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Unethical persuasion secrets from The Boys
The Boys on Amazon Prime is one of my favorite shows. The show has great characters to the point where you feel bad for sociopaths. It...

John Brandt
Aug 23, 20222 min read
Overpromising and underdelivering
I have a bone to pick today. Yesterday, I had two sales calls with prospective clients. And they both shared similar horror stories of...

John Brandt
Aug 22, 20223 min read
brain broke
Today’s my first day officially back from my vacation. (Disclaimer: at the time of me writing this, not when you reading this.) I’ve been...

John Brandt
Aug 21, 20221 min read
no fires erupted, but…
I’m writing this email after returning from my 13-day vacation. (It’s the first email I’ve written in 13 days too, cully, so pardon any...

John Brandt
Aug 20, 20222 min read
How to send daily emails (even when you’re on vacation)
I’ve been on vacation the last 12 days. (At the time of writing, not necessarily the time you're reading.) Did you even notice? Probably...

John Brandt
Aug 19, 20222 min read
Which came first: the subject line or the email?
Should you write the subject line or email first? I hyped this email up quite a bit in yesterday’s email. So here’s what I want you to...

John Brandt
Aug 18, 20222 min read
Proper preparation prevents poor performance
(or in other words… The 5 P’s for success.) Confession: I swiped the subject line from the GLC feature on Kendrick’s Poe Mans Dreams....

John Brandt
Aug 17, 20223 min read
“better late than never but…
never let is better.” — Drizzy Drake If Drake would’ve lived that lyric he spit on an old track, he would’ve made a good email...

John Brandt
Aug 16, 20223 min read
The brilliant marketing lesson behind the Apple Watch
When Apple first announced Apple Watches, I thought they were a hideous and unnecessary product. Why do I need a watch that tells me...

John Brandt
Aug 15, 20222 min read
How disobeying the “rule of one” mutilates sales
The “rule of one” is an important copywriting lesson coined by the great Joanna Wiebe. For those unfamiliar, Joanna founded Copyhackers...

John Brandt
Aug 14, 20223 min read
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