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@bejako

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Direct Marketing & ICOs

steemit.com/@bejako
VOTING POWER100.00%
DOWNVOTE POWER100.00%
RESOURCE CREDITS100.00%
REPUTATION PROGRESS90.41%
Net Worth
0.161USD
STEEM
0.000STEEM
SBD
0.258SBD
Effective Power
5.008SP
├── Own SP
0.633SP
└── Incoming Deleg
+4.375SP

Detailed Balance

STEEM
balance
0.000STEEM
market_balance
0.000STEEM
savings_balance
0.000STEEM
reward_steem_balance
0.000STEEM
STEEM POWER
Own SP
0.633SP
Delegated Out
0.000SP
Delegation In
4.375SP
Effective Power
5.008SP
Reward SP (pending)
0.068SP
SBD
sbd_balance
0.000SBD
sbd_conversions
0.000SBD
sbd_market_balance
0.000SBD
savings_sbd_balance
0.000SBD
reward_sbd_balance
0.258SBD
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Account Info

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id390839
rank868,785
reputation1627669618
created2017-10-02T18:18:18
recovery_accountsteem
proxyNone
post_count16
comment_count0
lifetime_vote_count0
witnesses_voted_for0
last_post2018-02-26T13:00:33
last_root_post2018-02-26T13:00:33
last_vote_time2018-02-07T06:59:15
proxied_vsf_votes0, 0, 0, 0
can_vote1
voting_power0
delayed_votes0
balance0.000 STEEM
savings_balance0.000 STEEM
sbd_balance0.000 SBD
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vesting_shares1029.302666 VESTS
delegated_vesting_shares0.000000 VESTS
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reward_vesting_balance139.062432 VESTS
vesting_balance0.000 STEEM
vesting_withdraw_rate0.000000 VESTS
next_vesting_withdrawal1969-12-31T23:59:59
withdrawn0
to_withdraw0
withdraw_routes0
savings_withdraw_requests0
last_account_recovery1970-01-01T00:00:00
reset_accountnull
last_owner_update1970-01-01T00:00:00
last_account_update2018-02-03T12:35:45
minedNo
sbd_seconds0
sbd_last_interest_payment1970-01-01T00:00:00
savings_sbd_last_interest_payment1970-01-01T00:00:00
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Withdraw Routes

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From Date
To Date
steemdelegated 4.375 SP to @bejako
2026/05/17 21:57:54
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares7114.357140 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #106140713/Trx 9e9d447f7bb0e31d8bd0d2642ada5b2769fbf6df
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steemdelegated 2.707 SP to @bejako
2026/05/11 19:12:30
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares4402.146735 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #105965383/Trx 9341b6051b85fcd62ddbc8958a869eb7cb89c460
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steemdelegated 4.383 SP to @bejako
2026/04/25 21:22:24
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares7126.872896 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #105508432/Trx 94d437b79bc46972cfac66bb29376e3f447d3589
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steemdelegated 2.733 SP to @bejako
2026/01/23 01:46:36
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares4443.693554 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #102844601/Trx 360fa84f333ac0b811276b0d94329c946494a3fa
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steemdelegated 2.834 SP to @bejako
2024/12/16 21:06:27
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares4607.912751 VESTS
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steemdelegated 2.938 SP to @bejako
2023/11/13 12:51:54
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares4777.046283 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #79845286/Trx 28811ef248755a079e6c3b0ca41d9c2d7d24c03b
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steemdelegated 4.744 SP to @bejako
2023/09/21 19:10:30
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares7714.325069 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #78344657/Trx 2d23301ed17582489e7f318174e9735e73fa6e00
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steemdelegated 4.881 SP to @bejako
2022/11/03 09:15:57
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares7936.006507 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #69110348/Trx d35c06cbe8ad0958f43bc2032cea30d36c6d54c2
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steemdelegated 5.016 SP to @bejako
2022/01/17 08:43:48
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares8156.539738 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #60806761/Trx 514936f2fba8f84a5ecd778626c20c1d9db3d102
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steemdelegated 5.129 SP to @bejako
2021/06/13 22:44:30
