The great Drayton Bird recently drew my attention to a company called Persado that seems intent on destroying the livelihood of a great many copywriters. The Wall Street Journal reports… “Persado Raises $21 Million to Replace Human Copywriters With Computers”. The company… “…specializes in creating automated messages that try to persuade people to take action, […]
More About That Know, Like And Trust Thing…
In a recent post I revisited the direct response marketing idea that people do business with those that they know, like and trust… “Some Personal Observations On Buyer Behaviour” Noticed this post over at CopyBlogger… “30 Ways To Build The Know Like And Trust Factor That Builds An Audience” …that’s well-worth the read. Three sections […]
Crocodile Marketing Conference – Sunday Morning Session
“Discounting is EVIL!” – copywriter Pete Godfrey Well, after a raucous Saturday evening (so I’m told…yours truly retired at a relatively early hour)… …the Wizard himself, Pete Godfrey, presented the first session on Sunday morning. “Reinventing Your Marketing” …was the theme. Summarising the session…
Copywriting Notes – Dealing With Procrastination
Copywriters obviously aren’t the only people who struggle with the demon of procrastination. But, as I said in a previous post about dealing with “resistance” it’s something that anyone involved in a creative endeavour seems to struggle with. Procrastination comes in various forms. One is the idea that you don’t know enough just yet to […]