by Patrick | Feb 23, 2021 | Copywriting, PSM Blog
How fortunate we are to live in the present day. Minus catastrophic pandemics, of course, things are pretty good for copywriters. Imagine living 100 years ago, or even 50 years ago, when all you had to rely on was a pen and paper, maybe a typewriter (if you were...
by Patrick | Feb 9, 2021 | Copywriting, PSM Blog
Pity the writers. We suffer from a ubiquitous dissonance of unbridled arrogance and debilitating self-doubt, often compounded by some form of substance dependence and ceaseless procrastination. We also occasionally suffer from untreatable bouts of over-writing (see...
by Patrick | Dec 29, 2020 | Copywriting, PSM Blog
We’re sure you’ve heard the old adage ‘less is more’. Well, ironically, that’s a little bit of an oversimplification! Less is not more, because that would imply ‘more’ is better. It’s not. Less is better. Less is optimum. Unfortunately, that’s not catchy enough to...
by Patrick | Sep 1, 2020 | Copywriting, PSM Blog
It’s a sad fact that no one likes a pessimist. Not even the pessimist themselves. It’s also a sad fact that pessimism hasn’t been the greatest selling tool, historically. In fact, just talking about pessimism is probably putting you off reading the rest of this...
by Patrick | Oct 1, 2019 | Copywriting, PSM Blog
Writing good copy is both an art and a science. The main goal of course is to connect with your potential customers, but you also have to appear knowledgeable, competent, and even a little humorous. In the age of digital commerce, 99% of the time you don’t get...