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How I got a 6% response rate from my 2nd direct mail campaign
I’m over cold email. I’m over so-called cold email copywriters and agencies. And, most important, I’m over the terrible positioning...

John Brandt
18 minutes ago3 min read
email or ads: who wins in a fight?
After a stretch of several months (mayhap even years), one of my clients decided to turn advertising back on. The timing was perfect: ...

John Brandt
1 day ago2 min read
If I had a tin foil fat, I’d slap it on my noggin and say this…
Yesterday, I was telling a client how I found it interesting how AI use trends crashed over the summer because students and teachers...

John Brandt
2 days ago2 min read
The great customer service debacle
Most copywriting and marketing tactics fall short. Gurus who promote such tactics, say Gary Vee’s jab jab jab right hook method,...

John Brandt
3 days ago2 min read
18,000 reasons to avoid AI like the plague
Despite AI not being profitable for any company besides the one selling GPUs to AI companies like Open AI… Despite the latest AI...

John Brandt
4 days ago2 min read
idiocy of being everything to everyone
It seems like DEI incentives have been in the news quite a bit recently with the whole Cracker Barrel logo scandal. And there’s another...

John Brandt
5 days ago2 min read
How to “get away” with being completely wrong and still being adored
Welp, football season is back. As a big Steelers fan, I’m hip to Pittsburgh’s local sports media scene. Also, as a big fan of...

John Brandt
6 days ago2 min read
easy peasy ebook creation
I just created a new ebook called The Seven Spiritual Laws of Email Marketing <-- click that link to get it for the cool cost of $7.77. ...

John Brandt
Oct 81 min read
J.Crew more like J.ewwwwwwwwwww
Didn’t I tell you we’re in an AI bubble just a few days ago? Well, if’n you needed more proof, exhibit C: I walked past a TV earlier when...

John Brandt
Oct 73 min read
Lazy’s way to write copy
You know, sometimes I feel like a complete nincumpoop. Take, for example, the fact that one of my clients has a private Facebook group...

John Brandt
Oct 61 min read
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