Better Conversion Tip #7 – Have a “3C” Call To Action In any form of direct response marketing, the objective is to get the prospect or the visitor to your site to take a specific action. The “Call To Action” is how you communicate that desired action to the visitor. For best response, the Call […]
Marketing And Movie Trailers – The Town
Came across this upcoming movie that has been attracting interest from a number of movie buffs. Main point of interest is that Ben Affleck not only stars but also directs. Er…”So what?” you might ask. Well, Ben’s debut at directing “Gone Baby Gone” received critical plaudits and given the current uninspiring state of filmmaking this […]
So Who Appointed You The Marketing Or _ (Fill In The Blanks) Guru?
If you’re the kind of person who has a Donald Trump size ego and absolutely no scintilla (yeah, I know I shouldn’t use fancy words when “a tiny trace or amount” would do!) of self-doubt, then you can skip this post. If you’re like most of the rest of us, however, then this might contain […]
“Scientific Advertising In The 21st Century” – Part 19 “Letter Writing”
In Chapter 19 of the copywriting classic “Scientific Advertising”, Claude Hopkins turns his attention to the subject of “Letter Writing”. By “Letter Writing”, Hopkins of course means classic direct mail. Here are his initial comments…