Our “failed” email was a great success

Our “failed” email was a great success

Did you know that the “failed email” newsletter that I sent last week was part of a test that saw a huge success? The email that I sent talked about how a trucking industry’s email was sure to flop because they spent all their time talking about...

What is and isn’t copywriting

To many people the term copywriting has a very broad meaning: any kind of marketing writing. However, to those in the marketing professional, copywriting is content written for the purpose of selling an idea, product or service. Thus, copywriting clearly offers a call...
Dad’s Korean War “near miss” story

Dad’s Korean War “near miss” story

The earliest memory I have of typing is being perched on a fluffy pillow in front of a 24-lb Royal manual typewriter. The keys are hard to hit, and the pillow was to boost my ten-year-old frame up to the keyboard. It was my dad who insisted that all of us kids to...