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares8340.308396 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #54605256/Trx 5ed51e5c8398f3d17aaa718e164317f71b883930
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steemdelegated 5.244 SP to @bejako
2020/12/11 09:06:15
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares8527.730370 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #49352800/Trx 6dc7a6c43bd767b7cb7ecd5bbd9db2a39ab20468
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steemdelegated 1.176 SP to @bejako
2020/12/06 02:43:45
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares1912.543513 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #49204368/Trx c9970837fa1ef11f90eae5391b1b034f1c2a8476
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steemdelegated 5.248 SP to @bejako
2020/12/05 10:40:39
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares8534.097009 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #49185473/Trx 3c0f1dc0d84a17dc6ddf318947ddd8028293ac67
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steemdelegated 1.181 SP to @bejako
2020/11/02 11:11:57
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares1920.017158 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #48252575/Trx df145459160483789996574845fd79fa83d4f724
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steemdelegated 5.373 SP to @bejako
2020/05/09 03:38:45
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares8736.743583 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #43214581/Trx 5a562b3d84ff96351222829d7bfc0907fd81e719
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steemdelegated 1.201 SP to @bejako
2020/05/08 06:56:24
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares1953.311140 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #43190318/Trx 0a6224235ce2d2c7bee2fa1bc1853ca22982b1c3
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steemdelegated 5.377 SP to @bejako
2020/04/26 18:09:00
delegatorsteem
delegateebejako
vesting shares8743.776046 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #42866364/Trx 7de6a9592679ca9ee74f13017606906d2ceeaedf
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2019/10/02 19:50:45
parent authorbejako
parent permlinkthe-secret-to-still-publishing-ico-ads-on-facebook
authorsteemitboard
permlinksteemitboard-notify-bejako-20191002t195045000z
title
bodyCongratulations @bejako! You received a personal award! <table><tr><td>https://steemitimages.com/70x70/http://steemitboard.com/@bejako/birthday2.png</td><td>Happy Birthday! - You are on the Steem blockchain for 2 years!</td></tr></table> <sub>_You can view [your badges on your Steem Board](https://steemitboard.com/@bejako) and compare to others on the [Steem Ranking](https://steemitboard.com/ranking/index.php?name=bejako)_</sub> ###### [Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1) to get one more award and increased upvotes!
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      "body": "Congratulations @bejako! You received a personal award!\n\n<table><tr><td>https://steemitimages.com/70x70/http://steemitboard.com/@bejako/birthday2.png</td><td>Happy Birthday! - You are on the Steem blockchain for 2 years!</td></tr></table>\n\n<sub>_You can view [your badges on your Steem Board](https://steemitboard.com/@bejako) and compare to others on the [Steem Ranking](https://steemitboard.com/ranking/index.php?name=bejako)_</sub>\n\n\n###### [Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1) to get one more award and increased upvotes!",
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steemdelegated 5.498 SP to @bejako
2019/05/22 21:36:45
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2018/10/02 19:13:12
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bodyCongratulations @bejako! You have received a personal award! [![](https://steemitimages.com/70x70/http://steemitboard.com/@bejako/birthday1.png)](http://steemitboard.com/@bejako) 1 Year on Steemit <sub>_Click on the badge to view your Board of Honor._</sub> **Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:** <table><tr><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemitboard/@steemitboard/steemitboard-knock-out-by-hardfork"><img src="https://steemitimages.com/64x128/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSPagmBYytsJBn8FwewvqDFRphP6swbbndADgYEsaLNkZ/image.png"></a></td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemitboard/@steemitboard/steemitboard-knock-out-by-hardfork">SteemitBoard knock out by hardfork</a></td></tr></table> > Support [SteemitBoard's project](https://steemit.com/@steemitboard)! **[Vote for its witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1)** and **get one more award**!
