How to make product content that actually sells
Most product announcements die in the feed because they are built like press releases. Here is how to build product content that drives pipeline from inside the feed.
Will Leatherman
Founder, Catalyst
TLDR
- Keep your product posts entirely within the social feed to maximize platform reach.
- Integrate your social team into product launches weeks ahead of time to build a cohesive campaign.
- Drive engagement by wrapping your product features in relatable customer success stories.
- Capture audience attention by taking a firm and clear stance on industry topics.
- Build immediate trust by sharing real metrics from using your own product internally.
You've seen this post a hundred times.
A UI screenshot. "We're excited to announce [Feature Name]!" A link to the blog post. Maybe a thread of bullet points explaining what it does.
Three likes from employees. Zero pipeline.
Posts built like press releases die in social feeds. LinkedIn penalizes link-outs. Users skip anything that makes them work before getting value. Without a hook or a story, there's no reason to stop scrolling in the first place.
Product content works on social when it's built for social. That's the whole thing.
How do you integrate content into a product launch?
You can build a massive distribution engine by involving your social team weeks before a product launch. Bringing everyone to the table early gives you time to align on the narrative and create a coordinated campaign rather than a single announcement post.
Here is a simple timeline to follow for your next launch:
- Four weeks out: align on the core narrative and target audience
- Two weeks out: draft the posts and design the visual assets
- One week out: build anticipation by teasing the problem
- Launch week: post the core product content and highlight social proof
- Post launch: share case snippets and address common objections
One launch. Six weeks of content. Significantly more pipeline than a single announcement post.
How to turn your features into stories
Captivate your audience by wrapping your product features in relatable success stories. People want to read stories about someone exactly like them winning.
There are three highly effective angles you can use to frame your product:
- Customer stories: share a clear transformation highlighting specific numbers and decisions
- Market gap stories: highlight where older solutions fall short and explain why your new approach works better
- Founder origin stories: describe the exact moment you realized you had to build this new feature
The product lives in the last 20-30% of the post. The story carries the first 70-80%.
Why does tactical polarization drive attention?
You can earn incredible attention by choosing a clear stance on a popular belief in your market. Strong opinions make people stop scrolling and start commenting.
Tactical polarization means intentionally attracting your best fit audience while respectfully repelling those who are not a good fit. Focus on attacking bad ideas rather than individuals. Share a bold perspective that aligns with your brand values and then smoothly transition into showing how your product embodies that better alternative.
How to keep your calls to action simple and direct
Maximize your conversions by keeping your bottom of funnel content focused with a single clear call to action.
While broad educational content builds your audience, your product specific posts exist to drive pipeline. Be completely obvious about what you want the reader to do next. Name your specific audience in the post and tie your call to action to a promised outcome. Whether you want them to leave a comment or send you a direct message, give them exactly one simple step to take.
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