In Chapter 19 of the copywriting classic “Scientific Advertising”, Claude Hopkins turns his attention to the subject of “Letter Writing”. By “Letter Writing”, Hopkins of course means classic direct mail. Here are his initial comments…
Your Feedback Is Welcomed…
One of the guiding principles of Direct Response Marketing and Copywriting is to listen to your audience and get feedback where possible. I’ve just added this blog to “Blog Catalog” and over in the left hand column (sidebar) you’ll see a little button with “Rate My Blog”. It will take just 2 clicks to give […]
“Scientific Advertising In The 21st Century” – Part 9 “Art In Advertising”
In this next part of this series “Scientific Advertising In The 21st Century”, legendary copywriter Claude Hopkins turns his attention to the use of art in advertising. Not surprisingly, his key criterion is whether or not including a picture will help the sale and improve results. Hopkins observed… “Pictures in advertising are very expensive. Not […]
“Scientific Advertising In The 21st Century” – Part 8 “Tell Your Full Story”
Welcome to the next part in my series “Scientific Advertising In The 21st Century”. In chapter 8 of his classic book, Claude Hopkins deals with what might be described as the “long copy” versus “short copy” issue. His conclusion… “There is no fixed rule on the subject of brevity. One sentence may tell a complete […]
Thoughts On Traffic…And Copywriting
I’ve commented in the past about the importance of traffic for any business and observed how some businesses are very vulnerable to changes outside of their control. I mentioned the impact on my local Starbucks and a small bakery shop of the relocation of a big corporate headquarters away from the area. Fortunately, business seems […]