A warm welcome to the “Looking Ahead” feature where we consider the coming month… …and the events, occasions, anniversaries and holidays that smart direct response marketers can use as the foundation for event-driven marketing promotions in a marketing calendar September 2017. After the lull of the last month or so… …it’s a time of a […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar September 2015
A warm welcome to the “Looking Ahead” feature where we consider the coming month… …and the events, occasions, anniversaries and holidays that smart direct response marketers can use as the foundation for event-driven marketing promotions in a marketing calendar September 2015. After the lull of the last month or so… …it’s a time of a […]
“Scientific Advertising In The 21st Century” – Part 19 “Letter Writing”
In Chapter 19 of the copywriting classic “Scientific Advertising”, Claude Hopkins turns his attention to the subject of “Letter Writing”. By “Letter Writing”, Hopkins of course means classic direct mail. Here are his initial comments…
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 […]