Just because you build a Facebook business page doesn’t mean anyone will show up…
No Such Thing As Poor Publicity For Jack Wills
This story caught my eye and demonstrates, among other things, the enduring power of (1) controversy and (2) sex… “Jack Wills censured for ‘overtly sexual’ catalogue” There’s also a “Royal” connection (apparently Prince Harry is a fan of the label) which always adds spice to stories like this. And to support my argument about the […]
Drayton Bird On Copywriting And Marketing Today…
I’ve been coming across the name and work of copywriter and direct response marketing maven Drayton Bird a lot lately. That reminded me of an interview that Clayton Makepeace conducted with Drayton for the members of his copywriting membership program. It’s one of the best interviews on contemporary marketing that I’ve come across. I had […]
More About Copywriting Legend Rosser Reeves
In a previous post (“Attention Copywriters – Differentiate Or Die”) I mentioned legendary copywriter and ad-man Rosser Reeves. Here’s a little more about the man. Reeves was a disciple of the Claude Hopkins / John E. Kennedy school of advertising and was an advocate of what was known as the “Hard Sell” approach to advertising. […]
What Copywriters Can Learn From Supermarket Queues (…And Airports!)
Had to go into the city today for an adjustment at my chiropractor. On the way back I had to pop into a supermarket to pick up some groceries (ah…the exciting life of a freelance copywriter). Because it was lunchtime, there was a huge queue and I ended up having to wait about 10 minutes to […]