• Contest Factory
• March 1, 2018

Email strategy and copywriting could use improvement, according to a recent survey where consumers revealed reasons why they unsubscribe from emails. Consumers used words like “boring, repetitive,” “same ads in print,” “too focused on company’s needs” and “I don’t trust their email” as reasons why they unsubscribe. Today, I share five copywriting tips to reduce […]

• Contest Factory
• February 21, 2018

To say that video is one of the most powerful (and important) communication channels that we have in the modern era is something of an understatement. According to one study conducted by Hubspot, YouTube mobile video consumption has been rising 100% each year for the last few years. 55% of all people on the Internet […]

• Contest Factory
• December 15, 2017

One of the best parts about user generated content (UGC) contests is their potential for virality. Having your customers and social media followers share content on their own pages can get your brand in front of a lot of eyes and can sometimes have a snowball effect that ends up getting your brand in front of […]

• Contest Factory
• April 27, 2017

On April 19, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission issued warnings to more than 90 brands and “influencers” that their social media posts should more clearly and conspicuously disclose brand connections. The warning letters follow petitions filed by consumer advocacy groups aimed at influencer advertising on Instagram. The FTC’s warning letters show that the agency is […]

• Contest Factory
• June 8, 2016

FTC Advertising Warning: Heed or Pay NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Companies using social media influencers or native advertising to promote their products should pay attention to the settlement between Lord & Taylor and the Federal Trade Commission, New York attorney Adam Z. Solomon says.  FTC Advertising warnings are coming fast and sternly. “In bringing […]

• Contest Factory
• September 18, 2015

You’ve probably heard this advice before: Don’t use bullet points in your presentations. But do you know why presentation design experts are so adamantly opposed to the bullet point format? Here’s the simple, but perhaps surprising, explanation to why bullet points are bad for presentations: Bullet points make information more difficult to remember, especially when the […]

• Contest Factory
• July 29, 2015

Copy: Don’t Let Your Land in the Digital Junkyard We are drowning in a sea of clichéd metaphors, expressions, and nonsense words that obfuscate our simpler message. Examine that opening sentence again. “Drowning in a sea” is a tired metaphor. And why did I choose to use “obfuscate” when I could have used “hide” instead? […]