The Mighty Bulge!

The Mighty Bulge!

A little while ago, The Age reported on the huge success of a woman who had built a very profitable online cosmetic company by including a Tim Tam with every order shipped. “Our goal”, she was quoted as saying, “is to create a digital experience that exceeds the...
Freshen your signs

Freshen your signs

I was driving somewhere the other day and I noticed that a podiatrist had a beautiful looking sign on the front fence. Well, when I say a “beautiful looking sign”, I mean it was once beautiful because I can remember how it caught my eye when it went up four or five...
Produce a Decision-Maker Kit!

Produce a Decision-Maker Kit!

Most of us find it difficult to make a decision. The reason for that is we’re never quite sure if we’ve got all the facts. So why not offer a free decision-making kit for your prospects? If you sell widgets your headline could be something like: ‘Buying a widget? It’s...
I just dunno, part 2

I just dunno, part 2

In my last article I was talking about a school going the wrong way about looking for students. First, the advert. At the top, reversed out, the school name and logo, then a stupid headline directed at nobody… “Experience the value of a (school name) education...
I just dunno

I just dunno

Almost every Saturday morning I pick up a copy of our biggest selling metro newspaper and, a few pages in, shake my weary, old head in disbelief. There, once again, at the bottom of an early right hand news page (for which advertisers pay a premium) is a quarter page...