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The Copywriting Podcast with Fexingo: Sales Letters, Headlines, and Persuasive Writing

The Copywriting Podcast with Fexingo: Sales Letters, Headlines, and Persuasive Writing

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Lucas and Luna sit at a writer's desk, a vintage typewriter between them, and argue about the first line of a sales letter. They don't debate 'write better' platitudes. They pull up real campaigns: the 1985 Boardroom bulletins that ran for a decade, the long-form VSL that sold a $2,000 course with a 42% conversion rate, the direct-mail package that lifted response 18% by changing one headline word. Lucas, in his tweed blazer, traces the rhythm of a sentence aloud; Luna, in her burgundy cardigan, crosses out every adjective that doesn't carry weight. Together, they show you what separates a persuasive read from a scroll-past. Each episode picks one letter, one headline, one bridge paragraph, and dissects it line by line—why it works, what it assumes about the reader, where it could break. The listener is someone who writes for a living: copywriters, marketers, founders writing their own landing pages, anyone who has stared at a blinking cursor and needed a better opening. No fluff, no 'write like this' formulas. Just the craft of selling with words, examined by two people who respect the reader's attention. After listening, you'll see every email subject line and ad headline differently—and you'll know what to change. #Copywriting #SalesLetters #Headlines #PersuasiveWriting #DirectResponse #DirectMail #VSL #CopyCraft #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #MarketingPodcast #Marketing #Business #CopyTips #ConversionCopy #LongFormCopy #EmailMarketing #AdCopy Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo© 2026 Fexingo. All rights reserved. Economics
Episodes
  • How a Fictional Resume Landed a Real Job

    How a Fictional Resume Landed a Real Job
    Jun 30 2026
    Lucas and Luna explore the 1966 experiment where a man submitted a fictional resume and got a real interview. They break down the psychology of narrative in copy: how a cohesive story beats a laundry list of facts. Drawing on recent research from Stanford and the Journal of Marketing Research, they explain why stories create cognitive fluency and lower skepticism. Lucas reveals a simple framework for adding narrative arc to any piece of persuasive writing — sales letters, landing pages, even LinkedIn profiles. Luna pushes back on where the line is between creative framing and deception. They close with a real example from a fintech startup's email campaign that lifted click-through rates by 38 percent using a two-sentence origin story. Specific, actionable, and rooted in a classic marketing legend. #Copywriting #PersuasiveWriting #SalesLetters #Storytelling #Narrative #MarketingPsychology #CognitiveFluency #FictionalResume #JerryHarvey #StanfordResearch #JournalOfMarketingResearch #OriginStory #EmailMarketing #ClickThroughRate #Fintech #BusinessStory #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    6 mins
  • How Sentence Length Controls Reading Momentum

    How Sentence Length Controls Reading Momentum
    Jun 29 2026
    Lucas and Luna examine how sentence length — not just word choice — affects how fast readers move through copy and whether they convert. They break down a classic test from direct-response legend John Caples, who found that alternating long and short sentences kept readers engaged 18 percent longer than uniform sentence structure. Lucas explains the rhythm mechanics: long sentences build tension, short sentences deliver the punch. Luna shares how she used the technique to lift click-through on a landing page by 12 percent. They also discuss the risk of overusing short fragments and when to break the rhythm deliberately. A practical toolkit for any marketer writing for the web. #Copywriting #Marketing #DirectResponse #JohnCaples #SentenceLength #WritingRhythm #ReadingMomentum #Conversion #PersuasiveWriting #LandingPage #Headlines #CopyTesting #ContentMarketing #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #SalesCopy #UserExperience Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    9 mins
  • How a Handwritten Underline Boosted Response by 37 Percent

    How a Handwritten Underline Boosted Response by 37 Percent
    Jun 29 2026
    In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into a forgotten copywriting technique from the early 2000s: the handwritten underline. They examine a split test from a direct mail campaign for a B2B software company, where a simple red pen underline under a key benefit increased response by 37 percent. They discuss why the tactic worked—simulated annotation, implied endorsement, and the psychology of 'this is important'—and how digital marketers can adapt it today with underlining, highlighting, or marginalia in emails and landing pages. The episode also touches on the broader lesson: imperfection signals authenticity in a world of polished automation. #Copywriting #Marketing #DirectMail #DirectResponse #SplitTest #ConversionOptimization #HandwrittenUnderline #B2BMarketing #Persuasion #PsychologyOfMarketing #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #SalesLetters #Headlines #PersuasiveWriting #AuthenticityInMarketing #AnnotationEffect #RetroMarketing Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    10 mins
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