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steemdelegated 5.620 SP to @bejako
2018/05/28 13:24:27
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2018/03/14 21:10:48
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bodyHola @bejako, upv0t3 Este es un servicio <b>gratuito</b> para nuevos usuarios de steemit, para apoyarlos y motivarlos a seguir generando contenido de valor para la comunidad. <3 Este es un corazón, o un helado, tu eliges . <h1> : ) </h1> N0. R4ND0M: 3024 7059 6367 1561 4311 2177 3582 1662 9137 4344 2515 6302 3361 3518 4311 3898
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2018/03/14 21:10:42
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2018/02/26 13:00:33
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bodyIn chapter 7 of the book Great Leads, master copywriter Mark Ford talks about one of the most powerful ways to kick off a sales message. This type of "lead" is not about shoving benefits down the reader's throat. It's not about agitating the reader's problems or "pain points". It doesn't talk about price, urgency, or scarcity. Instead, it's a little-known, rarely used, almost obscure copywriting technique. And yet, the best copywriters frequently reach for it, because this type of lead can be used to sell almost anything — often with fantastic results. So what is this magic copywriting technique? Well, it's a secret. Literally. People are curious creatures, and if you dangle a secret in front of them, they will follow you until they find out what the secret is. Mark Ford gives an example of a sales letter that talked about "Chaffee Royalty Programs". What are these programs? The sales letter doesn't tell you right away. All it will tell you is that many smart people have used royalty programs to get rich for a long time. How celebrities like Paul Newman and Michael Jackson have taken advantage of them too. And how the rare opportunity to invest in them will be opening up again soon. The sales letter goes on and on, drawing you in, until you find yourself intrigued and emotionally invested. When it becomes exposed that "Chaffee Royalty Programs" are actually mining dividend stocks, you are already sold, even though dividend stocks are hardly new and mining is hardly exciting. Mark Ford calls this process "transubstantiation". Basically, you give an old product a new name, and you use some of the sweet value of the new name to rub off on the old product. I thought about this today, when I saw, once again, ICO ads in my Facebook feed. Only they were no longer called ICOs, or token sales, or token generation events (come on people, everyone knows what you're up to), they were simply called... Crowdsales. I saw crowdsale ads for the Miner One ICO (I've done some sales copywriting for them so they track me across the Internet now) and a company called Provocome (I have no idea why they are targeting me, aside from my general interest in ICOs). Now, I have no idea how long it will take for Facebook to catch on to this "crowdsale" hack. But even once they do, the transubstantiation secret of Mark Ford will probably be useful in advertising ICOs on Facebook for a long time, just in a smarter, less direct way. John Bejakovic P.S. Need help writing long-form ads or sales emails for your ICO? You can reach me here: http://bejakovic.com/contact
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      "body": "In chapter 7 of the book Great Leads, master copywriter Mark Ford talks about one of the most powerful ways to kick off a sales message.\n\nThis type of \"lead\" is not about shoving benefits down the reader's throat.\n\nIt's not about agitating the reader's problems or \"pain points\".\n\nIt doesn't talk about price, urgency, or scarcity.\n\nInstead, it's a little-known, rarely used, almost obscure copywriting technique. And yet, the best copywriters frequently reach for it, because this type of lead can be used to sell almost anything — often with fantastic results. So what is this magic copywriting technique?\n\nWell, it's a secret.\n\nLiterally.\n\nPeople are curious creatures, and if you dangle a secret in front of them, they will follow you until they find out what the secret is.\n\nMark Ford gives an example of a sales letter that talked about \"Chaffee Royalty Programs\".\n\nWhat are these programs?\n\nThe sales letter doesn't tell you right away.\n\nAll it will tell you is that many smart people have used royalty programs to get rich for a long time. How celebrities like Paul Newman and Michael Jackson have taken advantage of them too. And how the rare opportunity to invest in them will be opening up again soon.\n\nThe sales letter goes on and on, drawing you in, until you find yourself intrigued and emotionally invested.\n\nWhen it becomes exposed that \"Chaffee Royalty Programs\" are actually mining dividend stocks, you are already sold, even though dividend stocks are hardly new and mining is hardly exciting.\n\nMark Ford calls this process \"transubstantiation\".\n\nBasically, you give an old product a new name, and you use some of the sweet value of the new name to rub off on the old product.\n\nI thought about this today, when I saw, once again, ICO ads in my Facebook feed.\n\nOnly they were no longer called ICOs, or token sales, or token generation events (come on people, everyone knows what you're up to), they were simply called...\n\nCrowdsales.\n\nI saw crowdsale ads for the Miner One ICO (I've done some sales copywriting for them so they track me across the Internet now) and a company called Provocome (I have no idea why they are targeting me, aside from my general interest in ICOs).\n\nNow, I have no idea how long it will take for Facebook to catch on to this \"crowdsale\" hack.\n\nBut even once they do, the transubstantiation secret of Mark Ford will probably be useful in advertising ICOs on Facebook for a long time, just in a smarter, less direct way.\n\nJohn Bejakovic\n\nP.S. Need help writing long-form ads or sales emails for your ICO? You can reach me here:\n\nhttp://bejakovic.com/contact",
