“Terry has the ability to put the right words into a voice the market can easily understand. He writes selling copy with wit and intelligence.”

Mark Lindley, Creative Director, Cogent Elliott

Rover range brochure

Rover range brochure

Time for a little quiet authority. British, of course.
Novel: 'Pitch Black' - a black farce about an ad agency near you

Novel: ‘Pitch Black’ – a black farce about an ad agency near you

It has not been a good year at the offices of Erasmus, Proffett and Rusk. On top of a slew of advertising account losses, they learn that their biggest, most high profile and longest standing client suddenly requires them to pitch for business they have held for over 50 years....
48 sheet outdoor poster: Midland Mainline

48 sheet outdoor poster: Midland Mainline

This one was done a while back. Bob Wilson brought it to life beautifully. Note the FT tucked into the collar
'Freelance Copy Creative Economy Blues'

‘Freelance Copy Creative Economy Blues’

OK, the economy stinks. Everybody blames everyone else. We’ve never had it so bad. Well, those of us with long memories ought to know better. Here’s what I think about it. Apologies to Bob Dylan and guitar players everywhere.
The right words?

The right words?

On Wednesday 19 March, 2003, at the Fort Blair Mayne Camp in the Kuwaiti desert, Colonel Tim Collins stood before 800 men of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment. A sandstorm had just settled and a battle lay ahead. Men wiped sand from their faces and waited. As...
writer&co free report: Does your company's marketing have your company's voice?

writer&co free report: Does your company’s marketing have your company’s voice?

Here’s a little something for you. My free report about good copy – what it is, what it isn’t, how I try to write it. It contains just a few of the many (and sometimes hard) lessons I’ve learnt, and the stories I’ve heard over the years. If you’re from...
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Copy sheet: Agency self promotion (DM notebook)

Copy sheet: Agency self promotion (DM notebook)

438 Marketing in Manchester had a nice idea to send out a moleskin notebook as a self promotional item. The thought being that among all the technology, it’s ideas that matter and they nearly always start to take shape on a simple sheet of paper. I was asked to come up with some thoughts for...
Copy sheet: Jankel armoured vehicles

Copy sheet: Jankel armoured vehicles

Copy that sought to empathise with people who go to work knowing the vehicle they drive could well take a bullet.
Web copy: The Config Team

Web copy: The Config Team

The Config Team are SAP logistics experts who value the strength that comes from the togetherness and know-how of the unit. Hence the name.
Birmingham City University prospectus

Birmingham City University prospectus

One of around 170 course descriptions written for Birmingham City University’s undergraduate prospectus. A case of emphasising the top-line points of each course, leaving the detail for the website. With a three-year full-time course costing around £9,000, the prospectus has to look and read like it’s worth it.

Say that again…

Don’t know whether you remember it but some months ago, the leader of the Opposition afforded the press an interview on the public sector strikes. The reporter asked him half a dozen questions. To which he replied using the same words. Over and again. Like a loop. He says ‘the strikes are wrong while negotiations...