I'm an industrial copywriter and write sales copy and marketing content for B2B industrial manufacturing companies. Why that field and industry? Well, I have 30 years of experience in the … Click to Read More
The Annoying Thing About Computer Solitaire is …
It just won't let me quit sometimes. Many days, after spending hours pounding feverishly on the keyboard, writing stuff for my clients, I'll take a pause to play some computer Solitaire. Got to get away from the words for a while. And just look at the pretty pictures. So I'll play a game or two or three, giving my brain a break. Then … it happens. The game won't let me quit. Not the kind of quit like "I'm eating potato chips and can't set the bag down until all the chips and dips are gone" quit. Oh, no … it's much more … [Read more...]
Ad Copy 911 – Emergency Response
A marketing director called me the other day. His company was in dire need of a copywriting EMT (Effective Marketing Technician). According to him, his staff writers could write good words. But their marketing messages were crashing, not pulling many leads or sales. He lamented that their copy wasn't working and needed "refined," whatever that means. Really, it didn't need refined. It needed to be resuscitated. Here's a copy of newsletter ad he sent me: Although ACME Presses specializes in creating fully customized turnkey … [Read more...]
Make a New LinkedIn Connection? Go Straight for the Juggler… NOT!
Ok, I know. It's the jugular you go after, not juggler. But… you're reading this because you wanted to make sure, right? Maybe you were curious, or just wanted to poke a little fun. That's Ok. If you're reading this... Mission accomplished. At first, this major blunder bugged me to no end. Probably bugs you too. But now, I actually welcome the immediate sales pitch after I accept a connection request on LinkedIn. You know the kind. You accept a connection request and the person INSTANTLY follows up, trying to sell their services. … [Read more...]
Industrial marketers could learn a lot… from Fitbit
I had to face it. I wasn't a "spring chicken" anymore. In fact... more than 60 "springs" have come and gone. Not to mention the other 3 seasons. If I wasn't careful, Old Man Winter was going to kick my butt. And hard. It was past time to make some changes in my lifestyle and health habits. But like they say, it's better late than never... As long as it's not too late, anyway. So, I set off on a quest to improve my health and squeeze a little more life out of this old carcass. No... make that a LOT more life. After … [Read more...]
Your customers are NOT content cows
And they don't live in a herd. Momma and I were taking a Sunday drive in the country last week. We passed a bunch of cows in a big field. Yeah... I know. It's called a herd. I didn't get out to go look, but I’m pretty sure they had brands on their butts. You know what a brand is, right? It’s that little mark that’s burned into their hides to mark ownership. If someone tries to steal them away, that mark identifies the ranch they belong to. Your customers are not cows. They don’t live in a herd. Your brand is not burned … [Read more...]
How to Write Boring Content for an Interesting Industry
I feel your pain. You work in an interesting industry. Perhaps the industrial manufacturing or industrial safety fields. And on top of that, you have an amazing product. Why, if companies bought it, it could give them a great return on their investment. It might have the potential to change, even save, people's lives. I hear you. If that sucker sold, it would devastate you. You might get employee of the month. Pats on the back and other accolades would abound. Even worse, you might get a raise! Who needs that kind of pressure, … [Read more...]
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