Monday Mash-Up ~ Vol. 2, Ep. 15
Recommended Viewing
Tyler Perry Rejects Hate
I watched the Oscars last night. My favorite moment, by far: filmmaker Tyler Perry accepting the humanitarian award.
This is a great speech.
Recommended Reading
Daniel Levis “Interviews” John Caples
John Caples was one of the great copywriters of the 20th century. I shared the story and some lessons regarding his most famous ad in this email I sent last year.
Daniel Levis is currently one of the world’s great copywriters and marketing advisors. He has mentored me and taught me tons.
In this post, he “interviews” John Caples. He present this as a visit from a ghost — so I think this interview is imagined. But “the interview“ contains very real lessons that Caples taught over the years.
This is a master class in copywriting. Dozens of useful tips.
More Recommended Viewing
Carol Burnett Shares Her Favorites
Today is Carol Burnett’s 88th birthday.
When I was a kid, I watched the Carol Burnett show every Saturday night.
Here’s a video in which she shares some of her favorite moments from the show.. Funny!
Marketing Tips and Examples
A Call for Calls to Action
If you want prospects to act, your content needs effective calls to action (CTA).
What’s a call to action?
Here’s a great post from Copyblogger that answers the question and shares some great CTA examples.
Words to Ponder
Marcus Aurelius on Life and Death
Born on this day in 121 AD, Marcus Auerlius was Emperor of Rome from 161 to 180 AD. He was considered the last of the so-called “five good emperors” and he was a great stoic philosopher. Here said:
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to loveā¦
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not āThis is misfortune,ā but āTo bear this worthily is good fortune.ā
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