Continuing with my investigation of Twitter and how it might be of use in marketing, there’s an excellent post by top copywriter and marketer Michel Fortin titled “Tweet Fearlessly, Block Ruthlessly”. Don’t be put off by the title. Although it’s quite a long post it contains some valuable insights into what Twitter is all about. […]
Are You Guilty Of These Email Copywriting Mistakes?
I find email marketing and copywriting a topic where there is often contradictory advice. Some of that, I suggest, is because there are different ways to be “right”. And what works is often dependent on the particular situation and the relationship between the source and the list. For example…
Copywriting Books That Shaped The Business – Take 2
In the second of this series about the books and thinkers who have shaped copywriting and direct response marketing as we know it today… …I am delighted to have the thoughts of David Garfinkel. David is not only a master copywriter in his own right, but probably the #1 copywriting teacher and coach in the […]
Copywriters – Are You Missing Out By Not Using This Unusual Tactic?
Got your attention? Good, that kind of illustrates the topic of this post! Copywriter Pete Godfrey, Australia’s own “Wizard Of Words” has made a couple of interesting posts on his blog ( “The Fear Of Loss Is More Powerful Than The Hope For Gain!” and “Persuasion Power…The Two-Sided Coin”) about the use of “negative” emotions […]