Following on from the earlier post… “Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar 2013” …I’m prompted to make this update by an anniversary that falls today. 150 years ago in 1863 on January 9, the London Underground railway opened for business. It was a modest beginning. The initial line (the Metropolitan) ran from Paddington Station to Farringdon […]
Marketing And Movie Trailers – Prometheus
The movie Prometheus from Ridley Scott (Director of “Alien” and “Bladerunner”, amongst many others) is about to be released in the US and Australia (I believe it’s already showing in Europe). I confess that I have been eagerly looking forward to this ever since I heard about the project. “Alien” and “Bladerunner” are […]
Marketing Observations From The Australian Fitness Expo
Yesterday I spent the afternoon looking around the Australian Fitness Expo down at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre in Darling Afternoon. A friend, Murray Priestley, had a stand to promote a rather amazing exercise machine, the ROM Cross Trainer. Shameless plug – you can get all the details at www.QuickGym.com.au. In just 4 minutes […]
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 […]
So How Much Is A Workshop With Copywriter John Carlton Really Worth?
Master copywriter John Carlton is holding a workshop this coming May 2-4. What’s interesting is the way he and his business partner Stan Dahl have chosen to market the event. They’ve decided to auction off the 20 available places on eBay. They are using a “Dutch Auction” process. How this works is that if you […]