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Entries from May 2008

Step Three. Headline Challenge Countdown: Nailing a Strategy, Playing with Headlines.

May 27th, 2008 · 9 Comments

STEP ONE- Intro
STEP TWO- Defining a Target Market.
STEP THREE- Strategies and Headlines- You are at Step Three
I’ve drawn from ideas you guys have posted and my own to develop what you see here.
Strategy Positioning Statement:

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Step Two. Headline Challenge Countdown: Personality of the Target Market.

May 21st, 2008 · 7 Comments

STEP ONE- Intro
STEP TWO- Defining a Target Market- You are at Step Two
STEP THREE- Strategies and Headlines.
Definining this target and what they are like. Remember, there are probably many target audiences but we’re looking for the audience who will value it the most or simply an audience who will pay. So I’m going to [...]

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Headline Challenge Countdown

May 20th, 2008 · 15 Comments

STEP ONE- You are at Step One STEP TWO- Defining a Target Market.
STEP THREE- Strategies and Headlines.
This is actually more than a headline writing exercise. But it will illustrate what happens BEFORE you write a headline for any piece of communication you put out there for the purpose of selling a product or service. In [...]

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‘Welcome to my Blog’ and other Worthless Web Cliches

May 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Phrases like that are basically internet litter. Only if you are in the business of selling welcome mats is this anywhere close to a targeted headline. Even then it’s a banal excuse for one. But it’s everywhere. Stop the madness! It is WASTED space.
‘Welcome to my website’ is nothing more than a flashing neon sign [...]

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Tags: Reaching a Target

Email Marketing Tips on Improving your email open rates.

May 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I just hit over 20% open rate with one client. How? One, by building a very specific list and catering to my target market. Here are some tips for improving the effectiveness of your email marketing campaigns and some resources that suit your style and abilities.
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