The latest meeting of the GKIC London Chapter… “The Place For Prosperity” …took place on Tuesday, 19 August 2014. This month’s guest speaker was Patrick Powers… …expert in persuasion, influencing and networking. His topic was how to network effectively and in particular how to avoid the… “7 Deadly Sins Of Networking And Influencing” The idea […]
When “Success” Might Put You Out Of Business…
Here’s a cautionary tale about the potential problems using a service like Groupon… …and how having too many customers can be a BIG, business-threatening problem… “Groupon demand almost finishes cupcake maker” In brief… “Rachel Brown, who runs the Need a Cake bakery in Reading, Berkshire, launched an offer via the money-saving website in the spring […]
Direct Response Meerkating – Latest
I’ve commented before about the zany, but highly effective, marketing campaign featuring superstar meerkat “Aleksandr Orlov” and his “Compare The Meerkat” site… “Emotional Direct Response Meerkating?!?” So I was interested in this recent article… “Comparethemarket warns Google to play fair” …and decided to take a look at the what’s been happening with the campaign. The […]
Is Direct Response Meerkating Dangerous?
I recently enthused about the “Compare the Meerkat” campaign for the UK insurance site “Comparethe market.com” (in the post “Emotional Direct Response Meerkating?!?”). But are there dangers in an off-beat, somewhat zany campaign like this? I’ll consider this in a moment, but first another of the brilliant ads in the series… Wonderful! But are there […]
How Copywriting Can Make Virtually Any Product Exciting And Interesting
One of the challenges facing any copywriter is to come up with the “Big Idea” or the angle that makes a product or service exciting, or at least compelling, to the prospect. It’s what legendary copywriter John Carlton calls “The Hook”. Now, as I was walking along to my “Latin Cardio” class today (I’ll tell […]