“Having a laugh” 1. When someone is being inconvenient, or taking advantage of someone else 2. To insult someone and then claim it was a joke ( The catchphrase of Andy Millman’s (Ricky Gervais) in the tv-show-within-a-tv-show, “When the Whistle Blows”. (from Extras.) Spoken in a high pitch and followed by “Is s/he havin’ a […]
How The CIA And Dastardly Villains Can Help Your Copywriting
As a copywriter this recent headline made me smile and caught my attention… “French bread spiked with LSD in CIA experiment” I imagine there would be a fairly large proportion of the population who had their curiosity aroused and had to find out more. Which, of course, is what makes a great headline…inflaming that desire […]
Crocodile Marketing Conference – Sunday Morning Session
“Discounting is EVIL!” – copywriter Pete Godfrey Well, after a raucous Saturday evening (so I’m told…yours truly retired at a relatively early hour)… …the Wizard himself, Pete Godfrey, presented the first session on Sunday morning. “Reinventing Your Marketing” …was the theme. Summarising the session…