Welcome to the next part in my series “Scientific Advertising In The 21st Century”. In chapter 8 of his classic book, Claude Hopkins deals with what might be described as the “long copy” versus “short copy” issue. His conclusion… “There is no fixed rule on the subject of brevity. One sentence may tell a complete […]
Thoughts On Traffic…And Copywriting
I’ve commented in the past about the importance of traffic for any business and observed how some businesses are very vulnerable to changes outside of their control. I mentioned the impact on my local Starbucks and a small bakery shop of the relocation of a big corporate headquarters away from the area. Fortunately, business seems […]
“Scientific Advertising In The 21st Century” – Part 6 “Psychology”
Chapter 6 in “Scientific Advertising” by copywriting legend Claude Hopkins is all about “Psychology”… “The competent advertising man must understand psychology. The more he knows about it the better. He must learn that certain effects lead to certain reactions, and use that knowledge to increase results and avoid mistakes. Human nature is perpetual. In most […]
I Guess These Guys Never Read “Scientific Advertising”…
Had to pop into the city today. At one of the main line stations (and presumably elsewhere) representatives of the local branch of Coca Cola were enthusiastically handing out free samples of “Coke Zero” (nicely chilled, I noticed, which showed some attention to detail) to every passer-by. Let’s leave aside the issue that today was […]
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