A-List Copywriter Marcella Allison breaks down one of her longest-running controls. As you may know, a control is a piece of copy you write once and that continues to bring in royalties until another piece of copy can beat its conversion rate. In Marcella’s case, the control we’re talking about has been running for 11…

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The Federal Trade Commission is the consumer protection arm of the U.S. government. They are responsible for enforcing rules that protect customers from deceptive advertising and other violations. While we never claim to be lawyers, all copywriters should be familiar with the limits of what we can say in our copy. This especially important if…

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Transitioning from writer to chief can be a tough one. While we write, we often rely on instincts — chiefing requires us to break those instincts into repeatable processes. It’s not unlike why great players often make bad coaches. From the article: “As you get better and better at what you do, your ability to…

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