Here's another video from the "Copywriting Checklist" series from John Carlton. Gee, the last one I posted was a month ago! This is a follow up to that previous video. It's titled "Nitty-Gritty: Discussion". In it John hammers home the point that … [Continue reading]
Copywriting Notes – Dealing With Procrastination
Copywriters obviously aren't the only people who struggle with the demon of procrastination. But, as I said in a previous post about dealing with "resistance" it's something that anyone involved in a creative endeavour seems to struggle … [Continue reading]
Quick “Public Service” Announcement For Copywriters…
Ace copywriter John Carlton is about to withdraw all of his current copywriting programs from the market ahead of launching new versions ("Say Bye-Bye To The 'Bag Of Tricks'"). It's likely that the new versions will be significantly higher in … [Continue reading]
Now Is When Direct Response Copywriting Is Needed Most…
The chill winds of hard economic times are blowing across the world and hitting some places more than others. I've refrained from commenting about the economic situation so far, but I will be posting about the implications for copywriting and sales … [Continue reading]
Why Do Big Financial Institutions Have Such Dumb Advertising?
In the City today I couldn't help notice a new advertising campaign from BT Financial Group, one of the big local funds managers. It's promoting their superannuation (retirement savings) products and the part that I saw was the outdoor display … [Continue reading]