A recent client situation reminded of the following scene from the movie The Last King of Scotland . Shortly after assuming power in Uganda in 1971, Idi Amin expelled all the Indians, claiming they were "leeches" who milked the cow but did not feed it (Uganda's economy was controlled by Indian traders, descendants of the "Coolies" who moved to East Africa to build the railway for the British). The economy qu Read more
Image courtesy of: Mail-Order-Brides.com The famous direct-response copywriter Dan Kennedy amassed a fortune crafting offers for blue-collar workers, and specifically truck drivers (I believe he consulted on one of the more successful “mail order brides” offers) Dan had a simple test for determining whether he had a winning offer. He would buy a round of drinks for a small group of truck drive Read more
Although Hershell Gordon Lewis is more famous for being ‘the father of gore’ (a genre of horror film with graphic violence), he was unquestionably one of the best direct-response copywriters of the last 50 years. With the rise of DTC (Direct-To-Consumer) ecommerce companies like Dollar Shave Club, Casper, Third Love and others, his insights are as urgent as they are relevant! I dusted off my old, do Read more
Meghan Trainor, she of the “All About the Bass No Treble” fame is a FullBeauty ambassador. FullBeauty is the leading retailer for full-sized women, with about $1.4 billion in annual revenue across all their brands: Jessica London, Roaman's, Woman Within, KingSize, BrylaneHome, Ellos They’ve been around since 1920, have changed ownership several times and recently filed for bankrupt Read more