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B2B Writing Stuck in a Rut? Write Like an Anglo-Saxon

Anglo-saxons in fiction

kenninGS are compound words, too

3 Examples of How I Use anglo-saxon Compound Words to Energize B2B Content

  1. Use hyphenated phrases to replace adverbs.

    Example: Use cloud-based access controls to seamlessly connect and integrate everything related to managing who can enter your property and when.

    Revision: Use an access control cloud platform and get everything-in-one-place convenience, managing who can enter your property and when.

  2. Use hyphenated phrases to energize nouns and noun phrases.

    Example: Security integrators can reduce costs using a cloud-based access control platform with remote diagnostics to identify the service items and type of technician needed before each truck roll.

    Revision: With cloud-based access control remote diagnostics, security integrators can reduce costs with get-it-right-the-first-time service calls. Know the service item and the type of technician needed before a truck rolls.

  3. Use hyphenated phrases to pump up the energy in sentences.

    Example: Security integrators can increase recurring monthly revenue (RMR) by selling cloud-based access control subscriptions.

    Revision: There’s a shortcut to increasing recurring monthly revenue (RMR). Sell cloud-based access control subscriptions that benefit your customers and get that happy-dance-feeling as your bank account soars.

Try it out. Go write like an Anglo-Saxon and replace adverbs, the bane of business writing, with dynamic and descriptive compound words.