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 […]
Lead Generation The Direct Response Way – Part 2
Second of two guest posts from Troy White on the subject of lead generation and conversion, First part is here… “Lead Generation The Direct Response Way – Part 1” In this next part, we focus more on the vital task of turning those leads into actual sales and real dollars in the account. ***** Step […]
Want To Make More Money? Do This…
With the year end approaching and thoughts turning to plans and goals for 2012, here’s a timely guest post from good friend and copywriting mentor Pete Godfrey. Some valuable tips from the “School Of Hard Knocks” about success and what to really focus on in an age where there never seems to be enough time. […]
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 […]
Drayton Bird On What Makes A Good Newsletter
I do a fair amount of work with clients on newsletters and there’s a lot more that goes into making a successful newsletter than simply the content. Like any marketing exercise, a considerable amount of thought needs to go in to understanding and providing what the reader actually wants so that they will continue to […]