I wanted to share this genius network interview with you as I think there are a lot of very strong insights shared in it. It’s an interview Joe Polish did with Parris Lampropoulos for Joe’s Genius Network. (www.geniusnetwork.com) For those who don’t know, Joe Polish is a carpet cleaner turned incredibly intelligent marketer. You should […]
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Stephen Marsh, Copywriter What connects TV presenter Fiona Bruce, Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom and novelist W. Somerset Maugham? Give up? Well, they’re all from Canterbury. As too is Stephen Marsh… a freelance copywriter and generally good egg. He’s written copy for a vast variety of clients all around the world, including a private detective, which […]
So, it turns out I’m not too hot at catching crabs… Despite trying to lure them with ham (yes, apparently crabs love ham) I only managed to spot a single crab that soon scuttled away. Alas, the Torquay coast is genuinely beautiful and we’ve been lucky to catch an obscenely sunny weekend. Our hosts are […]
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Jul
Jul
No one wakes up in the morning and thinks ‘hey, I need a financial newsletter’… So suggested Agora founder, financial newsletter publisher and legendary copywriter in his own right, Bill Bonner. We can go one further: no one wakes up in the morning and thinks ‘hey, I need to read a direct response sales letter’. Not even copywriters. (Hey, […]
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Jun
Jun
Often the first few lines of a direct response sales letter are redundant. Sometimes, even the first few paragraphs are too. Look again at the opening of any sales letter you’re working on and ask if it would not be stronger to start a little further in. You see, when we start writing we are […]
I’ve just published a new book for Kindle… Buy This Now: A Beginner’s Guide to Direct Response Copywriting. Inside I’ve brought together ten simple rules that I recommend you follow when it comes to starting out in your copywriting career. This isn’t abstract stuff. It’s specific advice that you can apply to any copy you’re […]
We’re already into May and I’m already well into my first recommendation for this month. First though, let’s just recap on last month’s suggestions… We had What is the What by Dave Eggers and I must say it was an excellent book. If you haven’t read it yet, make time for it. I’m not sure it’s directly […]
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Apr
Apr
Whenever I’m looking to take on a trainee copywriter, one of the tasks I always set is the same. It’s designed to see if the writer is able to turn features into benefits. On the face of it seems a very simple exercise… And frankly, it is. But it reveals something about a writer that […]
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Apr
Apr
Following my guest post in John Forde’s excellent Copywriter’s Roundtable, I received an email from a fellow copywriter called Tony. He was interested in my idea of fuelling your brain by reading books that aren’t typically associated with copywriting. Don’t get me wrong, each month I make sure I read at least one book that touches […]
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Mar
Mar
I wrote a new article for a fellow copywriter, Alastair Allday, that is currently featured on his website, Allday Creative. You can read the piece here. In it I reveal five things that could help you improve your writing. But these aren’t regular copy tips and it isn’t a list of typical ‘how to’ textbooks. […]