Word Mapping, Plus Names and Naming
Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus – An interactive thesaurus and dictionary word mapping tool
(tags: copywriter naming brand branding)
The Name Inspector ~ On Names and Naming
(tags: copywriter naming brand branding marketing)
Anorexic Web Writing, Plus Content and Writing Guide
The User Experience – Writing Superior Content
(tags: copywriting, user experience copywriter)
A List Apart: Articles: Reviving Anorexic Web Writing
(tags: copywriting user experience)
The User Experience Group: Online Writing Guide
(tags: copywriting, user experience)
Personas in Comic Form, Plus Readers and Content
User Research Activities – Personas in Comic Form
(tags: user experience, personas, copywriting, research)
How to Get In Tune with Your Readers Needs [and Produce Compelling Content]
(tags: copywriting copywriter)
Functioning Form – An Event Apart: Content First
(tags: copywriting, user experience, content strategy webdesign web design)
The Blogging Universe (If It Were a Cafeteria)
The Blogging Universe (If It Were a Cafeteria) | The Copywriter Underground
(tags: copywriting)
How to know what to write
Most copywriter blogs, articles and how-to’s tell you how to write. I’m going to tell you what to write.
So, if you really want to know how to handle headlines, when to use bullet points and how to improve your punctuation, leave this page immediately and go type “copywriting tips” into your favorite search engine.
If you [...]
25 tips for writing the user experience
So what the heck is user experience and why does it matter how you write it? While in the online world, user experience is often considered the same as usability, information architecture (IA), and user interface (UI) design, those areas are really components of it. Taken at its highest definition, user experience addresses and integrates [...]
Writing the user experience
Language is typically the interface on almost every site, to paraphrase Jeffrey Zeldman, publisher of A List Apart. Even on Flickr, an inherently visual site, the navigation is text. That means word choice is critical. Yet most companies budget very little for content and writing.
So, if your site is meant to compel people to do [...]
6 questions to define creative strategy
Common-sense tips from a graphic designer that apply to us copywriters, marketing strategists and business folks too…
Six Questions to Define Creative Strategy
Tips to speed and improve creative design results.
By Susan Sharman, Sharman Studios
As a graphic designer, I spend a lot of time trying to explain the creative process. How do I envision layouts? Choose [...]
SAP Service-Oriented Architecture Interactive Presentation
To detail an intricate B2B enterprise software story such as service-oriented architecture, it helps to have a simple concept. That’s ultimately what sold SAP on the straightforward metaphor of using a whiteboard presentation for this story of SOA. It’s an elegant way to tell the story without getting in the way of the detail. I [...]
PHH Arval Brand Launch
Thirty years ago, there were more than 300 fleet management companies in the US. Today, it’s down to 10, vying for the same customers. And the second largest player, PHH Arval, was facing monumental challenges.
Their competition was badmouthing them after a failed merger with GE. When they finally responded, their messaging was inconsistent. This left employees frustrated, and customers scratching their heads. What’s more, PHH was clinging to a story of industry firsts in a marketplace that had caught up to them technologically.
Sanrio Website
When you get to write copy about Hello Kitty, Badtz Maru and Chococat, what else could you ask for?
Lipton Pyramid Tea Website
Lipton Pyramid Tea is a great example of structuring a brand to its target audience. Lipton wanted to attract urbane 20-somethings interested in health and partying. I was website copywriter.
Beaulieu Vineyard Website
I was the Creative Director and copy writer/managing editor on this project. We had three weeks to do this site from concept to runtime, and the client literally handed me a book on BV’s history to use for copy. But I like a challenge.
