Content & Strategy

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Copywriting for Hotels: How the Right Focus and Style Can Win New Customers

Thumb through most hotel advertisements and you’ll see attractive photos of beds, polished sinks and beautiful swimming pools under starlight. These are good for grabbing readers’ attention, but in the end, the text will really make the…
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5 Writing Tips Inspired by Hemingway

A few summers ago my daughter read A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway’s World War I novel. She liked it for the most part, which I consider a compliment to the old master since he has to compete with J.K. Rowling and other modern authors…
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The five secrets to emotional content

In the dark corner of the room, I heard my oldest writing mentor cough. He walked from the shadows into a dusty beam of sunlight at the end of the table. “This is it,” his voice rasped as he sat down. “This… this… is the secret of…
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Is Content Writing About Copywriting or Journalism?

We’ve hit crunch time in the content writing world. Two different species of writer have started inhabiting the same territory. Journalists left the old mountains of media empires to feed on the plains of marketing. Copywriters looked…
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Telltale Signs You’re Much Smarter Than Average

Intelligence, or IQ, isn’t what you know, but rather the pace at which you acquire new information. Longitudinal studies have shown that IQ is fixed at an early age, so you’re stuck with what you’ve got. While IQ is far from being the…
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Stop Selling. Start Sharing. It’s what social media is all about.

If you think social media is about selling, think again. If you think social media is about selling, think again. Advertising is about selling. Social media is about sharing: sharing your expertise by positioning yourself or your business as…
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The Magic Formula For Writing World Class Copy. Read This If You’re Selling Products Or Services.

Empathy + Humour + Suggestion x Value = Success. That’s the secret magic formula to world class copywriting and all you need to know about the importance of copywriting. Using this formula can lead to 20-25% more likeability, 60-75% more…
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Why Long Form Content Is Now King.

UPDATE: EIGHT MONTHS after I published this blog, Google has finally launched an algorithm to reward Long Form Content with higher rankings – this algorithm was rolled out approx. Aug 3rd 2015. The upshot is that Google now scans short content…
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Effective Copywriting Tips for the Small Business and Entrepreneur

So you're already running a small, independent business. Or you're kicking off a thrilling new entrepreneurial venture. Sticking it to the man. Telling your old bosses to get stuffed. Standing on a rooftop with arms outstretched screaming…
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Framing Emotive Storytelling in Copywriting for Charities… And Why Guilt Can Be a Bad Idea

Copywriting in the direct response arena, for charities, can be a pretty tough endeavour - one that relies especially heavily on obtaining emotional response from readers. People are protective of their hard-earned cash, and when you can't exactly…
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How to Write a Rocking Professional Bio

Most of us have one. We certainly all need one. They come in all shapes and sizes, and it’s one of the hottest professional pieces of writing you’ll ever do - bingo! Yes, it’s those 3 little letters thrown together known as your bio! In…
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Use Words Your Customers Will Love

It's interesting the difference a few words can actually make! They can charm, inspire, motivate, and persuade or equally discourage, dismiss, and dissuade. One thing’s for sure - whatever we do, regardless of our line of work, the words we…