Digital Retention Copywriter
Tips and advice for using direct response copywriting in your next marketing campaign. “Aren’t we all direct response copywriters now?” said the former Ad Executive.
“Write like Google isn’t watching, because most of the time… it isn’t.” Writing for Google’s approval is like feeding a slot machine. Instead of adding tokens, you publish “helpful” content. In time, your posts will inch up the search rankings, until one day, you hit the top-spot jackpot. This is the conventional advice bloggers receive … Read More
Product testimonials are some of the most valuable and versatile assets a company owns. They can be used in every stage of the marketing funnel to drive conversions. Capturing quality testimonials should therefore be a top priority for content marketers.
(Watch a Facebook video of this post by clicking this link.) A comparison chart that includes competitor brands can be a tremendously effective addition to your product’s sales page. Naturally, introducing readers to other brands carries risk. This is true at each stage of the content marketing funnel. It’s also true when the features of … Read More
This is a story about missing ad copy. Ad copy that, by its absence, blew a crucial opportunity to drive ticket sales for a rare and expensive public event… a rock show. The story takes place in Seattle, early summer 2016. That morning, as I was crossing the street, a bus drove by. On the … Read More
(You can watch a video of this post on Facebook by clicking this link.) The world’s largest newspaper doesn’t get much respect. Critics scoff: “Not real news,” “Celebrity fluff, ” “Pure trivia.” But unlike other newspapers analyzed in a recent Pew Research Center report, the Daily Mail does do ONE thing very well… … make money. Hand … Read More
