Tom Ruwitch
If youāre free today at 3 p.m. CENTRAL, hereās an ideaā¦ Be my guest as I revealā¦ 9 secrets to write client-attracting, story-powered content (the Joe Sugarman way). Hereās what youāll learnā¦ Eight āmagicā words that transform readers from tuned-out do-nothings to turned-on buyers The single, most important thing your copy needs to keep prospectsā…
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Joe+Joe — Polish Interviews Sugarman + You’re Invited… + The Implied Trade-Off with Loyalty Programs + Is Persuasion Legal? Ethical? Where Do You Draw the Line + The Medicine Man by Keb’ Mo’ + Tom Peters Says “Think Small!”
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We lost a legend this week — Joe Sugarman, a copywriting great, who taught me (and countless others) tons about marketing. He wrote many great books, including The Adweek Copywriting Handbook. I pulled that book from my shelf yesterday and flung it open to the place I dog-eared long ago: Page 178. The section about storytelling.…
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Want to turn an enemy into an ally? Hereās a story I got from chapter 18 of āYes!ā by Robert Cialdini ā this monthās selection in theĀ Mastermind Book ClubĀ (more on that below).Ā Back in colonial times, long before he graced the $100-bill, Benjamin Franklin was running for reelection as an officer for a literary and…
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Happy Belated World Storytelling Day. The big day was Sunday. I canāt believe I missed it. š I usually round up a bunch of my storytelling pals, head down to the corner tavern, and get drunk on green beerā¦ ā¦umā¦check thatā¦ Different holiday. World Storytelling Day? I donāt have any special alcohol-soaked traditions. In fact, I…
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āI donāt have an interesting story,ā Elizabeth said. Her shoulders slumped. She stared at her shoes. Elizabeth was a client. Weād discussed how storytelling captivates prospects and inspires them to act. She understood and agreed. But then she told me she didnāt have what it takes. āThereās nothing about me worth telling. My story is…
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How to Make Your Business Grow Without Being a Braggy, Bigshot Bro + How Content Marketing Has Evolved + Is Persuasion Legal? + 9 Strategies To Make Content Creation Effective And Enjoyable + Prepare for the BEST
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All I wanted was a frigginā bag of peanuts! Last night, at the NHL hockey game between (my beloved) St. Louis Blues and the Pittsburgh Penguins, I had a hankering for some salt and crunch. Peanuts in the shell. Some water to wash āem down. It was between the first and second periods so the…
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Want to know one of the best ways to inspire more qualified prospects to join your email list? Sell them on the idea of subscribing. Seems kind of obvious, doesnāt it? Yet so many business people undersell their emails. They put a little form on their site with a headline āJoin our email listā (or…
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Iām hosting a free workshop tomorrow (Thursday, March 17)Ā at 3 p.m. EST, 2 p.m. CST) called:Ā 5 Ways to Build Your Email List with the Right Prospects. This is a 5in25 presentation ā five tips in 25 minutes ā followed by discussion and Q&A. If you want to join us, sign upĀ here.Ā
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