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Posts by Joanna Aitkens

Healthcare Copywriting: Why Your Brilliant Product Deserves Better Marketing Copy

Reading time: 8 minutes The Brochure That Killed the Excitement I was at a medical simulation trade show a few years ago, chatting to a surgeon who'd just demonstrated a genuinely brilliant training device. His eyes were lit up. He was animated, passionate, explaining how this thing was going to...

Case Study: They Had the Story. They Just Needed Someone to Tell It.

How patience, partnership and strategic content helped a stretched team reclaim their story online The...

Job Specs Need Copywriters Too

Reading time: 8 minutes The Advert Nobody Thinks About Here's a strange thing. Companies will...

2026: A Survival Guide for Stressed Marketers

Reading time: 6 minutes January Blues and the Weight of a New Year There's something...

The Hidden Cost of Marketing Project Delays

Why the biggest threat to your marketing budget isn’t the budget itself – it’s the delay in spending it. That...
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The Advertising Industry Is Burning

Here’s Why That’s Good News for Your Brand. Zoe Scaman’s Substack article, Let It Burn, caught my attention on LinkedIn,...
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Marketing Budget Freezes Make Your Website Copy MORE Important (Not Less)

Your finance director just told you the 2026 marketing budget is “on hold pending the Budget outcome.” Your agency has...
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If You Can’t Find The Words: How John Lewis Still Speaks To Us

There’s a moment in this year’s John Lewis Christmas ad that quietly catches you off guard. A father, a son,...
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Black Friday Works. So Why Doesn’t Your B2B Campaign?

Reading time: 6 minutes Black Friday generates billions because it taps into fundamental human psychology. Yet most B2B campaigns ignore...
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Is Your Website Written by AI?

Don’t Let Your Business Sound Like Everyone Else’s Try this experiment. Visit five different B2B websites. I’ll bet you a...
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