As a copywriter this recent headline made me smile and caught my attention… “French bread spiked with LSD in CIA experiment” I imagine there would be a fairly large proportion of the population who had their curiosity aroused and had to find out more. Which, of course, is what makes a great headline…inflaming that desire […]
Copywriters Take Note…
…of this example of “How Not To Swipe”. “Swiping” is undoubtedly a very powerful and useful technique… …when used correctly, that is. All too often, however, unscrupulous marketers and copywriters simply copy an ad… …without understanding why the ad or promotion worked. Here’s an example from Lawrence Bernstein’s “Info Marketing Blog”…