Why Clients Buy—And Why They Don't
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Do me a favour. Watch one of those soppy soaps today. Something like ‘Desperate Housewives; Dynasty; The Bold and the Beautiful’ or something equally…um…riveting. Notice how they started the episode? They didn’t trust the fact that you’d actually remember the previous episode. Nope, the writers of the soap know that you have extreme short-term memory, […]
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Al Gore and Bill Clinton. Sitting side by side, watching you make a presentation. Al’s not saying a word. He’s watching you carefully. His face is painted a deep shade of scepticism. And as you look at Clinton, you see a different picture. Clinton’s smiling; he’s got that goofy grin that seems to light up […]
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Put on some Bach, Beethoven or Chopin. And listen to the music. What do you hear? You hear variation. The music races madly ahead. Then it stops. It goes softer, then louder. Then at a normal volume once again. And variation isn’t just restricted to classical music. It’s pretty much everywhere you look. In cartoons, […]
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Words lambada. Words don’t sit out at a party. They get up and they swing. They rock, they shake their hips and they twirl like crazy. Words lambada. You don’t agree with me, do ya? The words in your copy may get up to do a series of embarrassing dance steps, but heck, it ain’t […]
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I don’t know if you’ve ever tried eating a one-slice sandwich. Yeah, one slice. Put one slice down. Then pile the slice with chicken, mayonnaise, pickles, tomatoes, lettuce and sauces. Now eat the slice of bread, will ya? Ummm…I’d rather not, you say Because even a dumbo knows that a one-slice sandwich is a recipe […]
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Before I start, let me make one thing clear. John Forde is a copywriter with a great newsletter who’s also a good friend. And me, I’m Sean D’Souza. Which of course makes it really weird when I say I used myself for inspiration. It sounds a lot more than weird, actually. It sounds egocentric. Let […]
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You’ve started reading a newsletter. And before you know it, you’re at 500 words. Then at 750 words. And hurtling past 1000 words. How on earth did you end up reading so much, when all you wanted to do was skim through the article? The answer is in the connectors in copywriting. So what are […]
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There’s a legendary story about a French Bank. Apparently their elderly customers took up too much time dealing with the banking clerks, and did little business of value. So the bank decided they wanted to give the elderly customers the ol’ heave ho. But how do you get rid of elderly customers without igniting a […]
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In Africa, there’s a saying: If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go with a group. A group? Why would you want to go with a group? Have you ever tried to see a movie with a group? Everyone wants to go their own way, and you end […]
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I am resending this email in case you missed it on Tuesday For the past year (and a bit) I’ve been working on an incredibly interesting project. It’s a series of books on Presentations. So notice one thing: It’s not a single book. It’s a series. Three whole books. Three whole audio-books as well. Announcing: […]
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