Table of Contents
LEGAL NOTICE.................................................................................................................. 2
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS....................................................................................................... 5
TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................... 6
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................................................................8
Chapter 1. Gathering ...........................................................................................................................................................................9
THE BLANK SCREEN.......................................................................................................... 9
WHERE YOU ARE GATHERING FROM................................................................................. 9
INSIDE ............................................................................................................................ 14
REFERENCE EXCELLENT WORK....................................................................................... 17
CAN’T KEEP GATHERING ................................................................................................ 18
Chapter 2. Objectives......................................................
THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE EMBARKING .........................
GETTING TO THE OBJECTIVES .....................................
MAKING NOTABLE PROGRESS OVER TIME......................
SATISFYING THE CRITERIA...........................
FACE IT: YOU’RE SELLING! ............................
Chapter 3. Strategy...........
IT’S IT.........................................................
BUILDING THE FRAMEWORK.....................
NO PLANNING IS WRONG….................
THE VACUUM ..................................
PRODUCT...................................................
PROSPECT..............................
PROBLEM ..........................................
COMPETITION...............................................
APPEAL .....................................
Chapter 4. Image................................................................................................................................................................................70
INTRO TO IMAGE............................................................................................................. 70
ASPECTS OF IMAGE......................................................................................................... 70
Chapter 5. Idea...................................................................................................................................................................................72
WHAT’S THE IDEA? ........................................................................................................ 72
HOW TO CREATE IDEAS .................................................................................................. 72
ASPECTS WITH IDEA CREATION ...................................................................................... 82
Chapter 6. Campaign.........................................................................................................................................................................84
WHAT IS A CAMPAIGN? .................................................................................................. 84
WHY HAVE A CAMPAIGN? .............................................................................................. 84
LET’S BUILD A CAMPAIGN .............................................................................................. 84
STICK-TO-IT-IVE-NESS.................................................................................................... 86
Chapter 7. Selling ..............................................................................................................................................................................87
PERSUASION................................................................................................................... 87
FRAMING........................................................................................................................ 89
SUCCESS........................................................................................................................ 90
Chapter 8. Approach .........................................................................................................................................................................91
WHAT IS THE APPROACH?............................................................................................... 91
CHOOSING THE APPROACH ............................................................................................. 91
ASPECTS OF THE APPROACH ......................................................................................... 108
Chapter 9. Advertisement ...............................................................................................................................................................113
STAKING OUT TERRITORY............................................................................................. 113
WASTE SPACE IN A SHOWY WAY................................................................................... 114
WHAT MATTERS? ......................................................................................................... 114
Chapter 10. Lines.............................................................................................................................................................................115
A LINE IS THE... ............................................................................................................ 115
PRE-NOTE: AVOIDING REPEATS................................................................................... 115
LINES VS. SENTENCES................................................................................................... 115
REGARDING THE…....................................................................................................... 116
TYPES OF LINES ............................................................................................................ 120
Chapter 11. Copywriting .................................................................................................................................................................125
PRE-NOTE: HITTING THE HIGHLIGHTS ......................................................................... 125
HELPERS....................................................................................................................... 125
LATHER, RINSE, REPEAT............................................................................................... 127
MESSING WITH ENGLISH .............................................................................................. 129
ADVICE ........................................................................................................................ 129
THE PROCESS................................................................................................................ 131
Chapter 12. Urge..............................................................................................................................................................................137
PRE-NOTE: WHY IS THIS THE LAST SECTION? .............................................................. 137
ASPECTS OF URGING............................................................