Mid-Year Review: Have We Learned Anything?

Hurray! June is over and that means (for those of us in the Northern hemisphere) we get to look forward to long summer days, hot summer nights and the traditional summer sloooowdown. The end of June also marks the end of the second quarter, and by definition, that means we've reached the halfway point of the year.

Music To My Marketing Ears

If you have been a subscriber to my newsletter for a while, then you know that, aside from copywriting and marketing consulting, I also taught at a local college (see http://www.algonquincollege.com/).

“Directional” (Not Direct) Marketing

Those who believe the web is not a direct response medium should think again. A recent study conducted by AdKnowledge and published in their recent "Online Advertising Report" suggests that 60 percent of total website conversions occurs in the first half-hour. In other words, based on the study the bulk of your visitors will likely buy within the first 30 minutes.

Priceless Publicity For The Pennywise

Undeniably, there are innumerable advertising and publicity opportunities, especially free ones, online. And listing all of them, even a good number of them, within the confines of this simple editorial is impossible. But there is a handful of free publicity tactics I have personally used in the last five years that have worked very effectively in my practice.