IF America is on the road to a post-pandemic recovery–and according to the record-breaking stock market it is–then the sentiment in today’s promo swipe could resonate well… “Re-Made in America”, written for Byron King’s Outstanding Investments (an Agora Financial newsletter)…
In master copywriter Gene Schwartz’s book Breakthrough Advertising he talks about market awareness. As in, how well does your potential customer know you? It’s important to think about because it dictates how hard you need to sell your (or your…
What a crazy election… and it’s not over yet! As I’m writing this, Biden is in the lead with 253 to 214 electoral votes (per the BBC). But Trump is already contesting the election’s legitimacy. Still, it looks like Biden’s…
This Tuesday, November 3, is Election Day in the US. For many Americans, they believe more is riding on this election than any in recent history… For left-leaning voters, four more years of Trump, is four more years of “literally…
There’s an old rule in the world of direct response marketing and copywriting: “Sell the premium. Not the product.” Today’s swipe is a perfect example of that… The “premium” by the way, is a free bonus someone gets with their…
We’re living in truly apocalyptic times. Where I’m currently living, the pubs have been forced to close again. The inhumanity! Where am I supposed to work!? Even more restrictions are likely coming. We could soon return to shelves emptied of…
Today’s sales letter swipe is by copywriter Jim Sheridan and is both one of the best and worst sales letter ever written… I first learned about it from the Gary Halbert Letter over ten years ago. Maybe closer to fifteen…
Few important things to mention about today’s sales letter swipe… First, it was a massive blockbuster for The Bob Livingston Letter. I got it in the mail a lot! I remember a variation with the headline “R.I.P. America”, and there…
Writing financial copy is a bit like playing ice hockey… You see, the emotions of your market swing more wildly than any other market I can think of… just like the ups and downs of the stock market… When the…
Is a discount just a discount? Or is it a personal check for $2,500 you’re getting as part of a special “Pay-It-Back” event? We’ve talked about the idea of “transubstantiation” before and I have a particularly good example from Money…