Fast approaching is the 2016 General Election. It will have two huge effects on marketers from September 1 through November 9. The marketing channels will be overwhelmed by political messages. Direct mail, radio/TV, email, banner ads—everything—will be huge clutter. Bottom [...]
Buckslip from CapitolOne Let’s take a look at the unique effectiveness of buckslips for your traditional envelop direct mail. A buckslip is a single page mini-flyer that lays unfolded in the envelope along with your sales letter, [...]
Through all the hoopla of unusual copy approaches and a multitude of tests, certain basic rules of copywriting success remain the standard. Here are 14 of those rules: Remember to keep the first sentence short. Your reader will form an [...]
You can increase your response to your marketing if your copy is: Powerful direct response copy. And Easy to read. To make it easy to read, you have to use the right font. It’s a simple thing, but you’d be [...]
One of the biggest mistakes I see in copy written by novice copywriters is the warm-up. It occurs when a writer takes one paragraph (or more) to “set up” the pitch instead of starting strong. It usually goes something like [...]
