WARNING! This post is a bit of a “rant” but hopefully contains some useful marketing points… …as well as providing a degree of amusement for you. It was prompted by a number of things… …firstly an example from the latest edition of “No B.S. Ruthless Management Of People And Profits” by Dan Kennedy. More about […]
“Scientific Advertising In The 21st Century” – Part 3 “Offer Service”
Welcome to Part 3 of this series “Scientific Advertising In The 21st Century”. This third chapter in the copywriting classic “Scientific Advertising” by Claude Hopkins is titled “Offer Service”. Now, that title is a little misleading to the modern day reader because what Hopkins is really talking about is offering the prospective customer some sort […]
Yet Another Example of Mainstream Advertising Agencies Wasting Clients Money
Had to smile when this article (“Advertisers: Men Are Not Idiots“) from Advertising Age came to my attention… Bashing Fathers and Husbands Isn’t the Right Way for Marketers to Sell Products The way the advertising industry portrays men has drawn increasing scrutiny in both the trade press and the mainstream media. Defenders of the status […]