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. […]
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 […]
Crocodile Marketing Conference – Sunday Morning Session
“Discounting is EVIL!” – copywriter Pete Godfrey Well, after a raucous Saturday evening (so I’m told…yours truly retired at a relatively early hour)… …the Wizard himself, Pete Godfrey, presented the first session on Sunday morning. “Reinventing Your Marketing” …was the theme. Summarising the session…
“Scientific Advertising In The 21st Century” – Part 16 “Leaning On Dealers”
Couple of points about Chapter 16 of Claude Hopkins’ “Scientific Advertising”… Firstly, when Hopkins talks about “Leaning On Dealers” he is not referring to the use of coercion or other standover tactics to get dealers to stock product! This isn’t meant to be about “Scientific Advertising For Organized Crime!” Rather, Hopkins is talking about relying […]