Basics Advertising 01: Copywriting

Rob Bowdery is a professional copywriter with 25 years' marketing and communications experience across many business sectors. Rob runs his own conceptual copywriting consultancy, Write Angle Creative Communication, where clients have included: the Advertising Standards Authority, Bovis Homes, Cadbury Schweppes, Eagle Star, English Heritage, the Environment Agency, Hilton Hotels, Microsoft, Philips Electronics, Yellow Pages and Zurich. Rob is also employed on a part-time basis as a Senior Lecturer in Advertising at the University of Gloucestershire.

Excellent, comprehensive text. Very revealing and useful creative exercises.

• How to get the most out of this book. Introduction. Writing with purpose: Where you find copywriters; Copywriters as communicators; Creating an emotional response. Understanding your product: Creativity starts with research; Applying your product knowledge; Picking up on the details. Knowing your audience: Staying on target; Can you reply on market research?; Adopting the right tone of voice. Mastering the language: Improving your language skills; Technical assistance; Knowing the rules and when to break them. Sharpening your style: The art and craft of copywriting; Generating creative ideas; Humour in advertising. Rules and restrictions: Telling the truth; Bending the rules; Jargon and gibberish. Creating effective copy: Creativity and originality; Advertising in unusual places; Writing to fit. Advertising around the world: Writing for foreign markets; Speaking with an international language; Lost in translation. Conclusion. Bibliography. Glossary. Acknowledgements and credits.