Over at Clayton Makepeace’s blog, there is a special guest post from marketing maven Rich Schefren. It’s all about TV pitchman Billy Mays and the marketing lessons to be learned from his work. In a nutshell… “…Billy knew how to do something that very few marketers realize is even possible. He knew how to create […]
So Who Appointed You The Marketing Or _ (Fill In The Blanks) Guru?
If you’re the kind of person who has a Donald Trump size ego and absolutely no scintilla (yeah, I know I shouldn’t use fancy words when “a tiny trace or amount” would do!) of self-doubt, then you can skip this post. If you’re like most of the rest of us, however, then this might contain […]
Drayton Bird On Copywriting And Marketing Today…
I’ve been coming across the name and work of copywriter and direct response marketing maven Drayton Bird a lot lately. That reminded me of an interview that Clayton Makepeace conducted with Drayton for the members of his copywriting membership program. It’s one of the best interviews on contemporary marketing that I’ve come across. I had […]
Copywriting Books That Shaped The Business – Take 1
Penguin Books in the UK have a “Great Ideas” series of books that they describe as… “…the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.” It occurred to me that it would be useful to have a similar list of the books that […]
Copywriting Gold Found In Bird Droppings?*!?
Amazing, but true! There really are gold nuggets of copywriting and direct response marketing advice to be found in “Bird Droppings”. You see…