Sales Focused Copywriting For Direct Response Marketers Who Want More Clients...More Sales...More Cash In The Bank!
Another wonderful cartoon from Tom Fishburne that sums up the difference between direct response copywriting and much of mainstream advertising…
Now, I confess to being a fan of “Mad Men”…
…and I think this is a little unfair to Don Draper and company.
Sure, Don is very focused on being “creative” but…
Christmas is fast approaching, along with the end of the year of course. What the hell happened to 2010?!?
Not too late to launch your own Christmas or New Year promotion. With “New Year’s Resolutions” and plans for 2010 on people’s minds right now, it’s a great time to promote health, personal development and pretty much anything linked to achievement and business.
Now, looking ahead to January…
…the main theme is the start of the New Year, of course.
Here in Australia, it’s also…
Elsewhere…
First up, a “Happy Thanksgiving” to everyone in the USA!
Now, possibly the world’s greatest living copywriter is the legendary Gary Bencivenga.
And over at “The Total Package” Gary has just guested with a post titled…
“The 3 Greatest Copywriting Lessons I Ever Learned”
So what are the 3 lessons? Here in Gary’s own words, the first lesson…
It’s an occupational hazard of using a computer…
…over time your keyboard is likely to get a little…messy.
And because keyboards can be fiddly things (all those moving keys and little nooks and crannies)…
…they can be difficult to clean properly.
I’ve certainly found it a problem…
…so I was very interested when my good friend and ace online marketer Heather Trondsen told me about “Cyber Clean”.
What is it? It’s a new high-tech cleaning compound that is ideal for cleaning cavities that are difficult to reach with conventional cleaning methods.
Best way to explain it is with this video (which also happens to be a nice example of a mini video sales letter)…
…and marketers…in fact, pretty much anyone!
Let’s face it, copywriting and creating effective direct response marketing campaigns can be mentally gruelling at times.
So, I was most interested in a recent article in the Australian edition of “Men’s Health” with the title…
“Choosing Sides – Harness the hidden power of your brain’s separate hemispheres to supercharge your daily performance”
You’re probably aware that your brain is, broadly speaking, divided into two hemispheres.
The left hemisphere controls functions such as language, analysis, logic and method.
The right hemisphere controls calculation, lateral thinking and sensory input.
The article details 6 exercises to boost mental performance, 3 for each hemisphere.
Here they are along with my suggestions as to how hard-pressed copywriters and marketers might use them…