Comments on: Just A Grumpy Old Man? http://www.theagitator.net/pushing-the-creative-envelope/just-a-grumpy-old-man/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-a-grumpy-old-man Fundraising and advocacy strategies. Trends, tips ... with an edge Thu, 24 May 2012 10:56:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John SauvĂ©-Rodd http://www.theagitator.net/pushing-the-creative-envelope/just-a-grumpy-old-man/comment-page-1/#comment-35182 John SauvĂ©-Rodd Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:00:19 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1611#comment-35182 Grumpy? He (and me, close to 62 yrs old) have a right to be. I see timeless lessons from fundraising being lost, buried, forgotten - a wholesale direct marketing collective amnesia - in the cock -sure 'there is nothing these old timers can teach me!' arrogance of newbies who seem sometimes barely toilet trained. I work in the data/base datamining/analytics field, not copywriting but the same is true in my chosen field. Was I guilty of this all those years back? No - we sat at the feet of the then masters (I am a Brit so names would not be instantly recognisable to the US reader) and we LEARNED, boy did we learn. Keep it up Denny Hatch. Grumpy? He (and me, close to 62 yrs old) have a right to be. I see timeless lessons from fundraising being lost, buried, forgotten – a wholesale direct marketing collective amnesia – in the cock -sure ‘there is nothing these old timers can teach me!’ arrogance of newbies who seem sometimes barely toilet trained. I work in the data/base datamining/analytics field, not copywriting but the same is true in my chosen field. Was I guilty of this all those years back? No – we sat at the feet of the then masters (I am a Brit so names would not be instantly recognisable to the US reader) and we LEARNED, boy did we learn. Keep it up Denny Hatch.

]]> By: John D Brown http://www.theagitator.net/pushing-the-creative-envelope/just-a-grumpy-old-man/comment-page-1/#comment-35150 John D Brown Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:23:18 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1611#comment-35150 It depends on whether "writing for the internet" means making money writing for the internet, or making "friends" on the internet. It depends on whether “writing for the internet” means making money writing for the internet, or making “friends” on the internet.

]]> By: Robert Zawoysky http://www.theagitator.net/pushing-the-creative-envelope/just-a-grumpy-old-man/comment-page-1/#comment-35132 Robert Zawoysky Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:58:25 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1611#comment-35132 "Overstatement" is what marketing is all about. And Denny is a master at it. “Overstatement” is what marketing is all about. And Denny is a master at it.

]]> By: Donna http://www.theagitator.net/pushing-the-creative-envelope/just-a-grumpy-old-man/comment-page-1/#comment-35123 Donna Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:07:27 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1611#comment-35123 Just a grumpy old man? Methinks he's a smart old man. He's savvy enough to know that a comment like that will raise curiosity -- or hackles. It motivated a "skim" reader like me to take a few minutes, dig deeper and learn a little more about this Denny. Hmmm...what was the title of his book again? -- "The Secrets of Emotional Hot Button Copywriting". Oh yeah, he's superb. Just a grumpy old man? Methinks he’s a smart old man. He’s savvy enough to know that a comment like that will raise curiosity — or hackles. It motivated a “skim” reader like me to take a few minutes, dig deeper and learn a little more about this Denny.

Hmmm…what was the title of his book again? — “The Secrets of Emotional Hot Button Copywriting”. Oh yeah, he’s superb.

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