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Paperback, 3rd edition
Published: 16th October 2025
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Published: 16th October 2025
Strategic Copywriting: How to Create Effective Advertising
By (Author) Edd Applegate
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Academic
16th October 2025
3rd edition
United Kingdom
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Sales and marketing
Paperback
344
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
When it comes to attracting consumers through advertising, which words, phrases, and techniques are most effective Strategic Copywriting, a detailed how-to guide, introduces students to time-tested strategies for writing and designing successful ads.
In this third edition, Edd Applegate explains core principles that have guided advertising for decades and introduces how to identify target markets and employ tests before and after an ad runs. The book discusses the impact of artificial intelligence and the numerous AI tools being used by advertising agencies. It also addresses corporate advertising and public relations, especially the various communications tools, such as news or press releases. Throughout, students learn the principles and processes of producing creative advertising for different media, including the internet, social media, television, radio, magazine, newspaper, and outdoor. Real advertisements from agencies of all sizes across the United States illustrate what worksor doesntand why.
The third edition features updated information in each chapter with
-New sample ads from real advertising agencies
-New coverage of AI alongside Social Media and Internet Advertising
Edd Applegatehas taught undergraduate and graduate courses in advertising and mass communications for more than 30 years. His numerous publications includeThe Rise of Advertising in the United StatesandCases in Advertising and Marketing Management(with Art Johnsen). He has been honored with fellowships and grants from organizations including the Donald and Geraldine Hedberg Foundation, the Direct Marketing Educational Foundation, the Annenberg Washington Program, the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center, the Gannett Foundation, the Missouri Commission on Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, among others.