tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post2045554044687429536..comments2024-02-16T22:05:32.773+02:00Comments on LotFP: RPG: The Curse of Ad CopyJimLotFPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992397707040836366noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-4444790733873729682009-09-29T05:59:02.592+03:002009-09-29T05:59:02.592+03:00"Play The Insect Shrine of Goblin Hill, and ..."Play The Insect Shrine of Goblin Hill, and you'll tear your own eyes out and die vomiting in horror, nancy-boy!"E.G.Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229893317543621720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-21386841795371358092009-09-29T05:56:29.708+03:002009-09-29T05:56:29.708+03:00I thought most of it was pretty good--concise but ...I thought most of it was pretty good--concise but enough detail to inform, writing in a fairly compelling manner. I did think that the Green Devil Face had too much minutiae and was a bit too idiosyncratic.<br /><br />I think with online marketing, there is a continuum with traditional websites (clean and formal) at one end and social networking (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc) at the other end (relational and information). Blogs are in-between. The tough thing about a blog is that strong opinions and customer relations typically have an inverse relationship. You can be quirky and eccentric, but extreme might send some away. Abrasive is simply a no no in marketing (unless you are 3M). You also have to be patient, marketing is more about branding and relationships and less about immediate sales. You have a strong product--Death Frost Doom in particular is amazing.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786312855250456688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-12627929778471512172009-09-28T20:16:53.990+03:002009-09-28T20:16:53.990+03:00Try not to just be EXTREME ... I think there is st...Try not to just be EXTREME ... I think there is still value in plain explanation - though you'd obviously want to avoid understatement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-26331634532666221302009-09-28T01:49:37.840+03:002009-09-28T01:49:37.840+03:00I hate ad copy as well. :)I hate ad copy as well. :)jgbrowninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274622778419965618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-75144160273855975852009-09-28T00:38:48.208+03:002009-09-28T00:38:48.208+03:00"I treat it as gingerly and distastefully as ..."I treat it as gingerly and distastefully as a dead rat I've found in the basement that needs to be disposed of."<br /><br />My worldview has just been shattered. That's...that's...that's, well, <i>not very metal</i>.Adam Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06368676086759298705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-68474765606528380512009-09-27T21:36:59.297+03:002009-09-27T21:36:59.297+03:00That approach is not working for me, but it's ...That approach is not working for me, but it's probably a matter of taste. The difficulty of writing advertising text is that people react in different ways depending on their mind-set.<br /><br />To be specific, what's not working for me is the jocular tone that makes it seem like I shouldn't take the information content seriously. I respond much better to efficient name-dropping that is obviously based on a keen sense of where the product is positioned culturally. In other words, tell me what makes the product significant, exactly. This need not be long, even, just a couple of sentences could suffice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com