A HUGE smile and more than few chuckles when I saw this wonderful marketing cartoon from the incomparable Tom Fishburne… For those not familiar with the “post-production” reference… “In an ad shoot, we often hear someone say, “we’ll fix it in post-production”. This usually happens when there’s been a mistake, but not severe enough to […]
Halloween…SCARY Marketing Mistakes You Might Be Making…
…and not just at Halloween time but all year round! OK, I confess that the primary reason for this post is to give me an excuse to use my special Halloween CopyDoodles like this one… But I have to say it is FRIGHTENING how much money you might be missing out on through SCARY marketing […]
Review – Ben Settle’s “The Copywriting Grab Bag”
Here’s my somewhat belated review of Ben Settle’s “The Copywriting Grab Bag” (I’ve been busy over the last week, what can I say?). More of a monster special report rather than a simple book, what you get for your money is…
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 […]
Copywriting Notes – Fitness Tips For Copywriters
Fitness tips? Yup, fitness tips for copywriters! Health and fitness is obviously important for everyone. That’s why it such a huge market segment. But it’s particularly important, I think, for copywriters. That’s because as a copywriter you are in an inherently stressful business. I mentioned in an earlier post that in Direct Response you’re in […]