It’s that time of the month when we look ahead to creating… …a marketing calendar for December 2012. Events, occasions and anniversaries that we can use as the foundation for marketing campaigns and promotions. December of course means… …CHRISTMAS… …with the NEW YEAR not far behind as a marketing event. PLEASE do not neglect the […]
Copywriting Horrors And Scary Marketing Blunders
The witching hour is fast approaching on this Halloween… …and it would remiss of this humble scribe to not take the opportunity to write a post riffing on the theme of contemporary horror in the fields of marketing and copywriting. Here, in no particular order, are 7 things that have scared me recently! 1. Ignorance […]
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 […]
Lead Generation The Direct Response Way – Part 1
Some direct response marketing topics bear regular review. Lead generation is one of them. Gaining a new customer is widely regarded as one of the hardest and most expensive marketing tasks to accomplish. So here’s a guest post from fellow copywriter Troy White. I’ve posted guest articles from Troy before. At the much missed “Makepeace […]