It’s that time of the month again to look forward at next month (February 2013) and review the various holidays, events and anniversaries that smart marketers can use as the basis for a promotion or campaign. As an aside, seems it’s never too early to get started on your preparation. I was aghast to see […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar October 2012
Welcome to this look ahead at the month of October 2012 and the events, anniversaries and occasions that a switched on marketer can use as the basis and reason for an event-driven promotion. This month I’ll cover “global” events first before looking at the local scene in Australia. The stand out occasion, and one beloved […]
Copywriting Notes – Makepeace And Bencivenga Part 2
Here’s the second part of the interview between copywriting giants Clayton Makepeace and Gary Bencivenga. It continues with more about Gary’s early days as a writer and his early mentors – people like copywriting legend John Caples and the great David Ogilvy. Notice also some of the “mindset” points that Gary makes early on. By […]
Copywriting Notes – Makepeace And Bencivenga Part 1
One of the aims of the “Copywriting Notes” series of posts is to look further into the mindset that’s required to be a successful copywriter. You see, to be a successful copywriter yourself, you need to be able to think the way top copywriters do. The best way to learn to do that is to […]