
Episode 046 - Monster Creativity
Story about recent critique client: a couple good ideas; 20. Mandy’s question about my creativity, from her podcast interview: Question 2: One other thing I noticed about reading your testimonials… yo...
4 Mar 201829min

Episode 045 - Increasing Perceived Value
Native Instruments purchase - $1200 for a hard drive filled with music software and virtual instruments. This cost me more than a lot of my guitars! I called my sales engineer at Sweetwater, Brian. Wh...
25 Feb 201827min

Episode 044 - Writing With Muscle
I got this small rubber ball to squeeze to strengthen the muscles in my left hand, when I started playing guitar again a couple years ago after a 40-year “break.” You want your copy to be as strong as...
18 Feb 201828min

Episode 043 - Finding Your Hook
On June 23, 1965, a group out of Detroit called The Contours released a record which became a big hit. The tune was written by written by Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers, and it was called “First, I ...
12 Feb 201835min

Episode 042 - Copywriting and Magic
Copywriting is a lot like magic. With good sales copy, you can hold a reader captive. You can take them on a journey and open them up a world of opportunities. You can spell out some words and cast a...
5 Feb 201835min

Episode 041 - Copywriting and Sales Funnels with David Allan
How does copywriting apply to a sales funnel? David Allan joins us to break it down. We start with the 5,000-foot view by exploring what funnels are and how they work. Then, David goes over some simp...
28 Jan 201832min

Episode 040 - Seven Deadly Sins
When I first started copywriting, I had a real disadvantage. I had been a journalist, and the underlying belief -- at the time -- was that people are rational: You simply give them the facts, for and ...
22 Jan 201829min

Episode 039 - Interviewing Tips for Copywriters
1 Bob story "Like my family's kitchen." My experience was a little different - Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford. I knew how to ask questions - but still hadn't learned how to ask engaging questions that hel...
15 Jan 201829min





