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2018/02/13 16:43:45
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body![elephant-1049846_1920.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmX9QExvXLNYqrpuQnRoVWRW3VpQG1prKDf7zjiQuaxsM8/elephant-1049846_1920.png) I read an interesting story yesterday. Taylor Monahan, one of the cofounders of the popular wallet service MyEtherWallet, left that team. And he's started a new competing outfit called MyCrypto. Now, I don't use MyEtherWallet. And I haven't tried MyCrypto either. But if you look at this split from a marketing point of view, there are some big lessons to be learned. So in an attempt to inform and entertain, let's look at why the new MyCrypto is set up to fail from the start: # 1. MyEtherWallet is a better name than MyCrypto MyEtherWallet clearly explains what its service is. MyCrypto does not. Big brands with massive budgets (Google, Apple) can afford to have vague or meaningless names. Niche software services have a harder time. That's why I think the generic MyCrypto brand is biting itself in the seat cushion with its vague name. # 2. MyEtherWallet has first-mover advantage In the seminal book Positioning (which invented the term), ad men Al Ries and Jack Trout give one recommendation for success: be the first to a market. Well, MyCrypto is definitely not the first in the free Ethereum wallet market. I'm not sure whether MyEtherWallet was either. But it was successful enough that it's now definitely got a huge advantage over MyCrypto which will be hard to overcome. # 3. MyCrypto seems to be after the exact same market as MyEtherWallet In the same Positioning book, Ries and Trout give another bit of positioning advice. If you cannot be first in a market, the next best thing is often to find another market. For example, Intel was once the world's biggest chip maker. But other companies, like Nvidia (graphics cards) and Samsung (mobile chips) managed to make good businesses for themselves by carving out a specialized market, rather than taking Intel head-on. (Samsung has even passed Intel in recent years.) But MyCrypto seems to be going after the exact same market as MyEtherWallet. Even the website looks exactly the same. Maybe MyCrypto will overcome the dominance of MyEtherWallet in the long run, thanks to perserverence and competitiveness or just a lucky break. But as a positioning and branding strategy, it doesn't look too good right now. John Bejakovic P.S. this story has a moral for any ICOs out there: You have to differentiate yourself from what's gone on before. Oftentimes, it's a good idea to pick a narrower niche and excel there. Anyways, if you want more marketing ideas for ICOs, whether it's positioning or hard-core direct response, you can [sign up for them on my site](http://www.bejakovic.com/blog/).
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bejakoreceived 0.241 SBD, 0.079 SP author reward for @bejako / why-facebook-banned-ico-ads
2018/02/10 17:03:00
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bejakoreceived 0.017 SBD, 0.006 SP author reward for @bejako / why-crypto-might-not-be-worth-very-much
2018/02/08 15:35:36
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2018/02/07 18:36:15
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2018/02/06 16:44:24
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2018/02/05 12:15:12
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2018/02/04 14:51:06
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body![endofamerica.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmb782PnXzq6frbdvNbKmMpZB4CoB2jpjigyGx2Jsocr6f/endofamerica.jpg) I just read the white paper for Venezuela's Petro coin, and it reminded me of something unexpected. The Petro, by the way, is the proposed new cryptocurrency that will be issued by the Venezuelan government. The token sale will happen later in February, and the tokens will supposedly be backed by natural assets found in Venezuela. (By the way, did you know that Venezuela has the world's largets proven reserves of oil, greater than Saudi Arabia? It was news to me when I read it in the white paper, but it's borne out by other sources.) Anyways, here's the interesting thing I spotted in the Petro white paper. It sounds very much like a video sales letter I've been watching. Maybe you've heard of it. It's called the "End of America," and it was put out by a publishing house called Stansberry Research around 2010. It was apparently one of the most successful marketing campaigns ever in the financial industry, and it was responsible for hundreds of thousands of new subscriptions for Stansberry. The "End of America" sales letter was all about the impending crash of the U.S. economy, which will happen when the dollar loses its status as the world's reserve currency. In other words, once other countries stop counting everything in dollars, the dollar will stop being as valuable as it is today, and we will see the end of America as we know it. Here are some interesting similarities between the Petro white paper and the "End of America" sales letter: * They both start from the premise that the dollar's position has been