Time to look ahead at the month of March 2017 at the events anniversaries and holidays that we can use to build a marketing calendar March 2017 for campaigns, product launches or promotions. The main occasion of general interest is St Patrick’s Day on March 17. Plenty of scope for ideas based around luck, good […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar November 2013
Time to look-ahead at the month of November 2013… …for events, occasions and anniversaries we can use as the basis for marketing campaigns and promotions. FIRST…we’re fast approaching the end of the year… and that means CHRISTMAS, of course. Major retailers will have started their Christmas campaigns a long time before now, so it’s not […]
Copywriting Notes – Makepeace And Kent Komae Part 2
Here’s the second part of the interview between copywriters Clayton Makepeace and Kent Komae. In the first part, one of the stand out points was the emphasis Kent places on research. In the second part, there are more great tips and advice for copywriters including… …how to really inject emotional power into copy and… …Kent’s […]
Warning! This Headline May Offend Sensitive Readers!
OK, here’s the “potentially offensive” headline I referred to in earlier posts. I came across it last weekend while at Pete Godfrey’s copywriting “Master Class 2.0” in Brisbane. The headline reads… “No Thumbs. No Bums. Just A Little Prick.” Certainly got my attention! So what’s the advertisement about? To give a small clue the ad […]