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“Last year, I’m proud to report that I helped my clients achieve record sales growth in the financial, health, and “This year will be even better. My 20th annual report below explains why… plus offers you a few ideas that can help you improve your results in 2009.” 20th Annual Report to Prospective Clients I’m Doug D’Anna, and if this is the first time you’ve received my annual report, you’re in for a special treat.
I’m celebrating one of my most successful years ever! My control packages for Blue Chip Growth Letter, Profitable Investing, Strategic Advantage, Trader’s Advantage, Cabot China & Emerging Market Report, Cabot Top 10 Report, Boston Health Journal, Biotech Breakthroughs, and Doctors Journal of Alternative Remedies and Cures—just to name a few—generated more than $4 million for my clients last year. In addition, sales for my own books The 24-Hour Cash Flow Miracle, The Power of Positive Cash Flow, The Quantum Wealth System, The Ultimate License to Print Money, and Recurring Riches System achieved record sales as well. Currently, I have 11 direct mail and email control promotions, a few of which have been mailed for the past 24 months with revisions and tweaks that continue to improve response and prevent fatigue. My clients are entering 2009 with even greater expectations, with my new control packages increasing orders by as much as 25%, validating the power of my direct response copywriting approach. Of course, when it comes to direct response copywriting, nobody bats 1,000. On the downside, two new promotions I wrote this year flat out flopped. However, I’ve rewritten them for additional testing as a part of my partnership approach to business building, and I’ll let you know how they do when I send out my next update But the initial results look promising. The Secret to My Success Unlike most direct response copywriters, who may see a few hundred or so split-run copywriting tests in their lifetimes, I have been privy to the test results of thousands of split-run tests. And not just tests on a small scale, but creative tests conducted for the top direct marketers in the country. …but also to claim one of the highest win ratios in direct response—beating the control nearly 70% of the time This year alone, for example, I have been privy to the test results of close to 600 split-run, head-to-head email and direct copywriting tests, which has allowed me to boost my batting average to one of the highest in the industry. (I realize that 600 split-run tests may at first sound too high to be believable, but not once you consider the number controls that I have, how frequently they are tested via email, and the number of lists they go to.) Frankly, no other direct response copywriter whom I know has seen as many split-run tests as I have. Nor does any spend as much time evaluating results and drawing on this knowledge to create new promotions. This is why my four-point system continues to help me create more profitable and more powerful promotions than many of my competitors. A few of my successes to date include these: Blue Chip Growth Letter, Profitable Investing, Strategic Advantage, Trader’s Advantage, Cabot China & Emerging Market Report, Cabot Top 10 Report, and Boston Health Journal. It is precisely for this reason that I continue to test and refine key principles of direct response copywriting… …and why my promotions for my A-list clients not only continue to achieve record sales but also give me one of the best “win ratios” in the industry. This scientific approach has become the vortex of my success—proving beyond doubt that words alone do not make the foundation of a winning promotion. How My Time-Proven Approach All four principles of my copywriting system have been scientifically developed to identify what customers want, the offers that most attract them, and the themes they find most appealing, in combination with what is going on in the market now. So before I write one word, I spend a minimum of 40 hours of analysis and research using not only my four-point system as a guide… …but also the knowledge accumulated over the past 20 years of witnessing thousands of split-run copywriting tests. By simply eliminating what has been tested and proven not to work, I’ve been able to not only avoid the unwitting mistakes most marketers make… …but also develop some of the biggest breakthroughs in the information publishing field, a niche I have specialized in for nearly 20 years. My widely mailed and emailed control packages for InvestorPlace Media, Lombardi Publishing, Forbes, Prevention Health Books, Cabot Heritage Corporation, and KCI Communication are the best proof I can offer that my approach works. A Partnership Approach for Today’s With competition coming at you from all corners, it’s more difficult than ever to create winning promotions. The days when you could rely on one direct mail or email promotion to carry your marketing for six weeks, let alone six months, are gone for good. For the same reason, also long gone are the days that you could bring in a “hired gun” to create a new control package for you—only to update it a week ahead of the next rollout. If there is one thing I have learned from tracking thousands of copywriting and marketing tests over the past 20 years, it is that you need to be on top of a product and the market daily in order to (1.) Create a new control package, and (2.) Continually update it and refine it to keep it fresh from fatigue and keep the orders rolling in. So if you’re looking for another "hired gun" (an expensive one, albeit) who comes in and writes a package and leaves, I’m not the guy for you. You see, in order for you to benefit from my years of marketing experience, I need to involve myself nearly daily in email marketing, looking at testresultsand then continually honing that knowledge to develop even stronger promotions. Under mypartnership approach it becomes my job (and not yours) to make you money. The only way for me to do this is to be on top of your product in REAL TIME and not just a week ahead of the next rollout. Frankly, my time is too valuable to get to know a product over the course of a few months, only to go away and come back later. I'm a seasoned direct marketer who can only do his best working with you throughout the year and not just ahead of your next mail drop. A Strictly Limited Clientele Because my income depends on the success of the promotions I create, I have become extremely selective with whom I work, for a couple of reasons:
To be sure, I understand that my partnership arrangement is not for everyone. Rather it is for those who understand that copywriting builds wealth and simply want the best wealth builders in the business working for them… …who can see the value in establishing a year-round partnership relationship… …and who know that in direct response copywriting, as in every aspect of your life, you get what you pay for. If you believe that your company can benefit from the kind of partnership relationship mentioned above, just complete the form below, including the time that’s best to talk. I promise to contact you within 48-hours to see how we can open the door to a profitable and winning relationship for 2009. All good wishes, |
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Doug D'Anna, Direct Response Copywriter |