The Michel Fortin Blog

I used to teach marketing and selling part-time at a local college. One day, one of my students made me realize something important. During my lecture, he offered an example to illustrate his understanding of a concept I was teaching. While it...

I used to teach marketing and selling at a local college here in Ottawa. And one of the things I used to help teach with -- I also use them all the time when I want to learn and remember new things, too -- was mnemonics. Mnemonics are tools or...

I first taught this technique in 1998. While there have been tons of improvements since then, today I still see copy on so many websites, sales letters, or emails using a language that only the person who wrote them understands. The bottom line...

A significant reason behind most floundering websites is the lack of a response-driven message -- an effective one that gets people to do something, even if it's to keep reading. A direct response message is not just about response. It's...

A strategy in copywriting that's immensely powerful is to use words and phrases that help to paint vivid pictures in the mind. When people can visualize the process of doing what you want them to do, including the enjoyment of the benefits of your...