…from Billy Mays. After yesterday’s post, I couldn’t resist putting up one of Billy’s “Mighty Putty” infomercials. Love the part with the truck! Who wouldn’t want some of this stuff! My only slight quibble with this is that the offer is a little ordinary…great value for sure, but ordinary.
Marketing Lesson From A Very “Strange But True” Story…
It would be hard to make this up. Over in the USA… “US authorities say a Florida woman phoned 911 three times after McDonald’s employees told her they were out of Chicken McNuggets.” (“Woman Calls 911 After McDonald’s Runs Out Of Nuggets”) Now, reading the story a little more closely, I do have a smidgen […]
Copywriting Notes – Makepeace And Bencivenga Part 6
Here’s the final segment of the interview between Clayton Makepeace and Gary Bencivenga. Gary reveals some of his secrets to creating a mutually profitable relationship between copywriters and clients. Let’s jump right in…
Marketing – Product Review – “The Secrets Of A 10% Conversion Rate”
A while back I mentioned an interesting report called “The Secrets Of A 10% Conversion Rate” recommended by master copywriter Michel Fortin. I promised a review and (finally!) here it is. This may sound arrogant of me, but sometimes when you get a new course or book it’s main value is confirming that you already […]
Marketers – Is This One Reason For The Huge Success Of This Company?
I am a huge fan of the UK’s biggest supermarket chain Tesco’s. Now, I know that it’s probably very unfashionable of me, but I have nothing but admiration for the company and it’s boss Terry Leahy. It’s a giant, accounting for over 30% of all spending in supermarkets in the UK. And it’s achieved all […]