“If the headline is poor, the copy will not be read. And copy that is not read does not sell goods. ” – John Caples You can never spend too much time on headlines, in my humble opinion. As is often remarked, the headline is the “Ad for the Ad” and the starting point of […]
GKIC London Chapter – Meeting 19 November 2013
A quick note on yesterday’s (19 November 2013) meeting of the GKIC London Chapter. Ably hosted by David White as usual, another afternoon of great marketing information, updates and simply the opportunity to chat and swap ideas with like-minded marketers. David kicked off the afternoon with a tremendous presentation on creating your own info product, […]
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 […]
Turning Marketing Trash Into Cash
Guest post from my good mate Pete Godfrey… …with some killer marketing tips on making the most of those old leads you might have hanging around. One tip of my own, from painful marketing experience, is that if you haven’t contacted these old leads for while… ..warm them up with a little relationship building, ideally […]