great for the U.S and bad for the rest of the world * They both mention the Bancor proposal for an international currency to replace the dollar * They both talk about the IMF and its attempts to create yet another international currency * They are both on the topic of desperate governments printing money in order to stave off collapse (the dollar in the U.S., the Petro in Venezuela) Now, I'm not sure whether Venezuela's Petro has any hope of raising any funds during its ICO or succeeding down the line. Steemit users are divided on the issue. @blck0 jokes, ["I would not touch the Petro with a 497498 block height stick!"](https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@jemen9/where-do-i-pick-the-petro-coin-up#@blck0/re-jemen9-where-do-i-pick-the-petro-coin-up-20171204t051717934z) @cranium asks the reasonable question, [if Venezuela couldn't make its paper currency work, why will it be any better with crypto](https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@tradewonk/venezuela-s-president-announces-petro-cryptocurrency#@cranium/re-tradewonk-venezuela-s-president-announces-petro-cryptocurrency-20171208t132110278z0)? And still others, like @roraima90, seem optimistic that [the Petro will become valuable in time](https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@jemen9/where-do-i-pick-the-petro-coin-up#@roraima90/re-jemen9-where-do-i-pick-the-petro-coin-up-20180108t013843360z). Whatever the case, I think it's very interesting that small, poor countries that are out of favor with the U.S are looking to blockchain as a way of surviving on the international scene. And maybe in the years to come, one or two such initiatives will actually replace the dollar as the world's reserve currency, and we might finally see the end of America, just like Stansberry Research have been predicting for years. John Bejakovic P.S. I was watching the End of America video because I do copywriting, and I like to learn from the best. If you need help with sales copywriting around the topic of blockchain, you can get in touch with me at: http://bejakovic.com/contact
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2018/02/03 21:17:57
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2018/02/03 19:31:30
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2018/02/03 17:03:00
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body![gargamel.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdG6QvZo6izq8QtW35qxRFqLq5z1CNE9NziExXFAeBtmf/gargamel.png) In case you haven't heard, Facebook recently banned all ads for ICOs and cryptocurrencies. It even lumped them in with binary options, which are probably some of the scammiest offers being sold on the Internet. Now this has been a bit of a shock in the crypto community, and it's got people wondering: WHY??? Of course, Facebook says it's doing this to protect users from scams. Steemit users have their own interpretations. @poet said that [Facebook is just an old dinosaur and it can't adapt to the changing times](https://steemit.com/facebook/@techslut/facebook-bans-crypto-related-ads-what-does-this-mean#@poet/re-techslut-facebook-bans-crypto-related-ads-what-does-this-mean-20180131t152416451z). @techslut said that Facebook is [trying to pave the way for its own cryptocurrency](https://steemit.com/facebook/@techslut/facebook-bans-crypto-related-ads-what-does-this-mean). While @dominicbasulto says it's because Facebook is trying to [steer clear of U.S. regulators](https://steemit.com/facebook/@techslut/facebook-bans-crypto-related-ads-what-does-this-mean#@dominicbasulto/re-techslut-facebook-bans-crypto-related-ads-what-does-this-mean-20180131t161607088z). Maybe all these are a part of it. I have my own interpretation however. Here are some possible reasons in my opinion: # 1. Facebook doesn't like it when advertisers pull users off its platform Facebook encourages advertisers to promote their content on Facebook. Boost your Facebook posts. Get people to like and share your content on Facebook. Get new Facebook group memebrs. Of course, you can run Facebook ad campaigns that get users off Facebook. However, if you are pretty effective at it, there's a good chance your ads will soon run into some Facebook censorship committe. I think this is a part of what happened with ICOs, which typically do most of their communicating through Telegram, Medium, and email, rather than through Facebook. # 2. ICOs advertise intensely for a short time, then disappear Not many ICO companies I've seen advertise after the ICOs itself. After all, they've raised their money. This of course isn't a good model for any advertising platform, which makes most its money from companies that keep coming back and paying regularly, month after month. Therefore, it's possible Facebook simply thinks kicking off ICOs isn't a big loss. # 3. Facebook generally isn't interested in helping their advertisers succeed Facebook, just like Google, lives off ads. However, they live off ads best when those ads aren't too successful. If your ad is only marginally successful, you will have an incentive to keep coming back and spending more money for marginally successful ads. However, if your ad is wildly successful, too much of that value flows to you rather than to Facebook. Not surprisingly, both Facebook and Google routinely recommend advertising strategies that they know don't pay off for the advertisers themselves. Now I don't have direct insight into any ICO's advertising campaigns on Facebook. But considering the typically large sums of money that get invested in an ICO by even average investors, it's quite possible that many ICOs