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What is Copywriting?

Started by Sheilbh, August 05, 2009, 01:50:41 PM

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Sheilbh

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Copywriting is the use of words to promote a person, business, opinion or idea.

According to Wikipedia.
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The Brain

Let me turn the question around: what isn't copywriting?

Btw, Sheilbh are you drunk or something?
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Caliga

Don't journalists call the text of their articles "copy"?
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derspiess

Writing copy.  I did a bit of it when I was in marketing. 
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Admiral Yi

Someone tells you what to write and you write it.

Martinus

Quote from: The Brain on August 05, 2009, 01:56:40 PM
Let me turn the question around: what isn't copywriting?

Btw, Sheilbh are you drunk or something?
:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Ed Anger

Quote from: Queequeg on August 06, 2009, 07:48:40 AM
Is someone else preparing for Season 3 of Mad Men?

No. Awful show.
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