My Copywriter Underground Blog Chosen as One Of “Internet’s Top 40 Freelance Writer’s Blogs”

Tom Chandler — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:06:33 +0000

My Copywriter Underground freelance writer/marketer blog – despite serving mostly as an outlet for a certain grouchy copywriter/marketing consultant bent on total annihilation of social media mega-hype – has been picked by the oDesk blog as one of the Top 40 Writer’s blogs.

And yes, it appears that oDesk actually visited the blogs in question instead of simply crafting another ~~linkbait~~ list. Kudos to them.

I’m touched. Yet I refuse to gush like Sally Fields gushed in her 1985 Oscar speech.

It’s always gratifying to receive the recognition of your peers – people who write and market for a living.

Tom Chandler Quoted in BrandWeek Article About Deceptive Mailing Practices

Tom Chandler — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:54:07 +0000

I’ve written a lot of direct response over the course of my 22+ year career, and I’ve always been an outspoken critic of deceptive mailing practices, believing they harm all marketers in the long run.

That’s why BrandWeek sought me out when they wrote a story about the growing practice of deceptive mailers. While they quoted me several times, this quote received prominent play:

“What I don’t understand is why organizations allow deceptive practices to undermine their carefully [and expensively] cultivated brand images in the first place,” said Chandler. “I recently received a series of envelopes from a large credit-card bank where I held an account. All shared the same alarmist stamp that “Important Information” about his account was enclosed. “Of course, it wasn’t important information,” Chandler said. “It was a series of cross-selling pitches. After a month or two, I canceled my account.”

Rather than deceive, why not delight recipients?

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My Copywriter Underground Blog Chosen as One Of “Internet’s Top 40 Freelance Writer’s Blogs”

Tom Chandler Quoted in BrandWeek Article About Deceptive Mailing Practices