Ford Just Sold a Bunch of Cadillacs

Sorry, but this article, "Ford Just Absolutely Destroyed Cadillac's Ad Praising Rich Guys Who Work All The Time" just absolutely makes me laugh.

Here's the breathless intro:

Ford is giving Americans a choice: Either you can be a self-absorbed Cadillac owner who spends his entire life working so he can buy expensive things, or a civic-minded Ford owner who pours her heart and soul into a project aimed at making the world a better place.

That’s the message in a new Ford commercial skewering Cadillac for a controversial recent ad that ruffled feathers by presenting what some felt was a misguided perspective on the American work ethic.

This is what happens, Ford, when your ads are written by hippies instead of sales guys.

In case you haven't seen them, here's the Cadillac ad ...



... and the Ford ad.



Bottom line: The only time vanilla makes money is when selling ice cream.

Cadillac made a brilliant move to go "all in" on who they are and attract people they are FOR -- the "evil" 1% who work 60 hours a week, and whose tax dollars disproportionally funded Solyndra, Fisker, Ener1, A123 Systems, etc.

Cadillac also made a conscious effort to repel people they are NOT FOR -- people who think work is a 4-letter word, artisanal dirt farmers, et al. Those people would never buy a Cadillac in a billion years, even with a stimulus check.

The Ford ad only makes sense when compared to the Cadillac ad ... which is free advertising for Cadillac that will continue for weeks on TV and YouTube. Ford just sold a bunch of Cadillacs.

Tell me again who destroyed who.

The Strange "Non-Email" That Outperforms Email by 350%

Our operative, identity and location secret,
holding a copy of the strange "Tactile Email"

That's me, holding a secret copy of the incredibly valuable "Tactile Email."

And you might qualify for one -- if you hurry.

Here's the story: If you currently use email to prospect for new clients -- and if one new client is worth at least $500 to your business -- this is for you.

I'm writing to you because I've developed a new way to use email ...

... and it gets nearly 350% better response than standard email, based on my experience profiting from it for nearly 6 years now.

In fact, I've used this simple 1-page "Tactile Email" to get:

• high-value prospects to call me back (including the publisher of a financial newsletter with 1.5 million readers)

• help from promotional partners (including a busy editor who called me and then featured 2 of my articles in her magazine -- I can show them to you when we talk)

• a sales meeting with a Fortune 500 VP

• responses from incredibly hard-to-reach people, like Seth Godin. He called me after getting a "Tactile Email" and left a voicemail to thank me

Now, stop and think.

What would it mean to your business if 350% more of your marketing emails got opened?

Here's what: Your open rates would skyrocket, from 20% (about average for business emails) to 90% (the typical open rates I've seen with my new "Tactile Email").

All you need do is send 5 or 10 of these a week and you will see results. You will get calls or email replies from at least 10 more prospects than you would have otherwise.

And if you're any good at what you do, you will add at least 2 new clients to your business this month that you never would have otherwise, at least 24 extra clients his year -- or more if you're really ambitious.

Do the math. What would 24 new clients this year be worth to you? $12,000? $25,000? $110,000? More?

And what if you could try this new type of email for only $1? 

That's right -- a buck.

Because I've been writing "Tactile Emails" for 6 years now, I can quickly write one for your business. You could start getting more calls from prospects just 3 business days from today.

If it works, you will gladly pay my full fee of $995. But only after it brings you at least 2 new clients or $1,000 in new revenue from the prospects and clients you already have.

If it doesn't work, you won't be out a penny -- I'll refund your $1 deposit and you'll be in the same position you are now.

Look, you've invested hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars to build your business. Odds are, you don't have the ability, the understanding, or the time to persuade more of your prospects and clients to respond to your marketing messages.

But I do. It's what I do.

And I would love to create a "Tactile Email" that brings you at least 24 new clients this year, with NO extra advertising on your part. Just mail out the one-page message I'll write, based on your unique situation, and then start getting more phone calls and emails from prospects who are often laughing when they call you (I'll explain this happy side effect when you and I talk).

Interested?

If so, we should talk. But ONLY if you meet these 3 qualifications:

1) You use email to prospect for new clients
2) One new client is worth at least $500 to your business
3) You can mail 5-10 letters a week that I write for you (with the envelope and stamps I recommend -- they're part of the secret that I'll reveal)

If you qualify, take action TODAY and let's set up a 20-minute Discovery Conversation, to answer your questions and see if this is right for you.

