Jeremy HildrethTag Archives: copywriting
Mark Twain on copywriting (inadvertently)
Just as people often have a tendency to want to blurt out exactly what’s on their mind, so do companies seem to want to tell you, in their slogans and straplines, exactly what they want you to know about them, and in the least poetic, least inspiring, most pedestrian language possible. The unfortunate result of [...]
Ogilvy on tourism advertising
My copy of Ogilvy on Advertising sits on a shelf miles from here. I wanted to re-read the section on advertising tourism for Jamaica, as that might be the closest this genius of promotion came to weighing in on nation branding. I found, however, a student’s book report which summarizes Ogilvy’s tips on tourism advertising: [...]
The intangible brand value of good copywriting
I ordered business cards last week from Moo.com, based on the word-of-mouth recommendation of my friend, and inveterate entrepreneur of the travel industry, Danilo Gasparrini, head honcho at Babotel (and brains behind the soon-to-be launched and looking-VERY-cool hotelyo.com). The online experience of creating my cards at Moo.com was very satisfying, but I particularly appreciated this [...]
Selling yarns
Everybody drives in Los Angeles.
Everywhere.
Always.
Except if you’re 13, as I was in 1987 the year the free copywriting lessons started. Then you walk home from school (Paul Revere Junior High, in my case) to find on your doorstep a catalog from a new clothing company called J. Peterman — a catalog with watercolour images of [...]
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