Contents

Introduction
Lesson OneThe Big Picture
 Our kind of copywriting
Lesson TwoThe Right Way to Write
 Doing the basics brilliantly
Lesson ThreeMaking the Magic Happen
 Memes, memory, and sticky lines
Lesson FourA Catalogue of Swindles and Perversions
 What George Orwell can teach copywriters today
Lesson FiveIt’s All About the Audience
 Don’t solve the client’s problem, solve the customer’s
Lesson SixNot Telling Stories, Selling Stories
 The power of narrative to convince by stealth
Lesson SevenThe Brand’s in Your Hands
 What every copywriter needs to know about the B word
Lesson EightA Question of Style
 How figures of speech can make your sentences sing
Lesson NineBringing It All Together
 Worked examples that put our ideas to work ...

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