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What’s the real goal of advertising?
Super Bowl LIX (59) happened a few days ago, and I figured I ought to write about it while there’s still time. The game was an absolute...

John Brandt
Feb 192 min read
The problem with copywriting books, courses, and handwriting ads
When you want to become a better copywriter, you look to outside sources: * Copywriting books * Copywriting courses * Building your...

John Brandt
Feb 182 min read
Tis a bad day to rely on email templates
Apple just unleashed another shot across the bow to marketers still relying on email templates, heavily-designed HTML emails, and the...

John Brandt
Feb 173 min read
silly things us humans do
I have a cousin, who, as a sophomore in high school, is the best (or second best) player on her basketball team. And she just had a...

John Brandt
Feb 132 min read
nobody is safe
A trade was made recently in the NBA that shook the entire earth to its core because of who was involved in such a trade. If you don’t...

John Brandt
Feb 123 min read
Disney+ spits in their customers’ faces again
I used to have a Disney+ subscription. Peanut and I enjoyed watching Disney movies, whether Star Wars, the OG (and good) Marvel movies,...

John Brandt
Feb 113 min read
What’s the deal with airline food?
If’n you’re familiar with one Jerry Seinfeld, then mesuspects you read today’s subject line in his voice. Not only does Jerry have a...

John Brandt
Feb 103 min read
the most irritating myth about copy
The most irritating myth about copywriting (in emails or otherwise) is the unfounded belief that short copy is always superior to long...

John Brandt
Feb 93 min read
4 examples of cursed marketing knowledge
Familiar with cursed knowledge? It’s knowledge so powerful, so eeeeevile!, and so unforgettable that once you hear this knowledge once,...

John Brandt
Feb 84 min read
Why WeWork went right
Searching for WeWork on Google reveals how many NPCs there are out in the world. Almost every article you’ll find from a simple, one-word...

John Brandt
Feb 76 min read
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