‘Fake news’ – literally meaning untrue stories masquerading as news – hasn’t officially been a thing for very long. It feels like it’s really just the past couple of years that the term has been bandied around in earnest, and that’s in response to a proliferation in these false stories circulated quickly and widely on […]
As a small business owner, you love what you do (or at least I hope you do!). It’s why you get up in a morning, to help people who need what you can provide to the world, whilst also keeping a roof over your head. However, if your field is considered particularly dry and boring […]
For the last 10 or so years, we’ve all been blinded by the shining light of goodness that is Innocent’s tone of voice. So fun, so quirky. They’ve had a very good run with their copy style and, although I’m personally quite tired of the schtick now (old and bitter, is what I am), they’re […]
Content writing is hard at the best of times, but content writing to a deadline can be torturous. Keeping up the momentum when copywriting has never been harder, when we have so many distractions beckoning. It’s harder still if your deadline is self-imposed, because you’re that much more likely to break it, especially if you […]
Clear writing isn’t a top priority for a lot of people, and why would it be? With so many other important objectives to achieve in your writing – showing passion, creating interest, building a convincing argument – clarity just sounds boring. But we’ve all started reading one of those promising posts with a great headline, […]
If you’re starting a new company, launching a new product, or are simply giving your current brand a fresh lick of paint, getting your design perfect is key. However, once you’ve wowed your audience with sparkling visuals – then what? You need high quality writing to truly win over your audience. Promotional text or “copy” […]
Promoting yourself with great copy can be the key to awesome marketing, but it’s often an aspect that sadly gets overlooked. I totally get it. Putting a marketing message together and getting it right can be a daunting prospect to the uninitiated. Using the right words in the right places can have your ideal clientele […]
Being a copywriter is definitely the coolest career I’ve ever had. Unfortunately, it’s not a job title that gets bandied around a lot outside of marketing spheres, and therefore doubt and misconceptions creep in. Here are 11 of the most common myths and misunderstandings that seem to be out there… 1. “‘Copywriting?’ You mean ‘copyright’ […]
Marketing psychology is a fascinating field, and one that I have written about at length before. But did you know there are formulaic ways to approach your copy that appeal to the all-important psychology and emotion behind the sale? Copywriting legend Robert W. Bly calls these structures “motivating sequences;” model approaches to writing copy that […]
Most of the decisions we make are driven by our emotions, and this includes purchasing decisions, from putting an offer on a £500k house to choosing a £15 personal organiser. Larry Pincin and Phil Glosserman, authors of Sell The Feeling, say: “Regardless of what you’re selling, whether it’s products, services or advice, people buy based […]