Of course, there will be NO cost, NO obligation, and NO sales pressure.


In fact, when we talk, I'll probably give you at least one idea that you can profit from right away, whether or not we do business together. It happens all the time. Like the phone call I did with D -- her thank-you note from that conversation below:

 

Do this: Click here to schedule a "Tactile Email" Discovery Conversation with me by phone. Or send me an email and suggest 3 days/times that work for you. I'll reply by email to confirm our time.

PLUS ... if you're one of the first 3 people to schedule a call with me, I'll send you a Free $5 Starbucks gift card after we're done. Hurry -- I've got only 3 Free Starbucks gift cards and they will run out. Here they are:

By the way, here's what this "Tactile Email" is NOT -- it's not traditional direct mail or so-called lumpy mail. It's not a thank-you note, a postcard, a FedEx Letter, or Send Out Cards. There are no pictures or "grabbers" (like dollar bills) involved.

It's none of that.

I know, it sounds crazy. But I've been quietly using this strange "Tactile Email" myself for the last 6 years, and I've only now figured out how to reproduce it on a larger scale for people like you.

Don't miss out. The call with me is free. So is your Starbucks $5 gift card, if you're one of the first 3 people. I hope to hear from you today, before it's too late.

Here's what to do now: Click here to schedule a "Tactile Email" Discovery Conversation with me by phone. Or send me an email and suggest 3 days/times that work for you. I'll reply by email to confirm our time. 


Kevin Donlin
Marketing Strategist + Copywriter
Client Cloning Systems

The Extraordinarily Happy Client Email

Check out this email from a very happy client ...

I have a great job.

Not only do I MAKE my clients enough money to jet off to Cancun at will, but I SAVE them money by continually sharing best practices with them, like the FedEx tip I gave this client. He'll put an extra $1,600 back in his pocket ... enough to buy muy cerveza y vino in Cancun :-)

Funny: Nowhere in my job description does it say, "Find ways for clients to save money." That's not something you would ordinarily expect a marketing strategist and copywriter to do.

But ordinary sucks. It's not extraordinary. Or interesting. And it doesn't pay well.

So, if you want to make the leap from ordinary to extraordinary -- and create income and job security to match -- start finding ways to make or save your clients more money than they pay you.

Meanwhile, if you want to put an end to "feast or famine" syndrome in your business, my free Client Cloning Kit can help. It's not some cheapo download -- this is a real business-building kit you can hold in your hands.

 
Grab your free copy now, while they last.

Life, Death, Family, Work

This week before St. Patrick's Day, it seems only fitting that I tell you about an Irish wake.

My Uncle Louie died last week at 91. A WWII vet, he was a member of the Greatest Generation, my dad's older brother, and the last surviving male among 13 siblings, all born in rural South Dakota.

The photo below is of family and friends after the funeral in Sommer’s Bar, in Miller, SD. Actually, this wasn’t the wake (the photos from that are not appropriate), but more of an “after party.”

The TV was tuned to the Weather Channel, where the talking heads prattled on about Winter Storm Titan. (Apparently, blizzards have names now.) “Titan!?” groused a guy at the bar. “What the $*&% are they talking about? It’s called winter, dammit.”

Miller is such a small town that you could walk up to any farmer in the bar and strike up a friendly conversation. Almost everyone knew my uncle and my dad, who died in 1997.

Anyway, there are two points to this story of life and death on the prairie.

First, family. There’s nothing like a funeral to clarify things, like how important the love and support of your family is. Without family, success at work means nothing. Nothing.

Second, work. On the drive back from South Dakota, recalling conversations with family, friends, and neighbors, I realized how remarkable the typical farmer is.

And it’s clear why Thomas Jefferson wrote, “Those who labour in the earth are the chosen people of God.” Farmers are the hardest working, most resourceful people in America. Most of us can’t imagine laboring half as hard, solving half as many problems, and producing half as much good for the world as those who work the land.

The next time I’m tempted to curse a slow computer or a printer out of ink, I’ll remember my uncle driving a horse-drawn wagon through a blizzard at age 12 … my grandma giving birth to and caring for 13 children … my cousin losing his left arm in a thresher at age 5 … and I will shut up and work.

Meanwhile, if you want to put an end to "feast or famine" syndrome in your business, my free Client Cloning Kit can help. It's not some cheapo download -- this is a real business-building kit you can hold in your hands.

 
Grab your free copy now, while they last.