A former client contacted me to write and manage this 80-page website for a plastic and cosmetic surgeon on the San Francisco peninsula.
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RightClix Website Launch: Copywriting & Script Writing
I’m very pleased to have been part of an All-Star Marketing Makeover Team from BNI Embarcadero that helped Ray Simon fulfill his dream of launching a new company today. It’s called RightClix.com. What’s RightClix? It’s a series of easy-to-follow videos that represent an easy way to set up and use Salesforce for your business. Ray […]
Scary Good: Libby’s Pumpkin Cookie TV Copywriting
I did the copywriting for this TV commercial decades ago when I worked for an ad agency in Dallas and their client was Libby’s.
Annual Report Copywriting: The Heritage San Francisco
As a healthcare copywriter, one of my favorite types of projects is an annual report. This recent “Highlights for 2012” was designed by my colleague Paschal Sabatella of Sabatella Creative Design and written by me for Heritage on the Marina, San Francisco, one of the city’s longest-serving retirement communities. This particular annual report featured copywriting […]
Barcelona Walking Tours
I didn’t write Discover-BCN.com, a travel website penned by my PR colleague and friend, Phil Siegel, and designed by the talented Manish Champsee. But I can highly recommend Phil’s Barcelona Walking Tours because he spent two full days with my family last year. Whether you’re gay or straight, he provides a fabulous tour of the […]
From Writer to WordPress Article
This blog appeared originally on 2/7/11 on the Intuit Small Business Blog. Let’s say you’re a successful travel writer, but your exotic travel days have ended because you and your wife are raising two young boys. How would you go about changing gears? Bradley Charbonneau of Likoma, in San Francisco, went from writer to webmaster, […]
Freelance Video Copywriting
I’m so busy doing freelance video copywriting video for a wide range of clients that I often forget to promote myself. But using a video template from my colleagues at Brandefy in Southern California is a simple, quick and very cost-effective way for anyone to create a great video. Fast. Have a look. And if […]
Video Copywriting
As a video copywriter, this :60 spot combines an inexpensive life-action template with animation. The result is a flexible format that let me showcase a variety of projects that I write, as well as the industries I write them for, and the types of clients that I frequently work with. I’ve written dozens of scripts […]
Blog: Born On The Fourth Of July – Fireworks Story
I wrote this article a few years ago for Intuit Small Business Blog. Since it’s so topical this week, I’m showing an excerpt of it and a link to the actual article… The Fourth of July conjures up images of booming, skyrocketing, jaw-dropping fireworks displays that light up the night sky. If you’re lucky enough […]
Architect Website Copywriting: Inspired Independence
Just completed the editing of this site’s copy for two architect friends of mine –– Carrie Shores and Josh Larson –– who are LEED Accredited Professionals and Certified Age-In-Place Specialists. Like their Inspired Independence Single Family Homes, Inspired In-Law Cottages and Inspired Products, the site features what the web designer, Bradley Charbonneau of Likoma, calls […]
Brochure Copywriting: First Security
This is hot off the presses… I just completed the brochure copywriting for an eight-page capabilities presentation for a security patrol and alarm company based in San Jose. First Security has almost a half-century of experience and over 1,000 clients. It provides comprehensive security solutions for residences, industrial complexes, businesses, school districts, government municipalities and […]
B2B Postcard Copywriting
One of my best friends is Bart Saling, owner of Bridge to Bridge Technologies in San Rafael, CA. He promotes his business with promotional postcards like the two shown here and hired me to do the B2B postcard copywriting. Lauren Deane Evans of Good Looking Ideas was the art director and Marty Wall of Fritz […]
Travel Writing Discussion for Marin Scuba Club
Zeimer marin scuba_may15 from Zeimer’s Advertising Shoppe I was the featured speaker last night at Saylor’s Restaurant in Sausalito for a Marin Scuba Club presentation on travel writing. I discussed some of the hundreds of articles I’ve written for dive magazines and travel blogs — and told the stories of my inspiration for each article. […]
BNI Presentation: Copywriting Radio & TV
Today, I featured this particular :60 video as the start of my BNI Presentation to promote the services of Zeimer’s Advertising Shoppe. Have a look. It was produced by Brandefy.com using a video template they created. By the way, I also write a wide variety of projects, from brochures to newsletters to websites. About The […]
Email Copywriting for Webinars
Have you heard of Junior Seau? He was a 20-year NFL player who committed suicide last year. Like many former athletes in physical sports like football, hockey and boxing, he was suffering from Post-Concussion Syndrome from numerous cranium-rattling hits during his long-time career. Junior didn’t suffer in vain. His death was the catalyst for his […]
SEO TV Commercial Copywriting
TV News Interview
It’s been cold at night here in San Rafael. So cold that a local TV news crew was interviewing folks standing in line for a movie a few nights ago… and they shoved the microphone in my face. Have a look at this short video clip: Bay Area braces for cold temps — after the […]
Freelance Copywriting Presentation
I’m a proud member of BNI Embarcadero, which we boldly call “The Best Damn Chapter. Anywhere.” With about 60 members, we’re the largest on the West Coast, close over $2 million annually through referred word-of-mouth business, and host three seven-minute presentations per week. That means my turn in the rotation only comes up once about […]
Certified Green Business Copywriting: Skytech Solar
My ex-BNI colleague, Mat Ventre, tapped me to write the site for Skytech Solar, a leading San Francisco solar panel installation company where he’s the Director of Marketing and Operations. As a Certified Bay Area Green Business, this was the perfect referral for me.
Financial Planning Copywriting
My long-time San Rafael friend and Yosemite Half Dome hiking buddy, Stephen Gandy, Certified Financial Planner, wanted someone to update his old website. In addition, the site needed to launch prior to the hosting of a table for a gala event in late October 2012 through his client who sat on the board of the […]
Speaker at AMWA
I was very proud to have been chosen to speak about healthcare copywriting at the annual American Medical Writers Association conference last Friday in Sacramento, CA. On the dais with me were two extremely knowledgeable and talented medical writers, each with decades of experience. The topic of our 90-minute presentation was “The Scope of Medical […]
eBook: Get on Google’s 1st Page
I’m very pleased to have edited my first eBook. “How To Get on Google’s First Page Fast” was written by my colleague, Vitold Chrzanowski, founder of EnLocalDC.com, a top-notch Online Marketing company that specializes in engineering and building Google Local Search Listings now referred to as Google +Local Listings in conjunction with optimizing YouTube videos. […]