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The Copywriting 101 law almost everyone disobeys
Today’s “lesson” is mayhap too simple to even call it a lesson. Well, it should be too simple to call it a lesson. Alas, I’ve simply seen...

John Brandt
Feb 62 min read
How I pumped out 2,050 words in an hour
Welp, I’m in the midst of reorganizing my offer to boost my positioning, get me in front of the coveted PWM (players with money), and, of...

John Brandt
Feb 53 min read
Tick-tock, TikTok, tick-tock
Full disclosure: I never downloaded the TikTok app, so I don’t know the full details about what’s going on. What I do know is this: *...

John Brandt
Feb 44 min read
The Dead Internet reality
One conspiracy theory I’m reminded of almost any time I log onto any social media site is the “Dead Internet Theory.” Now, I haven’t...

John Brandt
Feb 34 min read
The story of the only ad with a 100% response rate
Here comes a story from the halls of Direct Response History: The ONLY ad in existence to achieve a 100% response rate. Today, we’d call...

John Brandt
Feb 24 min read
Why I’d fire an NFL coach who never had a losing season
My Pittsburgh Steelers suffered a brutal playoff loss recently to our archrival Baltimore Ravens. What’s worse than suffering yet another...

John Brandt
Feb 13 min read
The copy mistake that crushed the oats industry
I read an old sales letter written by the great Claude Hopkins that sent me on quite the journey into American history. The ad I read...

John Brandt
Jan 313 min read
How to get more done in a day than most get done in a week
Earlier this week, as I helped Peanut wash dishes, my phone met a surprising puddle on the counter. The audio of whatever podcast I was...

John Brandt
Jan 302 min read
Snooty reply beats prospect into submission
Got a quick story for you today as client work continues to pile up on my metaphorical desk: I was supposed to have a meeting with a...

John Brandt
Jan 292 min read
The one thing strong enough to topple any business
Perhaps the greatest point marketing expert Dan Kennedy (who, believe it or not, a few years back was said to have passed because a...

John Brandt
Jan 282 min read
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