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Herschell Gordon Lewis: Best and Worst Catalog Copy of 2016

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Legendary copywriter Herschell Gordon Lewis passed away on September 26 at the age of 90. Just a few weeks earlier, Herschell sent us what turns out to be his final annual “Best and Worst Catalog Copy” report, with the intent of it running in November. And here it is. See if you made Herschell’s final cut.

Email Subject Lines and the The Law of Declining Significance

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When creating an effective sales message, choose one key element your targets are most likely to regard as significant and subordinate the rest. Want that in more proletarian language? Laundry lists are weak selling weapons. Here’s more from Herschell Gordon Lewis on making email subject lines resonate with your customers.

Don’t Say That…

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A major direct marketer sent me (and, I assume, you and a couple of million others) an unsolicited email. In the classic Big Brother tradition, it says, “We invite you to apply for….”