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Help me brainstorm 5 powerful pain-driven hooks for a direct mail campaign.
Target audience: [**Real Estate Investors**] in [**Oregon**].
Name of Insurance Program: [**The Oregon Real Estate Investors Insurance Program**].
Describe 1–2 real risks or frustrations they face — make it emotional, vivid, and urgent.
Write a direct mail [choose: **2 page letter** for the following niche: [**Real Estate Investors**] in [**Oregon**].
Use THIS HOOK: **“He Thought He Was Covered… Until the Lawsuit Hit.”
One bad tenant. One injury. One lawsuit. And an umbrella that didn’t actually cover rental properties.
→ Learn why Oregon investors are switching to a program built specifically for their risks.**
The name of our Insurance Program is: [**The Oregon Real Estate Investors Insurance Program**].
This campaign is for lead generation. Use this hook: [PAIN OR PROBLEM YOU SOLVE].
Consider these elements in your draft:
- Our USP
- Our Proprietary Process
- Our Irrestible Offer
- Our Lead Magnet: **The Real Estate Investor's 11 Point Insurance Checklist**
🎯 Begin with a strong first sentence and opening paragraph that radiates Trust, Respect, and Integrity.
🗣️ Use this voice tone formula:
- 50% Michael Jans – strategic, direct, insightful, trust-forward
- 20% Dan Kennedy – urgent, benefit-driven, clear
- 10% John Carlton – conversational, proof-driven
- 10% Gary Halbert – curiosity and emotional connection
- 10% Ted Nicholas – crystal-clear persuasion
Use this structure:
- Headline
- Subhead
- First sentence & first paragraph
- Problem statement
- Solution overview
- Bulleted benefits
- Soft offer
- Urgency/scarcity
- Testimonial (if provided by me!) **"Finally, an insurance agency that gets what rreal estate investors do! I shudder when I think about the gaps I had last year!" Ted Geyser, Salem, OR**
- Trust/credibility elements: We've been insuring real estate investors for 17 years.
- Call to Action (CTA)
- Contact info: **use a QR code and a our phone number: 888.555.5555**
- P.S.
Here’s your 2-page direct mail letter draft, tuned precisely to your tone, format, and lead-gen objective, using the hook: “He Thought He Was Covered… Until the Lawsuit Hit.”
📫 PAGE 1 – FRONT
🧨 HEADLINE (top of letter)
One bad tenant. One injury. One lawsuit. And an umbrella that didn’t actually cover rental properties.
🔍 SUBHEAD
👋 FIRST SENTENCE & PARAGRAPH
Dear Oregon Real Estate Investor,
There’s something we need to say right up front—because you deserve nothing less than clarity and candor:
Most insurance policies fail real estate investors when they need protection the most.