simply had campaigns that were too successful to keep running on Facebook. That's my take. Quite cynical, but also likely to be accurate. John Bejakovic P.S. One of the most powerful advertising features of Facebook is retargeting, when you basically show your ads over and over to people who have expressed some interest in what you're selling (for example, by visiting your site). This makes sense. As an advertiser, you have to be proactive by staying in constant touch with your audience, and that's why retargeting was valuable. But there's an even better way of proactively contacting your audience, which builds more trust, more desire, and a stronger relationship than retargeted ads do. Plus, it's cheaper than paying Facebook for ads. I'm talking about email. And if you need help getting people onto your email list, or sending them emails that will proactively make you money, I might be able to help. You can find out more here: http://bejakovic.com/email-consult
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      "body": "![gargamel.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdG6QvZo6izq8QtW35qxRFqLq5z1CNE9NziExXFAeBtmf/gargamel.png)\n\nIn case you haven't heard, Facebook recently banned all ads for ICOs and cryptocurrencies.\n\nIt even lumped them in with binary options, which are probably some of the scammiest offers being sold on the Internet.\n\nNow this has been a bit of a shock in the crypto community, and it's got people wondering:\n\nWHY???\n\nOf course, Facebook says it's doing this to protect users from scams.\n\nSteemit users have their own interpretations.\n\n@poet said that [Facebook is just an old dinosaur and it can't adapt to the changing times](https://steemit.com/facebook/@techslut/facebook-bans-crypto-related-ads-what-does-this-mean#@poet/re-techslut-facebook-bans-crypto-related-ads-what-does-this-mean-20180131t152416451z).\n\n@techslut said that Facebook is [trying to pave the way for its own cryptocurrency](https://steemit.com/facebook/@techslut/facebook-bans-crypto-related-ads-what-does-this-mean).\n\nWhile @dominicbasulto says it's because Facebook is trying to [steer clear of U.S. regulators](https://steemit.com/facebook/@techslut/facebook-bans-crypto-related-ads-what-does-this-mean#@dominicbasulto/re-techslut-facebook-bans-crypto-related-ads-what-does-this-mean-20180131t161607088z).\n\nMaybe all these are a part of it.\n\nI have my own interpretation however. Here are some possible reasons in my opinion:\n\n# 1. Facebook doesn't like it when advertisers pull users off its platform\n\nFacebook encourages advertisers to promote their content on Facebook.\n\nBoost your Facebook posts.\n\nGet people to like and share your content on Facebook.\n\nGet new Facebook group memebrs.\n\nOf course, you can run Facebook ad campaigns that get users off Facebook. However, if you are pretty effective at it, there's a good chance your ads will soon run into some Facebook censorship committe.\n\nI think this is a part of what happened with ICOs, which typically do most of their communicating through Telegram, Medium, and email, rather than through Facebook.\n\n# 2. ICOs advertise intensely for a short time, then disappear\n\nNot many ICO companies I've seen advertise after the ICOs itself.\n\nAfter all, they've raised their money.\n\nThis of course isn't a good model for any advertising platform, which makes most its money from companies that keep coming back and paying regularly, month after month.\n\nTherefore, it's possible Facebook simply thinks kicking off ICOs isn't a big loss.\n\n# 3. Facebook generally isn't interested in helping their advertisers succeed\n\nFacebook, just like Google, lives off ads.\n\nHowever, they live off ads best when those ads aren't too successful.\n\nIf your ad is only marginally successful, you will have an incentive to keep coming back and spending more money for marginally successful ads.\n\nHowever, if your ad is wildly successful, too much of that value flows to you rather than to Facebook.\n\nNot surprisingly, both Facebook and Google routinely recommend advertising strategies that they know don't pay off for the advertisers themselves.\n\nNow I don't have direct insight into any ICO's advertising campaigns on Facebook.\n\nBut considering the typically large sums of money that get invested in an ICO by even average investors, it's quite possible that many ICOs simply had campaigns that were too successful to keep running on Facebook.\n\nThat's my take. Quite cynical, but also likely to be accurate.\n\nJohn Bejakovic\n\nP.S. One of the most powerful advertising features of Facebook is retargeting, when you basically show your ads over and over to people who have expressed some interest in what you're selling (for example, by visiting your site).\n\nThis makes sense. As an advertiser, you have to be proactive by staying in constant touch with your audience, and that's why retargeting was valuable.\n\nBut there's an even better way of proactively contacting your audience, which builds more trust, more desire, and a stronger relationship than retargeted ads do.\n\nPlus, it's cheaper than paying Facebook for ads.\n\nI'm talking about email. And if you need help getting people onto your email list, or sending them emails that will proactively make you money, I might be able to help. You can find out more here:\n\nhttp://bejakovic.com/email-consult",
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2018/02/02 13:53:30
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bodyExactly. The only trouble comes if you hate yourself for not taking advantage of the chance to sell.
