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Copywriters: Guilty as Charged?
After reading my post about Internet Marketing on Life Support, a reader sent me a private email. He writes: As copywriters do we (as a profession) play a part in the current situation? People buy (are lured) into bad situations with these scammers based on what they read on the sales page… which nine times […]
Continue readingThe Dark Side of Advance Selling
One of the tactics that I’ve seen recommended throughout the years is to sell your product before it has been created. Some say you can gauge the success of the product by selling it in advance. If it sells well, create the product. If it doesn’t sell well, scrap it and refund your customers. (One […]
Continue readingSabotage! When Social Proof Backfires
Social proof is one of the six pillars of persuasion. Robert Cialdini dedicates all of Chapter 4 — more than 40 pages — to social proof in his book Influence. Of course, in a marketing setting, you want to use social proof to your advantage. But every once in a while, this technique can backfire. […]
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