How to be a copywriter
Music while you work: What Copywriter Collective writer’s listen to when working
Content & StrategyAs any practitioner will tell you, producing advertising and corporate copy is an unremittingly joyless occupation. One consolation is that, when working at home for The Copywriter Collective, one can listen to the music of one’s choice without…
You can’t be a copywriter unless you’ve worked in advertising—or can you?
Content & StrategyBy Gary Walder
Can you be a copywriter without ever having worked for an advertising agency? A quick online search for a definition would suggest that copywriting and advertising go hand in hand.
For example, Wikipedia states that a copywriter…
Translation? No thanks! International campaigns work better with transcreation.
NewsTranslation is great for getting a basic message across. But it can’t capture the real spirit of the brand you’re trying to promote. Nor does it take into account cultural differences between different target markets. So campaigns that work…
Advertising: Past, present and future
Advertising Agency LifeHere's a really interesting slide show called Advertising:
Past, present and future.
It does what it says on the tin really. There are some great examples of classic ads and it gives a new perspective on how things have changed - and continue…
Freelancing: not as easy as it looks
Copywriting SkillsI think of my freelancing career in two phases. The first phase was where I came in all guns blazing; with six months’ worth of savings that I thought would last until I became a roaring success. The second phase known as the “second coming”…
A different world: How advertising has changed
Advertising Agency LifeAs society evolves, so must the advertising used to persuade consumers to make purchases. The very first advertisement reportedly appears in England in 1472, taking the form of an announcement from the Catholic Church that prayer books are for…
Viral advertising: what’s it all about?
AdvertisingLong gone are the days of gaining most of your advertising business from print ads. The newspaper isn’t the go-to source for driving your business anymore. These days advertising has gone viral and the ways to promote services, business and…
The Future of Advertising: Eye opening!
Advertising Content & StrategyHow often do you hear people complain about the amount of commercials that they see or the level of sponsorship that you come across just about anywhere in the world? This is quite simply because many of us feel quite suffocated by the high…
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