Many direct response marketers and copywriters make use of stories in both sales copy and marketing in general. The advantages are many… It helps cut through the marketing clutter You can create a stronger emotional connection with your market It helps create the conditions for a successful sale Also…it makes the copy and marketing a […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar December 2013
Time to look ahead and consider what’s available to the smart direct response marketer to create… …a marketing calendar for December 2013. Events, occasions and anniversaries that we can use as the foundation for marketing campaigns and promotions. December of course means… …CHRISTMAS… …with the NEW YEAR not far behind as a marketing event. PLEASE […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar October 2013
Let’s take a look ahead at the month of October 2013 and the events, anniversaries and occasions that a clever marketer can use as the basis and reason for an event-driven promotion. The stand out occasion, and one beloved of marketers, is of course “Halloween” on October 31. The origins of Halloween seem to be […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar September 2013
Welcome to the regular “Looking Ahead” feature where we consider the coming month, September 2013… …and the events, occasions, anniversaries and holidays that smart direct response marketers can use as the foundation for event-driven marketing promotions. It’s a time of a change of seasons… …Autumn in the north and Spring in the south… …and these […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar August 2013
Welcome to this month’s “Looking Ahead” feature. Here we’ll review events, occasions, holidays and anniversaries that you can use in an event-driven marketing promotion or campaign in August 2013. It’s a pretty barren month for major holidays. In the northern hemisphere it’s the dog days of summer. In the south it’s the tail-end of winter. […]