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Tag: humor

  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    Photo "Brothers in a Dangerous Trade" by Joel Penner, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    Photo “Brothers in a Dangerous Trade” by Joel Penner, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

    #placebo #copywriting #humor #identity #bodylanguage #surveillance

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  • Hopkins’ Essentials of Advertising (My Life in Advertising: Chapter 17)

    After reviewing Hopkins’ accomplishments, we get to the most important chapter of the book, Chapter Seventeen, Scientific Advertising.

    Hopkins compares advertisements with salespeople. Each must prove their worth. Track results to know what is effective and what is not. Some techniques won’t work in various industries.

    Image "Money bw" by Monochrome, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    Image “Money bw” by Monochrome, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

    But some truths are universal. Hopkins lays them out in this essential chapter.

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