Archive for May, 2010

Human Nature And One Aspect Of What You’re Dealing With As A Copywriter

To be an effective copywriter or marketer, it’s essential to have a good understanding of human nature.  We human beings can be strange creatures with many quirks and foibles. I’m posting this video, even though it’s not strictly about copywriting or marketing, for 2 reasons: 1. It provides a useful insight into an aspect of [...]

Copywriting Blogs Roundup – 30 May 2010

Here are 3 copywriting and marketing articles recently posted that you may have missed and that are a cut above the usual fare… Over at Lawrence Bernstein’s “Info Marketing Blog” there’s an extraordinary video from marketing mastermind Drayton Bird… “Beware Of Shiny Objects” Michel Fortin gets all controversial again with this thoughtful piece…

Should BP Be Planning Some Long Copy Ads?

And what would the great David Ogilvy recommend? Been following the Deepwater Horizon disaster and watching as it develops. Needless to say, oil major BP has something of a PR problem to deal with as well as the more serious issue of capping the Deepwater Horizon oil well. To give BP credit, they have put [...]

Confused About Where Twitter Fits Into Your Marketing?

…then this might explain things! Well worth reading the full post at…

Video – Copywriting Tips To Perk Up Your Business #1

Master copywriter David Garfinkel has a new series of videos with some tips to perk up your business. David is the person who has taught me more about copywriting than anyone else and I highly recommend anything that he puts out. This first video is all about the power of stories and how to use [...]

Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar June 2010

Almost half way through 2010 and time to look ahead to June at events and occasions that could be used to build a marketing promotion around. Here in Australia, it’s Winter (June 1 being the “official” start to the season). The Queen’s Birthday long weekend falls on 12-14 June. The Winter solstice occurs this year [...]

Copywriting Secrets – Vatican’s Hidden Stash?

Devastatingly effective copywriting secrets concealed from the world and only used for the Vatican’s own questionable purposes? Evidence that pioneering copywriters were persecuted because they knew too much? Those were some of the thoughts that came to mind when I saw this on the “Economist” newspaper’s website… “The Vatican Secret Archives: Past Papers” OK, I [...]

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