The Adweek Copywriting Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful Advertising and Marketing Copy from One of America's Top CopywritersJohn Wiley & Sons, 2012 M06 19 - 368 pages Great copy is the heart and soul of the advertising business. In this practical guide, legendary copywriter Joe Sugarman provides proven guidelines and expert advice on what it takes to write copy that will entice, motivate, and move customers to buy. For anyone who wants to break into the business, this is the ultimate companion resource for unlimited success. |
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... important ways—the sheer volume of his writing, the trends that he set and my favorite, the personal catalog, one in which the copy and the product reflect the quirks of the owner. And Joe has a lot of imitators who have personalized ...
... important ways—the sheer volume of his writing, the trends that he set and my favorite, the personal catalog, one in which the copy and the product reflect the quirks of the owner. And Joe has a lot of imitators who have personalized ...
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... important and always felt. Judy Sugarman, my sister and copyeditor for 25 years—always there to correct my spelling, undangle my modifiers and give me very candid feedback. I also wish to acknowledge the thousands of customers who gave ...
... important and always felt. Judy Sugarman, my sister and copyeditor for 25 years—always there to correct my spelling, undangle my modifiers and give me very candid feedback. I also wish to acknowledge the thousands of customers who gave ...
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... important to experience as much in life as possible and not to fear failure. It's not whether you win or lose in life that's important but whether you play the game. Lose enough and eventually you will win—it's only a matter of time ...
... important to experience as much in life as possible and not to fear failure. It's not whether you win or lose in life that's important but whether you play the game. Lose enough and eventually you will win—it's only a matter of time ...
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... important keys in copywriting and conceptualizing is the ability to relate totally divergent concepts to create a new concept. Once again, the more data you have to work with from your life experiences and the more your mind can relate ...
... important keys in copywriting and conceptualizing is the ability to relate totally divergent concepts to create a new concept. Once again, the more data you have to work with from your life experiences and the more your mind can relate ...
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... important to me is the ease of installation. It would have to be so easy to install that it wouldn't require any outside person stringing wires all over my house. So when I wrote the ad on the Midex burglar alarm, I made sure that I ...
... important to me is the ease of installation. It would have to be so easy to install that it wouldn't require any outside person stringing wires all over my house. So when I wrote the ad on the Midex burglar alarm, I made sure that I ...
Contents
14 Linking | |
15 Consistency | |
17 Desire to Belong | |
18 Desire to Collect | |
19 Curiosity | |
20 Sense of Urgency | |
21 Fear | |
22 Instant Gratification | |
Harmony Is the Key | |
Chapter 8 | |
The Force of Reading Gravity | |
Save Those Articles | |
Chapter 9 | |
You Never Really Know | |
Chapter 10 | |
An Invitation I Couldnt Refuse | |
What Was Her Angle? | |
Chapter 11 | |
Mercedes Advertising | |
The Emotional Approach | |
Words Have Strong Emotions Attached | |
Chapter 12 | |
Soviet Intrigue | |
Concept Selling Does Well | |
Chapter 13 | |
Your Mind Is Always Working | |
Left Brain versus Right Brain | |
Chapter 14 | |
Long Enough but Short Enough | |
The LongCopy Approach | |
Chapter 15 | |
Emotional Process in Communication | |
Use of a Byline | |
Chapter 16 | |
April Becomes a Real Nuisance | |
Flowing in a Logical Sequence | |
Prepare That Big Idea | |
Chapter 17 | |
Copy Has Space Restrictions | |
Some Principles of Editing | |
Read the Periodicals | |
Computers Are a Great Help | |
Section Two | |
Preview | |
Chapter 18 | |
A FRANK DISCUSSION OF SERVICE | |
FANCY ENDORSEMENT | |
Chapter 19 | |
2 Honesty | |
3 Integrity | |
5 Value and Proof of Value | |
7 Greed | |
9 Satisfaction Conviction | |
10 Nature of Product | |
11 Prospect Nature | |
12 Current Fads | |
13 Timing | |
24 Simplicity | |
25 Human Relationships | |
26 Storytelling | |
27 Mental Engagement | |
28 Guilt | |
30 Familiarity | |
31 Hope | |
Chapter 20 | |
Many Products Make Powerful Cures | |
Make a Preventive a Cure | |
Chapter 21 | |
Chapter 22 | |
Section Three | |
Preview | |
Chapter 23 | |
Chapter 24 | |
YOU CAN IMAGINE THE EXCITEMENT | |
Chapter 25 | |
Chapter 26 | |
Chapter 27 | |
Chapter 28 | |
REAL LOSER | |
SIMPLE TO SET | |
Chapter 29 | |
DAVE IS A FARMER | |
Chapter 30 | |
VERY FAMOUS GUESTS | |
FINAL REFUSAL | |
Chapter 31 | |
MASSIVE CONSPIRACY | |
AUTO PARTS DEALER | |
Chapter 32 | |
COULDNT BELIEVE EYES | |
DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE | |
Chapter 33 | |
SUGGESTION REJECTED | |
Chapter 34 | |
A MODERN DAY ROBIN HOOD | |
NOW THE BEST PART | |
EASY TO JOIN | |
Chapter 35 | |
TOO COSTLY | |
DESIGNED FOR THE LOWER BACK | |
A Note | |
Section Four | |
Preview | |
Chapter 36 | |
Insert Stuffers Bounce Backs and Broadsides | |
Direct Mail | |
Newspapers | |
Billboards | |
Radio | |
Television | |
The Infomercial | |
BackEnd Sales | |
AfterSale Opportunities | |
The Internet | |
Assumed Constraint Examples | |
Axioms | |
Emotion Principles | |
The Psychological Triggers | |
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The Adweek Copywriting Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful ... Joseph Sugarman No preview available - 2007 |
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful ... Joseph Sugarman No preview available - 2007 |
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