Not sure if an episode of Dr Who with the title of this post would attract much interest… …but no matter! Today (23 November 2013) is the 50th anniversary of the very first episode of the Science Fiction TV series “Dr Who”. There’s no doubt the show has been tremendously successful. It attracts a cult-like […]
Copywriting Horrors And Scary Marketing Blunders
The witching hour is fast approaching on this Halloween… …and it would remiss of this humble scribe to not take the opportunity to write a post riffing on the theme of contemporary horror in the fields of marketing and copywriting. Here, in no particular order, are 7 things that have scared me recently! 1. Ignorance […]
The Classic Marketing Product Story
I talk a fair bit about using stories in copywriting and marketing and one story that has assumed almost legendary status in direct response circles is that of the Schlitz Beer company. Jay Abraham often mentions this story as a great example of the idea of pre-emptive positioning (I’ll expand on that later). No surprise […]
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