Legendary copywriter Herschell Gordon Lewis passed away on September 26 at the age of 90. Just a few weeks earlier, Herschell sent us what turns out to be his final annual “Best and Worst Catalog Copy” report, with the intent of it running in November. And here it is. See if you made Herschell’s final cut.
Herschell Gordon Lewis, who lived a dual life as a legendary copywriter and The Godfather of Gore, has died at the age of 87. We were all better for knowing him, and we were all better for learning from him.
“Be the first to write a review” is one of most negative messages retailers can show on their product pages. One way around this conundrum is for retailers to capture a sort of micro-review at the moment of purchase, rather than waiting weeks to ask for a traditional review by email. Here’s how a new type of customer-generated content captured online at the point of purchase can solve the problem of low customer review volume.
Herschell Gordon Lewis sticks his head in the lion’s mouth once again to give us his Best and Worst of Catalog Copy for 2015.
Who are the winners, and who needs the most help? Herschell Gordon Lewis sticks his head in the lion’s mouth and give us his best and worst catalog copy of 2014. Did your company make the list?
What year is this? That’s a “dumb question” aimed at direct marketers who without justification append response-murderers such as “Allow six to eight weeks for delivery” to offers that haven’t made a prior reference to variations from immediacy.
A quick question whose answer should pop into your mind within three seconds: What benefit does “but” have that “however” lacks? You’re putting a commanding finger on an almost-invisible way to add or lose power in a 21st-century email solicitation.
A major direct marketer sent me (and, I assume, you and a couple of million others) an unsolicited email. In the classic Big Brother tradition, it says, “We invite you to apply for….”