The Unwritten Rules of Copywriting

Download or read book The Unwritten Rules of Copywriting written by Dominic Gettins and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dominic Gettins spent many years writing copy and training others to do so. In this handbook he demonstrates his own ability to get his message across and shows readers how to do the same. He articulates the uncodified knowledge copywriters and art directors use when writing ads for readers to apply to any communications they have to produce. Although the examples come mostly from the advertising industry, the techniques and principles can be applied to any form of promotional writing, in national press, newsletters, press releases, direct mail shots, posters, TV, radio, and even internal reports and memos. He presents these in the form of eight essential rules.