Are memorable ads the way to get sales?

If people don’t remember your ads then you’ll probably get fewer sales, but a really memorable ad has to do more than stick in the memory of your reader (or viewer) – it needs to remind them of your product. Think about the ads you’ve seen in...

How creative is commercial copywriting?

I’m a bit of a systems freak so I love being able to break things down into processes. Anything that I can turn into 7 steps to a result definitely makes me feel like I’ve achieved something! Sad, isn’t it? However, people tell me I am creative...
The ‘writing to market your business’ equation

The ‘writing to market your business’ equation

There are several elements that go to make marketing copy successful. They all need to be addressed to enable marketing copy to succeed in generating warm leads that will build your list of interested people and your customer order book. You need to get your...
The ‘writing to market your business’ equation

What will happen to Skype now Microsoft have bought it?

I’m not a big newshound, but now Microsoft have bought Skype what happens will affect me directly. I’ve been using Skype for years and have found it invaluable for talking to people in other parts of the world, having instant conversations with colleagues,...
The ‘writing to market your business’ equation

How social networking markets your business

There’s a lot of talk about the joys of social networking – there are the dedicated enthusiasts who claim it makes them lots of money (or at least generates leads) and then there are the people who only see it as time bandit with little return. Both groups...