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What you will learn from Copywriting rules of thumb:

 

  • COPYWRITING STRATEGY
  • SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION
  • IT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAY, BUT WHAT THE LISTENER HEARS THAT'S IMPORTANT.
  • THREE VITAL COMPONENTS
  • USING FEAR
  • THE FIRST STEP — TUNING YOUR READERS IN
  • UNLESS THIS PROCEDURE IS FOLLOWED IN YOUR LETTER OR
  • ADVERTISEMENT, IT WILL FAIL.
  • MAKING YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION
  • HOW LONG SHOULD THE COPY BE?
  • NINE POINTERS
  • SELLING MAY BE FUN, BUT IT’S A SERIOUS BUSINESS!
  • URGENCY
  • SHORTAGE OF SUPPLY
  • BEAT THE PRICE RISE
  • SPECIAL ISSUE COMING UP!
  • ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
  • OVERCOMING THE PRICE BARRIER
  • Creating your Sales Letter
  • SOME COMMON ERRORS
  • TESTING IDEAS - THE SCIENCE
  • HOW TO SPOT A GOOD PROMOTION
  • THE COPYWRITER IS IGNORING YOU JUST AS YOU ARE IGNORING HIM.
  • 'WHAT RESPONSE DID IT ACHIEVE?'
  • COPY QUESTIONNAIRE: THE CREATIVE QUESTIONS
  • THE SIX MOTIVATORS
  • MOTIVATING A READER TO BUY TO A PRODUCT IS A SPECIALIST TASK.
  • UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION (USP)
  • HOW A UNIQUE PROPOSITION LIFTS CIRCULATION
  • THE BENEFIT
  • THE HIERARCHY OF BENEFIT
  • PUTTING BENEFITS IN YOUR COPY ISN'T A SIMPLE PROCESS.
  • THE VALUE OF BENEFIT

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