You’ve held the workshops, considered your purpose, looked inwards and out – and you’ve emerged...
Five rules for a great value proposition
A spot-on value proposition can work wonders for your business. It highlights the value you...
UX, Brand Language, Copywriting, Process
Spoilt for voice: our pick of the best branded Alexa skills
Amazon’s Alexa skills store is awash with trivia and flash briefings. But some have taken a more...
Typos and the art of not looking stupid
Typos: every copywriter’s nightmare. You’ve stressed for hours over a piece, carefully crafting...
What a great brand value proposition can do for your business
You’ve maybe heard about value propositions through the marketing grapevine. You think you...
How to write for screen readers: accessibility content tips
We’re often asked to follow accessibility guidelines when we work for public sector and...
How to write and manage financial services content
Getting sign-off on financial services content can be hard, especially with so many parties...
Tips for booking the best digital content training course
Considering a copywriting course for your in-house team? A little insider knowledge can go a...
Copywriting costs: why putting a quote together takes time
We’re always happy to take an impromptu phone call to resolve an issue or get a quick response...
Great content needs purpose
Content. It’s everywhere these days. On your phone, on the side of buses, on stock cube packets....
How to create accessible social content
It doesn’t matter how long you spend crafting those words, graphics and videos. If you don't...
Get Copy Approved, Without the Drama
You’ve done the research, written the piece and polished it. Now you just need approval from the...
Digital copywriting: how to get your work signed off
Just when you thought the copywriting phase was finished, the approvals process arrives to stomp...
Do you need a digital copywriter? Or a digital copywriting course?
So you need digital content. But how much, for how long, and how often? More importantly, do you...
How we made podcasts during lockdown
In my past life, I made a lot of radio ads. It was great fun. It was also terrifying.
How to scale your content process to match your business
You’re always correcting the same style and tone points.
How we made professional videos during lockdown
Ridley’s self-isolating in Ireland. Marty’s only working with Netflix these days. And Stanley...
Brand Language, Tone of Voice, Process
Using social media during a global pandemic: advice for brands
What do the Queen, Ozzy Osbourne and David Beckham all have in common (other than a great...
Are you writing for you, your audience, or SEO?
Creating high-quality online content means writing for your audience, not yourself. But how well...
How buyer personas can help your SEO
Listen up, for an old-but-new performance hack. When carrying out your Search Engine...
How to give great copy feedback
We’ve handled our fair share of copywriting projects, but even we’ll confess that we don’t...
Blackad Bookshelf: Content Strategy for the Web, by Kristina Halvorson
Content is king, and Kristina Halvorson and Melissa Rach are the queens of the kingdom. Content...
Our tips for running an in-house training course
We’ve been running copywriting workshops since Blackad began in 2002. Alan’s been at it since...