Category: Direct Response Marketing

  • Lead generation techniques – How to make any of your claims FAR more believable

    In today’s day and age, whether you’re selling something or trying to generate leads, one of the biggest marketing hurdles to overcome, is skepticism. No matter who you are or who you’re selling to, everyone’s skeptical.  Adults doubt that you’re going to make their teeth whiter… mom’s doubt those vitamins really will make their children…

  • Copywriting tip – Yet another way to start a sales letter:

    Here’s a nice and simple copywriting tip you can use, right away. Most people find opening up a sales letter as awkward as a lonely single guy finds starting a conversation with a hot blonde. So today I’m going to give you an absolutely brain-dead way of opening up a sales letter.  This one’s so…

  • Sneak Preview of the January 2010 issue

    I just received this month’s issue of Seductive Selling, back from our fulfillment center, and I wanted to give you a sneak preview of what you’re missing. To mark the New Year, this month’s edition is called: “Welcome To… 2003?” and the rest of the issue is a real doozy.  Inside you’ll uncover: *  TEN…

  • Direct Response Copywriting: Yes, you can be a MUCH better writer: give me five days and I'll show you how!

    Today, let’s talk about the appeals you create in your direct response copywriting. Because appealing to what someone wants the most, is one of the easiest and most powerful ways of not simply “getting” their attention… but commanding their attention. And just the same way the shortest distance between two points is a straight line,…

  • Business Strategy Consulting: The story of the one-trick pony

    I had a few consulting calls this week and the topic of positioning came up on more than one occasion. In business, “positioning” is everything.  It creates your differential (why someone should work with YOU over your competition), it gives you a reason why you exist, and it also, when used effectively… creates scarcity, solidifies…

  • Business Lead Generation – Why Most Marketing Completely "Loses" Your Customers

    When it comes to business lead generation, most people lose far more customers than they’re ever aware of. Here, listen to this story and you’ll see exactly why: I remember watching the movie “Brian’s Song,” when it first came out back in the early 1970’s. The movie shared the great friendship between two Chicago Bears…

  • 3 ways to use pictures in your ads to dramatically increase your response rates

    When it comes to selling, what you say is going to be far more compelling than anything else. But in some situations, the old adage of “a picture’s worth a thousand words” is still applicable.  So let’s take a look at a few different ways you can take advantage of this by psing pictures to…

  • this is your FINAL chance

    You have until midnight tonight to get the December 2009 issue of Seductive Selling.  This is one of the LARGEST and most informative issues of the year. Here’s what you’ll be missing if you don’t take your free test-drive of this offline newsletter, now read in 14 countries world-wide: *  Lead acquisition costs and how…

  • Copywriting tips: 3 ways to make "headline news" and get your ads opened and read

    I’m off to go and see my younger son wrestle in a tournament early this afternoon, and today’s the first day the weather’s been warm around here in about two weeks, so life’s looking good as well sail into the weekend… Let me show you an easy way to get your reader’s attention.  It’s not…

  • less than 2 days left to get your hands on this

    I didn’t promote my offline newsletter last month because no one wants to be bothered with anything in December. However, it happens to be one of the LARGEST and most informative issues of the year. I’m going to allow you to get your hands on it — for Free — until this Friday, ONLY.  Here’s…

  • 5 Great places to find the "money idea" for your next promotion

    They say “the devil is in the details.”  The gist of this expression is that it’s the small little things you typically overlooked, which cause you big problems and headaches later on. I think this is true.  After all, you never get hit by the bus you saw coming, right? And when it comes to…

  • Deadline extended to Friday, fewer than 3 days left…

    I didn’t promote my offline newsletter last month because frankly, no one wants to be bothered with anything in December. However, it happens to be one of the largest and most informative issues of the year. So I’m making an exception and I’m going to allow you to get your hands on it — for…

  • Copywriting Tip – Writing Headlines – "Challenge" Your Customer

    Here’s a useful copywriting tip about writing headlines that anyone in any business can use. You know, everyone wants to feel special — at least, sometimes.  Right? And making your customers feel special is one of the best things you can do.  But this isn’t so easy to do, is it?  I mean, how can…

  • New Copywriting Tips and insights: Be careful what you say in 2010, because…

    Let’s start the new year off with a copywriting tip that’s going to make you think long and hard about the things you write and how you say them. But first… I hope you had as much fun and relaxation over the last two weeks as I did. And I hope 2010 is a great…

  • Lead Generation Marketing Specialist Reveals The Top 10 Ways To Make Money In 2010

    For: kingofcopy.com, 3959 Van Dyke Road #253 Lutz, Florida 33549 Contact: Craig Garber, 813-333-2463 For immediate release Lead Generation Marketing Specialist Reveals The Top 10 Ways To Make Money In 2010 Author and lead generation marketing specialist Craig Garber from kingofcopy.com has just released his annual “Top 10 Ways Entrepreneurs Will (And Won’t) Be Making…

  • the happiest holiday wishes are…

    Like most people, I’m taking time off these two weeks to relax and spend time with my family. I just wanted to take a moment, however, to wish you and your family, a happy and healthy holiday. I’ll leave you with a little story and then we’ll talk again next week: The story comes from…

  • New press release: HOT? who knows…

    I have to admit, when it comes to writing copy, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who gets the results I do.  But… when it comes to writing press releases, I haven’t done anywhere nearly as well. I’m releasing this one, tomorrow… and who knows what’s going to happen with it? But it’s a very…

  • last chance to watch these free video workshops

    As you may know, I’m one of the only affiliates chosen to promote Peter Thomson’s new program, here in the States.  Peter is Nightingale-Conant’s most prolific author in the UK. He’s just released a free video workshop and if you want to learn the ins and outs of how to publish information, then I’d encourage…

  • Copywriting secrets: upselling your buyers ($$)

    If you sell more than one product or service, then this copywriting secret will put more cash into your pockets than any other single piece of information you’ve received from me, this year. This information shines a light inside your prospect’s mind and shows you exactly what they’re thinking, the precise moment they’re buying something…

  • Read this only if you did NOT get behind the velvet rope.

    My friend Peter Thomson, from the UK, has asked me to become an affiliate and help support his newest project, and I was thrilled to do so.  As I said on Tuesday, I own a number of Peter’s products and the two of us have talked on more than one occasion about doing an event…