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Kevin Kelly says "productivity is for robots." Humans are not robots. If we cannot expect productivity from humans, then what should we expect from them? Experts opine that it is "ideas" that differentiate humans from robots. Especially, copywriters must come out with great and insightful ideas for promoting the businesses of their client-companies.  If you are a copywriter and if you think that your task of promoting the business of your clients begins only at the stage of content creation, you may be terribly wrong. In fact, your task begins much before you start creating the contents. Let us have a look. You must have a threadbare discussion with your clients to know their needs. But knowing their needs is not enough at all. In fact, many companies may not be aware that their focus should be on what their customers want and not on what they have for offering to their customers. This means you, as a copywriter , should find out the problems cust...

Opportunities come in disguise. Therefore, those who want to experience the lure as well as the peril of a midlife transition should equip themselves suitably to recognize the opportunities that come their way. But how they can equip themselves may be a digression. The point the post deals with is how they should go about the transition process.  If you have decided to opt for a big change during the middle of your life or if a change has been forced on you, there are chances of you feeling insecure during the transition phase. Remember, insecure feeling is real pain. If you have it, you cannot perform to your optimum capabilities. Of course, you may face other issues also during the transition phase. Main among them may be fear because you are not certain of your future as well as your success. You may also worry whether everything will work out as planned. Despite all these issues, you must move on to overcome the issues you may face during the transition phas...

The advent of the Internet has tremendously impacted the commercial world. But whether the Internet is a boon or bane depends upon how it is used. Even experts are unable to gauge accurately the depth of the impact. However, the fact remains that this invention has shrunk the world, not literally but figuratively. It appears that the ripples of the invention and its aftermath will continue to affect the lives of people and more specifically, the commercial sector in the future also.    Even a cursory study of the commercial world will reveal that the eco-system of a start-up is much different from that of a well-established company. Thanks to the wider bandwidth of information that is available now, a number of people are bitten by the entrepreneurial bug and you may not be an exception. So, you may also decide to begin your long entrepreneurial journey by taking the first step, regardless of whatever it may be.  Though you can get a wealth of informati...

Off-line market is quite big. But the online market is getting bigger and bigger. More and more products and services are being sold online. Of course, there are a number of companies that sell both off-line and online. But regardless of whether companies offer products or services online or off-line, they have to adopt the right ways to identify potential customers so they can make sales.  The advent of the Internet has brought about phenomenal changes in the marketing concept. Nowadays, companies are forced to adopt an approach that is marketing-driven. Online marketing helps companies contact their customers directly and not necessarily through their sales force.  The methods that were being adopted earlier did not allow companies to contact the market directly and so, they had to expend heavily for being in touch with their existing as well as potential customers. Most of the traditional sales happened through marketing executives which means companies h...

It is often said that even businesses that stare at a grim future and that are at the bottom of a deep ravine can also be revived by a great copy . This means a competent copywriter can be an enabler who can help the businesses come out of the abyss.  When you want to know what 'effective copywriting' is, you may come across many interpretations. In fact, freelance writers also say that they want to make a switch to copywriting because according to them, if they are able to write capably, they can write copies as well. But not everyone can write a great copy. There is empirical evidence to prove that only a few people have natural abilities to craft great copies but others have to work on themselves which means they should learn the skills and keep practicing what they learn. There are a number of courses that offer training as well as materials that can teach how to write a great sales letter. But copywriting is much beyond writing sales letters. A well-written ...

Copywriting is a great tool that can help in the marketing of a business. In fact, a well-written copy can do wonders for a business. Such a copy can inspire prospective customers to buy your products or services so you can make money. But how can you inspire these prospective customers to make their buying decision? While trying to know the answer to this question, you may recall reading that people make their buying decisions based on their emotions. But when you think of emotions, you view them as feelings and not as motivation. The fact is you are not provoking feelings of your customers to make them buy but you are motivating them to take the required action. Have you ever felt the so-called 'feelings' when you try to pull out your wallet for buying a thing? The answer may be an emphatic "no." You may think that you have acted based on your logic. But that is also not true. You are simply trying to justify your purchase by invoking logic. In fact, you cou...

Businesses that want to succeed in their ventures should target the right audience and touch what is known as "emotional chord" in their prospective customers for inspiring them to hit the 'buy' button. If you own a business and if you aim to expand your customer base, you should have answers to a few questions because the company that provides you with copywriting services or the copywriter who has agreed to take up freelance writing for you may need these details.   If you answer these questions comprehensively, you can assume that you have won half of the battle. Though the company that offers professional copywriting services may not require answers for all the questions, the more answers you provide them with, the better are the chances of you getting compelling copies from them. You can be certain that such compelling contents will showcase the product or service you offer in the right manner so the prospects who have the purchase intent will be targe...

You may have a very high-quality product. But if those who visit your store go back without buying your product, what does it mean? These people may have the money and also the need for the product you are offering. But instead of buying from you, they walk into another store and buy the product there.  Remember the words of Maya Angelou who once said in an interview, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” This is very much true in situations businesses face while trying to sell their products or services.  When you entrust the task of crafting a sales letter to a competent copywriter , he will delve deep to find out how he should make your prospective customers feel. He will ensure that those customers are made to feel valued and important.  Customers who read the sales letter the copywriter has crafted for you should feel at ease and the letter should insti...