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2018/02/02 13:52:42
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2018/02/02 13:51:15
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bodyAbout a year ago, I was hired to write a video sales letter. This was for a Clickbank product. (Clickbank is the main hub for affiliate marketing, and while there are many legit products being sold through Clickbank, it also attracts a lot of hypey or downright scammy marketers.) Anyways, I had to write this VSL for a health book. At first, I wasn't feeling inspired by the book itself. After all, it was for a health condition I had never even heard of prior to this job. It also looked fairly cheap and contained info that I thought you could find with a quick Google search. But then I interviewed the author, who told me how he has been treating people with info from this book for the past ten years. And I read the hundreds of testimonials from grateful customers who had benefitted from this information. And I warmed up to the idea of promoting this book. In fact, I got downright convinced this information was valuable and needed to make its way out to the public. And this conviction and passion carried through in the video sales letter. While this book had been selling steadily for the past 10 years, the new and improved VSL helped this product jump up about 30 spots in the total ranking of Clickbank bestsellers (by gravity), from around spot 60 all the way up to around 30. Now, I've read or heard about the importance of passion in marketing from many top level marketers and copywriters, including David Garfinkel, Mark Morgan Ford, and Doug D'Anna. For a long time, I resisted accpeting this, because I'm allergic to the word "passion" and because I felt I couldn't summon up passion for a random product or service. But what I realized after writing the VSL is that passion comes from deeper research. Of course, you cannot convince yourself that a bad product or service is great. But if you are advertising something legitimate, then you can build passion for it by doing additional research. How is it helping real people? How is it different from the competition? Why is it better than the competition? Why should somebody get it now rather than later? Once you dig in and start answering these questions in depth, passion develops naturally. How does this apply to the world of ICO marketing? A lot of ICO marketing has what I would call "ersatz passion." By this I mean a lot of exclamation points, power words, and fake urgency. I doubt it's effective. I personally rarely find myself excited by copy in the ICO world. And I think genuine passion for the ICO and the idea it represents would go a long way. It's completely possible to build this passion. It just takes some extra work. John Bejakovic P.S. If you have a legitimate ICO and you need copy written with excitement and passion, you can get in touch with me at the link below: http://bejakovic.com/contact
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      "body": "About a year ago, I was hired to write a video sales letter.\n\nThis was for a Clickbank product.\n\n(Clickbank is the main hub for affiliate marketing, and while there are many legit products being sold through Clickbank, it also attracts a lot of hypey or downright scammy marketers.)\n\nAnyways, I had to write this VSL for a health book.\n\nAt first, I wasn't feeling inspired by the book itself. After all, it was for a health condition I had never even heard of prior to this job.\n\nIt also looked fairly cheap and contained info that I thought you could find with a quick Google search.\n\nBut then I interviewed the author, who told me how he has been treating people with info from this book for the past ten years.\n\nAnd I read the hundreds of testimonials from grateful customers who had benefitted from this information.\n\nAnd I warmed up to the idea of promoting this book.\n\nIn fact, I got downright convinced this information was valuable and needed to make its way out to the public.\n\nAnd this conviction and passion carried through in the video sales letter.\n\nWhile this book had been selling steadily for the past 10 years, the new and improved VSL helped this product jump up about 30 spots in the total ranking of Clickbank bestsellers (by gravity), from around spot 60 all the way up to around 30.\n\nNow, I've read or heard about the importance of passion in marketing from many top level marketers and copywriters, including David Garfinkel, Mark Morgan Ford, and Doug D'Anna.\n\nFor a long time, I resisted accpeting this, because I'm allergic to the word \"passion\" and because I felt I couldn't summon up passion for a random product or service.\n\nBut what I realized after writing the VSL is that passion comes from deeper research.\n\nOf course, you cannot convince yourself that a bad product or service is great.\n\nBut if you are advertising something legitimate, then you can build passion for it by doing additional research.\n\nHow is it helping real people?\n\nHow is it different from the competition?\n\nWhy is it better than the competition?\n\nWhy should somebody get it now rather than later?\n\nOnce you dig in and start answering these questions in depth, passion develops naturally.\n\nHow does this apply to the world of ICO marketing?\n\nA lot of ICO marketing has what I would call \"ersatz passion.\"\n\nBy this I mean a lot of exclamation points, power words, and fake urgency.\n\nI doubt it's effective. I personally rarely find myself excited by copy in the ICO world.\n\nAnd I think genuine passion for the ICO and the idea it represents would go a long way.\n\nIt's completely possible to build this passion.\n\nIt just takes some extra work.\n\nJohn Bejakovic\n\nP.S. If you have a legitimate ICO and you need copy written with excitement and passion, you can get in touch with me at the link below:\n\nhttp://bejakovic.com/contact",
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2018/02/01 17:37:54
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bodyNice analogy. A loss is only a loss if you realize it. You were given an unexpected chance to sell your house at $1Mil. But you can choose not to, you may like living in your house and you are no worse off than before.
