Category Archives: Copywriting

It’s Not What You Get, but What you Become

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

He said: “The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.” He also, more famously, said: “There is scarcely anything in the world that some man cannot make a … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Lawyers

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

It should not surprise you that my favorite business success stories are those having to do with the client’s skillful use of radio advertising. I never tire of these stories nor fail to learn something useful when reviewing them, whether … Continue reading →

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Professional Voice-over and Narration for…Five Bucks?

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

The post at Radio Sales Cafe, from a Chicago-area radio guy, read: “5 DOLLARS! Check me out on FIVERR” Intrigued and a bit skeptical, I clicked on the link. Sure enough, there he was. Chicago-area radio announcer will cut your … Continue reading →

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Telling Compelling Stories – One LASIK Provider’s Expert Radio Advertising

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

As radio advertising professionals, our job is to help businesses tell their stories in a way that engages the listener’s imagination. This is because the ultimate destination of any advertising message is the consumer’s brain, the seat of logic and … Continue reading →

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“If I Don’t Go, I Don’t Get”

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

“If I Don’t Go, I Don’t Get” This ad was written in 1975 for The Warner & Swasey Company of Cleveland, Ohio, manufacturer of heavy industrial equipment and machinery, the latest installment (at that time) in a series of 1000 … Continue reading →

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“How to Write Good” – Help for Ad Writers from Federal Employees

Posted on September 1, 2012 by

Many resources are available to assist aspiring ad writers, but who’d have thunk that Employees of the Federal Government of the United States would be among them? Meet PLAIN, the Plain Language and Information Network, a group founded in the … Continue reading →

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I’d Like to “Buy Local” But… (Guest Blog)

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

Thanks to my generous and talented friend Blaine Parker for letting me share his insights with you.  This article originally appeared in his “relentless weekly screed,” otherwise known as Hot Points.  Get your free subscription here. As many of my … Continue reading →

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Sometimes the Client Wins the Award

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

On the same day the Radio Mercury Finalists were announced (my lone entry not having made the final cut), I received word that one of my favorite clients, a local supermarket, had won top honors in a recent marketing competition … Continue reading →

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Some Mighty Fine Radio Work!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

This year’s Radio Mercury Awards competition include some real gems produced by radio station creatives. Among my favorites, these spots for garage door specialist Buy Doors Direct: A catchy tune, real humor that stays anchored to the sales message, an … Continue reading →

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An Expensive Lesson on the Value of Branding (Guest Blog)

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

{Thanks to the irrepressible Phil Bernstein of Portland, OR for this insightful post on the value of brand advertising, reprinted here with his permission.} Recently I met with the Executive Vice President of a phone and Internet company in the … Continue reading →

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