marketing message

For any marketing message to be effective there are a number of things that one has to get right – but there is a bit of a formula! The first “secret” in effective marketing messages…

Coming up with a winning headline or subject line is the first objective when writing for clients or prospects. Anything else we have to say in the body of the message just doesn’t really matter…

Most of your target market today go on a “buying journey”. That means they largely control what and when they will buy our products and services…and it is rarely a snap decision made the same…

Details matter. That attitude was a significant contributor to Apple’s success. It was the centrepiece of Steve Jobs approach to design. It made him (and Apple) swags of money. While beautiful design is perhaps not…

Getting attention in an era of message bombardment is tough, but there are techniques that can help you get better focus on YOUR marketing message. There is no doubt that professionals have to work that…

Ever wondered why infomercials or news broadcasts come up with lines like this: “XYZ Corporation closed its doors on customers today leaving 10,000 without the products they had paid for already…more on that shortly.” The…

Waaaaay too many times each week I think “that is not an effective message”. There is a lot of material prepared by well educated, articulate and thoughtful professionals that leaves me going “Huh?’ when I…

When all else fails and you are at a loss to market yourself effectively the easiest marketing path is to sell “convenience”. One thing you can count on is that there will be a significant…