>Creative Partners

Kenneth Schneider.

Award-winning copywriting professional with a proven track record for creating copy and design that sells.

The creative force behind the launches of ESPN Magazine, Garden & Gun, Fast Company, Men’s Journal, and others.

Demonstrated skills in copywriting, editing, feature writing, branding, content creation, e-commerce, retail advertising, PR, and audience development.


Sandra Blum not only knows an enormous amount about direct marketing and content creation…

…But is also able to share it with others in a practical and engaging way. She’s the author of the industry classic, Designing Direct Mail that Sells and president of Blum & Company, an agency providing direct marketing, advertising, and marketing communications services to clients.

She has spent her career helping businesses, big and small, local and global, communicate more powerfully with their customers, prospects, employees and stakeholders. Clients have included The Atlantic, AC Nielsen, Aetna, Harvard Business Review, Harlequin Enterprises LTD, International Monetary Fund, J. P. Morgan Chase, National Geographic Society, New England Journal of Medicine, Pitney Bowes, Remedy Health Media, Smithsonian, Yankee Magazine and others. She has been honored to judge the Caples, DMA ECHOs, and New England Direct Marketing Association (NEDMA) awards.

Sandra writes copy that sells and persuades – copy that wins new customers, creates customer loyalty and grows businesses.

Now in Fairfield, CT, Sandra is a Chicago native and graduate of the University of Chicago (BA History) and Roosevelt Uninversity (MPA).


Jeff Laurie Expert Direct Response Copywriter for Digital + Print Sales, Renewals, & Appeals

If you’re looking for an expert freelance direct response copywriter who gets results, I can assist you.

I’m an expert in writing brand-aware sales copy that maximizes response for direct mail, email marketing, digital advertising, landing pages, brochures, web sites and collateral promotional copy.

You’ll benefit from my 30+ years experience deploying the strategies, tactics and techniques of direct marketing copywriting for publishers and nonprofits.

Working with me is stress free. I have excellent collaboration and relationship skills. I’m a quick starter. I quickly accommodate to evolving situations. My ability to simplify complex ideas into easily understood language makes reading my copy easy. And I deliver tight first-draft copy that requires less of your time to correct.

Through interviews with relevant stakeholders and my own research, I develop a keen understanding of the needs, issues, and aspirations of your prospects. This allows me to write teasers, headlines, and subject lines that astonish and engage readers.

A few relevant facts about me. I . . .

 Have extensive B2B and B2C experience

 Use the psychological tools of persuasion to break through prospects’ inertia and earn their attention and response.

 Write smart, easy-to-read copy that aligns with brand standards, deepens current client relationships, and inspires prospects to act.

 Earn trust by writing in your prospects’ language and lingo.

 Apply SEO tactics to maximize search rankings and user engagement, and more.

I’ve written and designed packages for Forbes, The New Republic, Harvard Business Review, Cricket, Woodcraft, The Easton Press, the World Wildlife Fund, The Wilderness Society, Consumer Reports, National Geographic, and a legion of other for-profit and nonprofit organizations.

Leverage my talent and experience. Visit my portfolio at https://JeffLaurie.com. Then contact me with questions or to discuss whether I’m appropriate for your next project.


Sallie Scharding/Design+, A premiere advertising design studio.

A premiere graphics, design and advertising studio. Video, digital assets, motion graphics, print, web sites, brand and more.

Website

http://www.SallieSchardingDesign.com

Industry

Online Media

Company size

2-10 employees 1 associated member LinkedIn members who’ve listed Sallie Scharding/Design+ as their current workplace on their profile.

Headquarters

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Founded

2002

Specialties

brand, video, print, motion graphics, photoshop, digital assets, websites, ux, and animation\