Spent the day at Mal Emery’s “Sydney Platinum Intensive”. The Platinum program is Mal’s high end coaching group and they have regular get-togethers throughout the year. A number of my clients are in the platinum group and I was grateful for an invite to drop in. Interestingly, the main focus of this event was…
How Reader’s Digest Can Help Your Copywriting
I’ve been back from my Christmas trip to the UK for almost a week now and I’ve just about caught up with all the “stuff” that inevitably piles up! Going through my mail, came across the January issue of Reader’s Digest. Now, I have a subscription because of a tip from legendary copywriter John Caples. […]
Copywriting Notes – Makepeace And Bencivenga Part 2
Here’s the second part of the interview between copywriting giants Clayton Makepeace and Gary Bencivenga. It continues with more about Gary’s early days as a writer and his early mentors – people like copywriting legend John Caples and the great David Ogilvy. Notice also some of the “mindset” points that Gary makes early on. By […]