Attended the last-ever EADIM (“European Academy Of Direct And Interactive Marketing”) conference from October 10-12, 2013. Presented by the great Drayton Bird, this was a three day event choc-full of stimulating, insightful and entertaining presentations highly relevant to anyone involved in direct response marketing. I confess that my main reason for attending was simply to […]
How To Write Sales Letters That Sell – Book Review
Over the Christmas break during a trip back to the UK, I finally got around to reading… How to Write Sales Letters That Sell …by the great Drayton Bird. The book was first published back in 1994 and my copy is the second edition (from 2002). The title is commendably straightforward and descriptive. The book […]
Copywriting Blogs – Additions To The Blogroll
Made a few additions to the blogroll of sites with a direct response copywriting and marketing theme. First up, I can’t believe that I had not already listed the blog of the outspoken, provocative and brilliant Drayton Bird. Regular posts often with fascinating details of the history of the direct response marketing business. “Drayton Bird […]
Would Ogilvy Or Bird Have Written This Financial Ad…
…from HSBC in Australia? Financial copywriting and advertising is a specialised niche. The fundamental principles apply, of course… …but the context means that there are nuances that need to be considered and taken into account. Many years ago, Ogilvy and Mather ran a classic series of ads for their own services. One of them was […]