Copywriting: 5 proven discoveries that strengthen copy

Every headline, no matter how good it looks off-hand, can be optimized. The question is, how do you write an effective headline to begin with? We asked you and your peers that same question, and here are some of our favorite answers...

Whether discussing a simple print ad or a complex integrated campaign, a marketer's goal is clear – tell people what you offer and why they should buy from you. If you're clear in your messaging, there's no need for persuasive tactics that…

When drafting a piece of marketing collateral, sometimes the hardest part is coming up with the right headline to top it off. How can you create the most effective one? In today’s blog post, we break down four headline groups, and help you…

“Clarity trumps persuasion,” according to MECLABS Managing Director/CEO, Dr. Flint McGlaughlin. On landing pages, you must clearly and immediately express what you’re offering and why it’s valuable to visitors. So, how do you do that and…

Homepages are meant to cater to multiple types of visitors at once. But, how do you create one that’s effective enough to meet all their needs and get them to the next step? In today’s blog post, we put two research teams to the test and…

If you had one last blog post to send out to the marketing world, what would you say? Well, that’s exactly what we’re answering in today’s post. See how the wisdom of peers and their belief in Transparent Marketing helped build one very…

So, you’ve decided to go mobile with your website. But, how can you make sure your mobile site design will be effective and help drive traffic back to your desktop site? In today’s blog post, get some key advice and insights on how to build…

We say in our online courses that every element of a Web page must state or support the value proposition. But, what communicates the value of an offer better – a beautiful image or well-crafted copy? In this blog post, a recent experiment…

In a previous Web clinic, Flint McGlaughlin, the Director of MECLABS Group, taught five steps to help you optimize your company's homepage. We intentionally left one key aspect of optimizing homepages out of that clinic because we felt it…

Get inside tips for working with the IT department from Adam Davis, the Director of Technology for MarketingExperiments…

Flash Banners look so cool. But do they help or hurt conversion? Do your customers really have the patience to stick around until the fourth frame to understand your value proposition? And what is more important to the bottom line? Lead…

Google should be lauded for giving consumers the ability to manage their own data. But, at the same time, more needs to be done to reduce the anxiety around privacy concerns…