“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them” – Albert Einstein …or, wherever you are in life at the moment, your best thinking got you there. Why the quote? Well kind of sums up the message of the main speaker at the afternoon session of the Crocodile Marketing […]
Copywriting And Emotional Triggers
As a copywriter or marketer, you’ll be aware that much of the power of a sales letter comes from hitting the “emotional hot buttons” of the prospective customer. People buy primarily for emotional reasons, but may use logic to justify their decisions. Now, these “emotional hot buttons” or “triggers” aren’t just important in the sales […]
How Copywriting Can Make Virtually Any Product Exciting And Interesting
One of the challenges facing any copywriter is to come up with the “Big Idea” or the angle that makes a product or service exciting, or at least compelling, to the prospect. It’s what legendary copywriter John Carlton calls “The Hook”. Now, as I was walking along to my “Latin Cardio” class today (I’ll tell […]
Movies, Stories And Copywriting – Lessons From “There Will Be Blood”
I’ve mentioned previously that I love movies and recently went to see the new movie “There Will Be Blood”. Now, for copywriters and marketers movies and stories can contain many useful lessons. Why? Well because, used properly, stories can be employed in copywriting or your general marketing material to great effect. Basically, stories enable you to […]