text pixels
Blog URL http://www.textpixels.wordpress.com
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags copywriting, PR, marketing, SEO writing, editing, writing tips, media, public relations, English usage
a blog on PR and copywriting by Katy Evans-Bush. I am a freelance copywriter, web 2.0 and SEO writer, communications consultant and poet. My literary blog is Baroque in Hackney. My website is at katyevansbush.com.
Latest Blog Posts
- “make that a double portion of sea kittens, please” on Nov 25, 2009 in keeping it real know your audience copywriting pr sea kittens writing for children
or: “How To Use PR to Make People Do the Opposite of What You Want” PETA, the animal rights group, has launched a campaign to get us to stop eating fish – by giving them a cute image. Armed with nothing but the Power of Words, and s...
- copywriter’s downfall on Nov 22, 2009 in get your message right the bad and the best ben locker seo seo writing
Okay, I know it’s sad. But I like spoof Downfall videos. I’m not taking anything away from that magisterial film by liking them. And now my friend Ben has made one, and it might be my favourite one yet. Well – it would be. However,...
- how to make people stop on Nov 11, 2009 in creativity get your message right graphic design branding branding mistakes corporate process design process
Some people: not these three. My only caveat with this excellent video is that I think it could apply equally well in any sector. I’ve had these experiences in local authorities and all sorts – but of course at the time I thought it was b...
- copyediting in Toronto on Nov 10, 2009 in professional matters proofreading lore copy editing line editing sub-editing newspaper editing the death of journalism the importance of editors
It’s the same the world over. But at the Toronto Star it’s a little bit more the same than in some other places. They’ve just announced the outsourcing of 100 sub-editing jobs… One sub has replied in kind, with an active demon...
- leaving P*****PerH***.com on Nov 9, 2009 in professional matters freelancers job boards pay-per-click professional copywriting web writing
Yes; like Las Vegas, my friendly neighbourhood freelancers “job board” is there to be left, and for many of the same reasons (though no one’s going to get rich on P*****PerH***.com). (And I have no plans to drink myself to death ove...
- Merry Christmas! unsubscribe. on Nov 6, 2009 in the bad and the best bad marketing christmas marketing direct marketing how to get it wrong unsubscribe
Deck the halls, skip the malls! Shop our gift center now. Shop our online store and find GREAT GIFTS! stay home and shop stress free LOOK AT ALL THESE GREAT TITLES! This not-yet-festive season, Text Pixels asks you: Why are we SHOUTING? And: Exactly...
- transferrable skills: the new buzzword on Oct 19, 2009 in professional matters walking the walk employment policies hiring policy jobseeking strategies recession tactics recruitment
Almost everyone I’ve spoken to lately – which I admit largely means “recruitment agents, jobseekers, local enterprise support agencies, freelancers on varying places in the overworked/given up spectrum, and a few employers who are t...




