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Watch it!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BPvJ_0R7QaQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nBooks Mentioned in this Video:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enchantingmarketing.com\/blog-to-win-business\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blog to Win Business<\/a><\/i><\/b> by Henneke Duistermaat<\/li>\n<li><b><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enchantingmarketing.com\/how-to-write-seductive-web-copy\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Write Seductive Web Copy<\/a><\/i><\/b> by Henneke Duistermaat<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Resonate<\/i><\/b> by Nancy Duarte<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Everybody Writes<\/i><\/b> by Ann Handley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Examples of Sparkling Copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>J Peterman<\/li>\n<li>ManCrates<\/li>\n<li>Apple<\/li>\n<li>Dropbox<\/li>\n<li>Evernote<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For more copywriting advice for improving your cold emails, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/copywriting-secrets-for-seductive-cold-emails\/\" target=\"_blank\">Copywriting Secrets for Crafting Seductive Cold Emails<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does your copy capture your prospects\u2019 attention? \u00a0Do you know to the difference between writing for a blog and writing web page copy? 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