by lesley | Aug 3, 2010 | Newsletters
Good newsletters are great; but very few newsletters are really good. Most are average and many are a not very well disguised sales pitch. Newsletters are marketing tools and writing for the reader is the key to success. Here are my thoughts on newsletters –...
by lesley | May 19, 2009 | Marketing, Readability, Website copy
1. Headline – needs to be in prime real estate and bigger than anything else to get attention. 2. Simple, easy to use navigation – easy to find, consistent, no overwhelm, no guesswork! 3. Don’t underestimate the power of using the text as hyperlinks...
by lesley | May 5, 2009 | Marketing, Website copy
In business your success is often directly linked to the impact you make on other people. We all know people who are very good at something, but aren’t as successful as another person who is maybe not as good at that skill, but really knows how to make an impact...
by lesley | Apr 30, 2009 | Marketing
Different rules apply when you put your message on paper instead of the screen. You need to consider how people handle the document. In yesterday’s meeting we discussed the impact of letters, formal invitation cards and email. They all work in different ways. If...
by lesley | Apr 24, 2009 | Marketing, Testimonials, Website copy
Testimonials are a great way to show your expertise off! A third party saying how good you are is so much better than saying it yourself. So it’s really good when someone gives you a testimonial that you can add to your marketing material and your web copy. Do...
