The first ad ever written was for prayer.
It’s true. In 1477, a man named William Caxton printed a small flyer selling devotional books. The headline? “If it please any man, spiritual or temporal…” It wasn’t exactly clickbait—but it worked. It was direct. Clear. Targeted. And it launched a new idea: words could move people to act.
That’s what great copy still does. It connects the dots between what you’re offering and what someone needs—often before they know they need it. Whether it’s a six-word headline or a 60-slide keynote, the right language doesn’t just inform. It converts. It inspires. It builds trust at scale.
At Watson, we approach copy the same way we approach brand: strategically, empathetically, and with just enough irreverence to stand out in a sea of sameness.
We write to move minds, not just mouses.
The first ad ever written was for prayer.
It’s true. In 1477, a man named William Caxton printed a small flyer selling devotional books. The headline? “If it please any man, spiritual or temporal…” It wasn’t exactly clickbait—but it worked. It was direct. Clear. Targeted. And it launched a new idea: words could move people to act.
That’s what great copy still does. It connects the dots between what you’re offering and what someone needs—often before they know they need it. Whether it’s a six-word headline or a 60-slide keynote, the right language doesn’t just inform. It converts. It inspires. It builds trust at scale.
At Watson, we approach copy the same way we approach brand: strategically, empathetically, and with just enough irreverence to stand out in a sea of sameness.
We write to move minds, not just mouses.
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