You came up with a genius business idea. It’s a sure-fire winner. Now you just need to get those investors on board so you can get the cash you need and get your idea off the ground. And you’ll get those investors by… showing them some graphs? Describing your 6- and 12-month business plans? No. This will not work. What you need to do is to craft a pitch that will POP!

Pop! is a guide to getting your idea to stand out, instantly. It’s a framework and a list of techniques to help you quickly and easily generate a name, tagline, subheadings and other marketing materials using simple, repeatable steps. If you’re an experienced copywriter, you may think that you’ve moved beyond Pop!, but in this episode of the Copy Kit Podcast, copywriters Sarah and Nicole share their thoughts on the book and the new techniques they learnt from it. Tune in to hear their favourite Pop! Exercises, plus Sarah’s angst about naming her business.

If you enjoyed this episode, make sure you’re subscribed to the Copy Kit Podcast so you catch next week’s episode, which will feature Nicole and Sarah’s first ever live copy rap battle!

Timestamps

[0:30] Welcome to this episode’s book: Pop! by Sam Horn

[2:15] Nicole gives a quick summary of Pop!

[7:00] How Pop! helps copywriters explain their job to their families

[8:30] Nicole unpacks the first ‘P’ of Pop!: Purposeful

[10:20] O stands for Original

[11:20] And the second P stands for Pithy

[12:25] Why do you need to fill in Pop’s W9 list for the book to work?

[16:30] How to get the most out of Pop!

[19:05] Sarah outlines the exercises listed in Pop!

[21:45] Is Pop! the antidote to AI?

[25:15] Sarah and Nicole each share their favourite technique from Pop!

[30:35] How do you know when you’ve come up with the right product name or tagline?

[39:45] Nicole gives her three implementation points

[43:05] And Sarah outlines her three implementation points

[48:30] What are the rules of a Copy Rap Battle?

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