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“The Control Is Your Enemy”

“The Control Is Your Enemy”

A few weeks back, I wrote a post on 3 Half-Truths About Copywriting… In it, I wrote this… “Have a successful sales letter?  That’s your control.  Your control is your enemy.  You must beat it, as soon as it takes that throne.  And once you have a new control,...
How to cold-call without sounding like a chump

How to cold-call without sounding like a chump

Monday means it’s time to open up the ol’ mailbox! Once a week I dig into my inbox for YOUR questions about marketing, selling, productivity, business, copywriting, and any other topic that I think will make for a great Breakthrough Marketing Secrets issue. To add...
[Video] The Hero’s Journey of Story Selling

[Video] The Hero’s Journey of Story Selling

The following video may completely change how you use stories in marketing and selling forever… I’ve written before about the PAISA formula I’ve come to love in terms of both its simplicity and power in marketing and selling. At the very core, most good products and...
A force more powerful than marketing…

A force more powerful than marketing…

Marketing creates transactions.  Identity creates lifelong relationships. I have worked with the world’s best marketing minds.  Folks who can create a sales pitch that can fulfill the proverbial promise of “selling ice to Eskimos.” This is a hugely-valuable skill. ...
How to create an irresistible offer (example)

How to create an irresistible offer (example)

Many marketers have a love/hate relationship with offers… Especially copywriters.  If you create a new marketing piece for a really great offer, you secretly love the offer.  Because an offer that the market can’t get enough of can make you look like a hero. My best...