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Try It, You'll Like It
TV still

Try It, You'll Like It

Alka-Seltzer · 1971

Agency
Wells Rich Greene
Campaign
Try It, You'll Like It

Analysis

A diner describes a meal that left him needing relief. His open-handed gesture makes the complaint feel like a conversation.

Conversational deliveryCatchphraseProblem and solution

Why it worked

The direct account makes a product problem easy to follow. The same phrase can connect the unwanted meal with the remedy.

Lesson

Use natural speech to connect a familiar problem with a product benefit.

Image source

© Alka-Seltzer. Shown for study and commentary.

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