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Press release Frankenquotes (and how to avoid them)
How to write
How to do PR

Press release Frankenquotes (and how to avoid them)

Why do companies insist on using press release Frankenquotes? For a classic example, see this from our old friends Nortel:

Posted by Matthew Stibbe
Why acronyms are annoying
How to write
Writing

Why acronyms are annoying

‘I feel that barely a day goes by that somebody doesn’t toss a new acronym at me and react with surprise when I don’t recognize it,’ writes...

Posted by Rich Jinks
Don't copy copy: why original content always wins
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How to do marketing

Don't copy copy: why original content always wins

Why didn’t the skeleton go to the party? Because he had nobody to go with.

Posted by Rich Jinks
The art and science of great headlines illustrated by a blank newspaper headline space
How to do marketing
SEO

What makes you click? The art and science of great headlines

You know how to write a headline.

Posted by Toby Knott
Fountain pen and handwritten letter
How to write
Writing

6 copywriting lessons from great letter writers

Nobody writes letters anymore. But maybe they should. The anticipation, the ripping of the envelope (with your finger because a knife’s...

Posted by Toby Knott
inside the mind of the copywriter
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Writing tools

Who are copywriters? Inside the mind of the copywriter

We have written before about what copywriters do, but who is the copywriter?

Posted by Toby Knott
Stack of enticing macaroons symbolising an enticing email campaign
How to do marketing
Sales

How to craft email campaigns that entice and convert

Email marketing is a fine art. Too many and you come across as a spambot, too few and you leave your leads dangling.

Posted by Toby Knott
Hashtag symbol made out of knives
How to do marketing
SEO

Hashtag this: how to use hashtags to serve your business

hashtag n. (on social media web sites and applications) a word or phrase preceded by a hash and used to identify messages relating to a...

Posted by Toby Knott
Old fashioned typewriter indicating cheap poor quality content
How to write
Writing

Why cheap B2B content will kill your SEO and annoy your customers

Content is important for SEO, right? Yes. The more content the better, right? Yes. But not just any content. And not at any price.

Posted by Matthew Stibbe
A wall full of website designs
How to write
Writing

10 hilarious lorem ipsum writing generators

As copywriters, we feel very strongly that words are just as important to a marketing or website design project (and their respective ...

Posted by Clare Dodd