93% of Copywriters Agree: This Ad Sucks

I was reading Inc. magazine over the weekend when I came across this Bonobos ad (click the image to see it full-size in a separate tab): The ad begins with the following headline: 93% of men agree. BONOBOS is better. There are two major problems with this headline.

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Should a Direct Marketing Magazine Have Boring Headlines?

Irony of ironies: Direct Marketing News has the most boring headlines ever. Here are samples from the cover of the August 2011 issue…

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Ben Settle’s Weird Copywriting Tips – Free PDF Download

Ben Settle is one of the most talented copywriters I know. And so I was thrilled when he agreed to do an in-depth copywriting Q&A interview here on my blog. Ben delivered a ton of valuable copywriting tips, many of which you won’t find anywhere else. For instance:

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Vote for Your Favorite Headline

Right now, I’m toying around with a few different headlines for my Copywriting Code membership site. In fact, my plan is to rewrite the headline and restructure the entire sales letter to be more persuasive. With that in mind, I’ve decided to do something COMPLETELY different. Rather than do a split-test (since the site doesn’t […]

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Hot Date with an Ugly Sales Letter

Happy Valentine’s Day! Since my wife and kids are sick today — bad coughs because of some respiratory bug — there won’t be a lot of romance going on here today. But I’m not going to let that stop me from cuddling up by the fire with another sales letter… maybe yours! ========================= I’m looking […]

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