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I wanted to become a copywriter, not a firefighter!
- So I mumbled to myself earlier today as I donned a firefighter hat, and, uh, spent the rest of the day putting out various fires. I’m...
John Brandt
Apr 52 min read
How RFK Jr will save snacks
I haven’t paid much attention to what RFK has been up to since getting appointed to the HHS. I don’t pay much attention to politics in...
John Brandt
Apr 42 min read
liars
I am heated. Remember how I told you about a client who switched backend platforms and the developers we hired have not listened to my...
John Brandt
Apr 32 min read
The secret to addiction
Addiction has gotten a bad rap for most of my life. I grew up decades into a pointless war on drugs which were based on complete lies...
John Brandt
Apr 23 min read
evil-smelling birds and dogchairs
There is a LOT of content that happens every second. For example, here’s all that happens in a second: * 3.4 million emails get sent *...
John Brandt
Apr 12 min read
fire on the business
It’s been an absolute hectic week of seemingly every single one of me clients committed the #1 sin of business: Majoring in the minors. ...
John Brandt
Mar 312 min read
Suplexed straight to spam
I’ve seen a lot of good people and good brands falling for a trap as old as email marketing is: The use of images, unnecessary...
John Brandt
Mar 304 min read
If it’s nice, play it twice
This month’s issue of Ben Settle’s Email Players newsletter was jamma-slamma packed with new ways to approach emails. There was one...
John Brandt
Mar 292 min read
How to seem more trustworthy and honest as a marketer
I saw an ad from the website builder, Wix, today that might’ve been the most egregious hype-filled marketing I did ever done see. Here’s...
John Brandt
Mar 163 min read
Why swiping makes you look like a dim-witted dope
Many so-called copywriting gurus preach swiping. “Have a swipe file when you get stuck” “Copy what your competitors are doing—it’s...
John Brandt
Mar 152 min read
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