Features. Advantages. Benefits. Stories. Causes. The five things any new offer must communicate to move an audience that's never bought from you before. Different buyers move for different reasons — miss any one part and a slice of the audience never crosses.
What is the thing? The most literal description of what you're selling.
Different vs. what? Old way vs. new way. Your features positioned against the alternatives.
The emotional bridge from the buyer's current state to what they already want. Three templates carry it.
CDC — Character, Desire, Conflict — then overt/covert journeys, then moral, then CTA.
The most powerful of the five when the audience is at the right level of their journey.
Brad Hart learned the F/A/B core from Frank Eric Cimrhanzel and extended it to the full 5-part frame. Free training at fabsc.com. Part of Optimus Frameworks.