Direct Response Copywriter on the AWAI Bootcamp. Part 4.

There were some big names at the AWAI Bootcamp. One of them was Clayton Makepeace, a well-known direct response copywriter.

Makepeace gave a couple of talks, one of them about headlines. In direct marketing, you see a wide range of headlines although most of them are long-ish. However, Makepeace typically likes a shorter main headline ... but surrounded by mini headlines.

Here’s an example. (Click the image to enlarge).

 Note the following:

• A pre-head (also called an eyebrow)
• The main headline … rarely more than 8 words
• A sub-head and/or some bullets

Here’s an example of copy with a much longer headline.

There’s no one way to write headlines. They can be long or short. They just have to work! As a direct response copywriter, testing tells me which headlines are resonating. The Makepeace headline session at AWAI bootcamp was especially interesting.

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