The feel of your copy, the tone, the energy – must come across as authoritative. Authoritative copy means words that include specific information, details, figures and facts that will resonate. Don’t just write that your product of service is unique. [...]
What makes the difference between success or failure in your direct response marketing? It’s what Rosser Reeves, in his book Reality in Advertising, called the Unique Selling Proposition (or USP). But what is a USP? Quite simply, it’s the factor [...]
Most marketers aren’t prepared for a disaster. The result: wasted money… and worse. You see, over the last 40 years, I’ve seen earthquakes, fires, floods, tornadoes, snowstorms, horrific events such as a spaceship blowing up, pandemic fear, a stock market [...]
The early warning indications point to a recession or stagflation ahead. Presidents and Marketing Directors need to know what is happening that will impact their responses… and strategies to make sure they maximize responses. Here are 4 keys to looking [...]
Watch my recent talk on the latest, hot new marketing and advertising trends whatever your product or service. You’ll learn what you should or should not be doing in this session. The talk is called 10 Trends for Marketing Profitability [...]
Famous ad man David Ogilvy didn’t write a word of copy before conducting 10 days of product research. By digging for details, he was practicing one of the greatest copywriting secrets of sales success: use specifics to sell well. There’s [...]
48,000 New Subscribers… How? By using a VSL. A VSL is a direct response video—A video sales letter. Video is a powerful tool to generate leads and customers. Every campaign I do uses a video component. In fact, we have [...]
Testing copy is crucial to improving your response. Often, what you assume will generate the highest response is not always the case. I have tested hundreds of headlines in search of the highest return. Time and time again, when I [...]
AIDPPC is a powerful direct response formula that provides a winning path to get prospects to take action. It starts with copy that grabs the prospects’ attention. After you’ve got their attention, then prove why it’s in their best interest [...]
3X increase in new customers… daily. That is the result of a recent direct response campaign we created for a meal delivery service. How? By using a little-known secret that we have perfected. Let me explain. Paid social advertising is a [...]
