Marketing With Laryssa

385 - What Actually Makes an Email Marketing CTA Work (And Why Simple Wins Every Time)

07 Jun 2026

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The call to action is the last thing someone reads before they click - or don't. And for something that important, it gets surprisingly little strategic thought in most email programs. What I see instead is one of two extremes. Either the CTA is completely ignored - "Shop Now" slapped on every button, same wording across every email, no thought given to whether it's actually doing its job. Or it's wildly overthought - someone spent 20 minutes trying to make the button sound clever and ended up with copy that nobody instantly understands. Both are a problem. And the fix is simpler than most brands expect, because simple almost always wins with CTAs. The brands that obsess over making their buttons sound unique are often the ones leaving clicks on the table every single day. The other thing worth talking about is structure - because a CTA doesn't live in isolation. It lives inside an email, often alongside other buttons and links, and how those compete or support each other changes everything about whether anyone clicks at all. In this episode, I walk through what actually makes a CTA work, the formula that produces clear and compelling button text almost every time, and how to think about CTA hierarchy so your emails stop pulling people in five directions at once. ✨ In this episode, you'll learn: Why the CTA is the most overthought and under-strategized part of most email programs The simple verb + noun formula that produces strong CTAs almost every time Why "Shop Now" has survived decades of email marketing - and what that tells you about clarity The most common CTA mistake brands make and how it kills clicks before anyone even reads the button What happens when an email has five different CTAs - and why nobody clicks any of them Why every email needs one primary goal, and how to structure everything else around it How to repeat a CTA throughout an email without it feeling repetitive or overwhelming First person vs. second person CTAs - when it works and when it just feels like a conversion tactic Why a CTA that's hard to write is almost always a sign that the email itself needs more work first If your button text feels hard to write, stop trying to fix the button. Go back and clarify the email - and the CTA will almost write itself. Work with Joy Joya: https://joyjoya.com

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385 - What Actually Makes an Email Marketing CTA Work (And Why Simple Wins Every Time)

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

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2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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