This copywriter: Increased a £12m company's sales by £2m in six months.
Has turned £350,000 into £1,450,000 for one charity for the last seven years in a row.
Helped one plc's share price double over 18 months after he created every piece of advertising they put out.
Hi,
My name is Bill Fryer and I am a copywriter.
Now sometimes people ask me what I do and I tell them "I'm a copywriter". Often there is a short silence before they ask what a copywriter is. So, to avoid any embarrassment; a copywriter is the person who writes advertisements, direct mail, websites, in fact, any kind of advertising material.
Now, I have put those three big achievements at the top of this page because they are some of my greatest. But they are not one-offs. I can show you a series of examples where my copywriting has given clients, like you, better results and made you more money.
As a copywriter I specialise in direct response communications like emails, direct mail, off-the-page advertising, emails, websites, minisites, door to door leaflets and inserts. Most of my work is for people who sell direct, people like retailers, financial services, mail order and charities.
I can actually write anything in any medium. Even though most of my copywriting is designed to generate leads or sales, I still get asked to write brochures, leaflets and even point of sale materials. Sometimes people tell me at the start of a project they have never found a copywriter who can write for their industry. In every case I have written successful campaigns for them. I also know how to write copy so it is easy to translate, if you sell in different language zones.
Here is a selection of the better known organisations this copywriter has worked for:
AC Cars – luxury car manufacturer
Acorn Stairlifts – stairlift manufacturer/seller
Axa Sunlife - insurance/investments
Barclaycard – credit cards
Castle Cover – insurance brokerage
Dunlop – tyre manufacturer
Empire Stores – mail order cataloguer
Fisher Investments Inc – investment manager
Foreign & Colonial - investments
Greenpeace – not-for-profit campaigning organisation
Hidden Hearing – hearing aid seller
HSS Tool Hire – tool hire
Jewson/Saint-Gobain – building trade retailer/manufacturer
LaSource – Caribbean resort hotel
Longevity USA – mail order health supplements
The National Trust – heritage charity
Pinnacle Insurance - insurance
Reader's Digest – book seller
Royal Star & Garter Home – ex-Services charity
Skipton Building Society – building society
I have worked in most, including: cars, properties, holidays/travel, insurances, investments, mail order, direct selling, disability and grey market, garden products, charities, books and media, education, security, building trade and other business to business.
This variety is important because a good copywriter generally has broad experience. I always seem to beat industry-specialist copywriters in creative tests.
I work for clients in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Caribbean and Australia. (Anywhere that speaks English)
The best copywriters generally have a chequered past and I am no exception. I went to Oxford University and have an MA and BA in Human Sciences - so I know about people. I formed the UK's first bungee jumping company, worked in a printer's, worked as a car mechanic (badly), became a charity fundraiser (successfully), then an advertising manager for a multinational manufacturer and finally started out as a freelance copywriter in 1998.
That variety gives a copywriter perspective. I have seen life from different angles.
I am also member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Fellow of the Institute of Direct Marketing and even have an Advanced Certificate in Marketing.
Actually this last point is important because the average copywriter is often simply a wordsmith living in his head. I have a marketing background as well, which means I see your creative work in the context of your overall strategy.
In my experience there are two types of copywriter: noisy and quiet. The "noisy" copywriter uses lots of superlatives to try and crank up the product or service. No one likes an obnoxious salesman. So, in contrast, I find a quiet approach that states the facts and tells people what they want to know, works best. And my track record bears me out...
In addition to being a freelance copywriter I also run a full service direct marketing agency so I can also help you with emailings, website design and optimisation, landing pages, art direction and graphic design, media planning and buying, list rental, mailing, print and lettershop campaign planning and marketing strategy.
Probably not enough. Here are some sample prices:
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Copy Only
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Copy + Artwork
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| 1-2 page letter/email |
£600
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£1,200
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| 2-8 page letter |
£1,200
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£2,200
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| Full page advert |
£600
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£1,400
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| Small advert |
£400
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£900
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| Small leaflet |
£600
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£1,200
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| 8 page brochure/website |
£1,200
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£3,000
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| Email + landing page |
£1,200
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£3,000
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I am always up for a new project and generally able to turn work around fast. Why don't you send me an email – I would like to hear from you.
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