it made you feel cool, confident, seen.
Features don’t make people feel something. Stories do. And if your product feels like a commodity, it’s probably because you’re describing it like one.
The Belonging Trigger
Belonging is the strongest buying trigger in human behavior. Every product people choose signals who they are – or who they want to be. If your copy only talks about what the product does, it leaves them unsure:
“Is this for me?”
Great brands don’t just explain – they include. They create emotional safety in a split-second.
People don’t want to buy. They want to join.
Before & After Branding
Andy Raskin, a strategic narrative consultant for high-growth companies, calls it “the strategic narrative” – the shift from where you are to where you want to be.
Customers don’t care about what your product is. They care what it does to them.
A razor doesn’t sell smooth skin. It sells first-date confidence.
A bike doesn’t sell speed. It sells the freedom to escape.
Features describe. Narratives transform.
Emotion First, Features Second
No one falls in love with a rain jacket because it’s “GORE-TEX lined.” They fall in love because they imagine themselves biking through a storm – dry, wild, alive.
The feeling comes first. The feature comes later, as proof.
That’s why Patagonia wins: they don’t sell gear. They sell you, as your most rugged self.
Logic validates. Emotion converts.
In the end, most brands think describing the product is the job. But the real job is creating a feeling. Belonging, transformation, identity, desire – that’s what people buy.
If your copy makes them feel, they’ll figure out the features on their own.
If your product doesn’t stir something in the heart, it’ll die in the cart.
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