Archive for September, 2006

Offshoring Copywriting? It’s Already Happening. »

Offshoring, outsourcing… it’s been happening for years to sales, support, and technical staff.
Are copywriters next?
This post from Search Engine Journal suggests it’s already happening. But can a writer from India or China really sell to other cultures (like Americans)? I wouldn’t bet on the answer being “no.”
If you’re not adding value to your client relationship [...]

Business Blogging. It’s a Dialogue - Not an Interrupt. »

The basis of engagement marketing is… engagement (not surprisingly).
So why do so many interactive, “two-way” blogs think their job is finished when their entry is posted?
Talking Back. It’s a Good Thing.
You can’t engage someone if they think you’re not listening. And in today’s Web 2.0 world, feedback (in the form of comments) is critical.
Otherwise - [...]

A Copywriter’s Perspective: What You Know vs. What They Know »

I recently read an article about mental barriers to performance, where the writer offhandedly asserted that 17′ had become a mental barrier to women pole vaulters (no one’s broken the mark).
It was an attempt to draw on a real-life example of a mental barrier, but what he didn’t consider was that most of the track [...]