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The Marketing Rebel Team wrote a new post 9 years, 8 months ago
John Carlton on Copywriting: Golf With Bad Clubs John Carlton explains how the best in a field uses fewer tools. His comments: And it wasn’t a retro thing he was talking about. He was […]
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Virginia Drew wrote a new post 9 years, 8 months ago
Alternative Investments for Your IRAThe investment options for an IRA are almost unlimited. Just stay away from insurance policies and collectibles, and abide by the law against […]
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The Marketing Rebel Team wrote a new post 9 years, 8 months ago
John Carlton on Copywriting: Control In Copywriting John Carlton explains how high-paid professional copywriters compete to have the “winning” ad for large clients. John’s comments: Dave […]
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The Marketing Rebel Team wrote a new post 9 years, 9 months ago
John Carlton on Copywriting: The Company Line John Carlton explains why knowing ‘the company line’ is not enough to market a product successfully. You have to dig down to the real reasons […]
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Virginia Drew wrote a new post 9 years, 9 months ago
Retirement Planning BasicsIn this article I will explain some of the basic principles that underlie intelligent retirement planning. There is no rocket science here, I […]
Recent Member Lessons
License to Steal – The Only Sex Book You Will Ever Admit to Buying
In this video John Carlton discusses his letter for a major publisher for a book on human sexuality. The video begins with an outline of the seminar, brief introductions of the participants, and moves on to discuss how this letter has been reused in many other markets. The discussion includes structuring headlines, using bullets, and working with clients.
License to Steal: The Nickel Letter
In this video John Carlton discusses using money attached to a letter to both enhance the story behind a product and capture a prospect’s attention. The topics include using personalization, sales detective work, finding the story behind a product, the use of guarantees, and the contrarian perspective.
License to Steal: The Amazing Discovery
This video is a discussion of a golf sales letter. The topics include how to define and create a “hook” for a product, writing headlines, and using bullets to reinforce the benefits of a product.
License to Steal: One-Legged Golfer
This video is an overview of John Carlton’s famous “One Legged Golfer” sales letter. The topics discussed include getting the story behind a product, the definition of a “control” in copywriting, bonding with your audience, and the use of time limits and other take away strategies.