The Adweek Copywriting Handbook The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful Advertising and Marketing Copy from One of America's Top Copywriters

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Edition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2006-12-11
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

Great copy is the heart and soul of the advertising business. In this practical guide, legendary copywriter Joe Sugarman provides proven guidelines and expert advice on what it takes to write copy that will entice, motivate, and move customers to buy. For anyone who wants to break into the business, this is the ultimate companion resource for unlimited success.

Author Biography

Joseph Sugarman, author of the bestselling Success Forces, is known throughout the advertising world as a copywriting legend and role model. His ads have moved millions of customers to reach for their wallets, and his JS&A Catalog was once America's largest single direct mail catalog of space-age products. He has given copywriting seminars throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Table of Contents

Foreword: The Sugarman Legacy xv
Ray Schultz
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction: The Origin of This Book 1(8)
Section One: Understanding the Process
Preview
9(2)
General Knowledge
11(4)
Specific Knowledge
15(8)
Practice, Practice, Practice
23(4)
The Purpose of All the Graphic Elements of an Ad
27(4)
The First Sentence
31(4)
Creating the Perfect Buying Environment
35(4)
Resonating with the Reader
39(6)
The Slippery Slide
45(10)
Assumed Constraints
55(4)
Seeds of Curiosity
59(6)
Copy as Emotion
65(6)
Selling the Concept, Not the Product
71(6)
The Incubation Process
77(4)
How Much Copy Should You Write?
81(6)
The Art of Personal Communication
87(6)
The Copy Sequence
93(8)
The Editing Process
101(12)
Section Two: Understanding What Works
Preview
111(2)
Powerful Copy Elements Explained
113(18)
The Psychological Triggers
131(62)
Selling a Cure. Not Prevention
193(6)
Rating Your Writing Level
199(4)
Seven Steps to Writing Great Copy
203(8)
Section Three: Proving the Points---Ad Examples
Preview
209(2)
The Lazy Man's Way to Riches
211(8)
A Fluke of Nature
219(8)
Lingerie for Men
227(6)
The More You Learn
233(4)
A More Stimulating Way
237(2)
Magic Baloney
239(4)
Pet Plane
243(4)
Mail Order Mansion
247(4)
Hungarian Conspiracy
251(4)
Vision Breakthrough
255(4)
Gold Space Chains
259(4)
Consumers Hero
263(4)
Nautilus Spelling Sale
267(10)
A Note: The Power of Your Pen
271(4)
Section Four: Utilizing Your Copywriting Skills
Preview
275(2)
Writing for Different Media
277(36)
Epilogue Some Final Thoughts 313(4)
Appendix A Assumed Constraints, Continued 317(2)
Appendix B Seeds of Curiosity, Continued 319(2)
Appendix C Summary of Axioms and Major Points 321(4)
Appendix D Recommended Reading 325(2)
Index 327(10)
About the Author 337

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