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!
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Dronacharya was an accomplished warrior, and trained his royal students well in the art of archery. One day he decided to test their archery skills. Setting up a painted wooden fish on top of a tall pole, he then installed the pole at the center of a pool of water.
He told his students that he wanted them to look down at the reflection of the fish in the water and shoot the eye of Read more
After having spent years experimenting to discover the kind of messages, headlines, headers that get real response from real people, I have heard more than enough of the ‘gospel of get.’ What is this ‘good news’ I am referring to? It’s the idea that if you want to get the most response, especially in headlines, you should always focus on what that person is going to get. And focus on it Read more