How One of The Greats Described “Advertising”
If you’ve spent much time in my world, you know I’m fond of Eugene Schwartz.
He’s among the great copywriters of the 20th century, and he wrote a book called “Breakthrough Advertising” which I reread every couple of years.
At the beginning of Chapter Seven, Schwartz writes…
“…Advertising is the literature of desire. It is society’s encyclopedia of dreams…our twentieth-century Wish Book.”
Oooooh! That’s good.
When you see an effective ad, you see a story about prospects’ desires…
…and, perhaps, their fears.
Schwartz knew…
…if you want to market effectively…
….you have to understand your prospects’ desires — their dreams.
And then you have to craft powerful stories that deserve entry in that Encyclopedia of Dreams.
A cool fact about Eugene Schwartz: He never suffered from writer’s block.
In the The Story Power Profit Pack (Pointer #3), I describe how he pulled off that feat. The Power Pack contains 52 strategies, tips, and tactics to transform your content from ignored to adored.
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