“The tai-pan is always alone, that being the joy and the hurt of it.” – from “Noble House” by James Clavell One of the most powerful concepts in marketing is the idea of “positioning”… …put simply, “owning” an idea in the mind of the consumer. For example, in the world of cars, BMW for most […]
Hey YOU! – Copywriting Tips To Grab Attention
Another guest post from friend and copywriting ace Pete Godfrey. This one is talking about one of the most important elements in your marketing… …and that’s getting the attention of your audience in the first place. Couple of notes about the article… 1) Pete talks about “The Collier Principle”. He explains it a little more […]
Why Do Big Financial Institutions Have Such Dumb Advertising?
In the City today I couldn’t help notice a new advertising campaign from BT Financial Group, one of the big local funds managers. It’s promoting their superannuation (retirement savings) products and the part that I saw was the outdoor display ads. There’s a whole series of these advertisements and they all have a question theme […]