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Video Killed the Copywriting Star?
Bonnie Lowe responds to my call for questions and asks: Some say 18-25 year-olds don’t read; they search YouTube vs. Google, etc. Does this mean copywriting is doomed? This is a great question. After all, video killed the radio star way back in 1979… Couldn’t video also kill the copywriting star? On the surface, it […]
Continue readingWhat Marketers Can Learn from Hitler
Most marketers suck. Here’s what I mean: They dish out BIG benefits, HUGE promises, and OUTRAGEOUS claims in their sales pitches… and then… fail to deliver. I was recently reminded of this when a client told me about “the biggest piece of crap I have been sold” (his words, not mine). He and I both […]
Continue readingMost Popular Content on Copywriting Code
I just did a 13-month look back at CopywritingCode.com to see what content has been the most popular during that time period. The results surprised me because the most popular content was added back in January and April 2010 — rather than November or December 2009. (Older articles have a natural advantage over newer articles […]
Continue readingProof that Hard Work Is a Legitimate Selling Appeal
Recently, Terry Dean wrote a story about how he and his wife received free ballroom dancing lessons, but declined to continue the paid lessons because the instructor said, “This will be the hardest thing you have ever done.” While Terry found this statement to be a big turn-off (so much so that he decided ballroom […]
Continue readingHow Freelance Copywriting Nearly Broke My Back!
When I first became a freelance copywriter back in 2005, I was doing everything I possibly could to get clients and pay my bills. If I had to work long hours, so be it. If I had to fly to seminars all over the country, so be it. I was in one of those “fight […]
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