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      "body": "Nice analogy. A loss is only a loss if you realize it. You were given an unexpected chance to sell your house at $1Mil. But you can choose not to, you may like living in your house and you are no worse off than before.",
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2018/02/01 17:34:00
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2018/02/01 16:02:48
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bodyI’m new to the world of cryptocurrency and I’d categorize my knowledge of it as “basic”. I like your analogy. It is well put and I couldn’t agree more with it. (From what I understand) I think Luck has a big roll to play too. The future is unpredictable, but if you have the right cards, at the right time, and play your hand right, it’ll pay off. But you can’t win if you don’t play. :)
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2018/02/01 15:35:36
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bodyImagine you and I are neighbors. We live in two identical houses, which we each paid $100K for. And then, we get some good news. It seems like Jay-Z and Beyonce might be moving in down the street. Suddenly a lot of people want to move in right where we live. You sell your house for a cool million dollars. A net profit of $900K. A 900% return on your original investment. I hold on because I figure if Jay-Z and Beyonce are moving in, Kanye West will move in too before long, and this will shoot up prices even more. Only there's a crash. And Jay-Z and Beyonce decide to move somewhere else entirely. Suddenly, my house is back to being worth just $100K. And I've seemingly lost the $900K in assets I had only yesterday. Except in reality, I'm right back to where I was before the whole Jay-Z and Beyonce bubble happened. I might feel bad about my loss, but looked at in another way, I haven't really lost anything. This is just the nature of value. It's a fickle thing, and it depends on agreement and human emotions more than the "real" value of the underlying assets. It's something we see very well in the crypto world. Many cryptos have billion dollar market caps. That doesn't mean they are actually worth anything like that. Just like with the real estate example, it's about expectations and valuation. And if you managed to sell your Bitcoin for $20,000, it doesn't mean that the millions of other Bitcoin in circulation are actually worth that much. Maybe they will be worth more in the future, if more people want to get in, like when people wanted to live next to Jay-Z and Beyonce. But if that doesn't happen, the value might go down as well. And in that case, your cryptos might not be worth very much at all. John Bejakovic P.S. There's a lot of confusion about what cryptocurrencies actually are and how they operate, especially for mainstream investors who are newer to this market. That's why explaining things using analogies like the real estate example above can be useful to get new, non-crypto investors comfortable with what cryptos are all about. i I write copy that helps crypto companies communicate their complex ideas in simple and easy-to-understand terms. If you need help with this, you can reach me at: http://bejakovic.com/contact
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      "body": "Imagine you and I are neighbors.\n\nWe live in two identical houses, which we each paid $100K for.\n\nAnd then, we get some good news.\n\nIt seems like Jay-Z and Beyonce might be moving in down the street.\n\nSuddenly a lot of people want to move in right where we live.\n\nYou sell your house for a cool million dollars.\n\nA net profit of $900K.\n\nA 900% return on your original investment.\n\nI hold on because I figure if Jay-Z and Beyonce are moving in, Kanye West will move in too before long, and this will shoot up prices even more.\n\nOnly there's a crash.\n\nAnd Jay-Z and Beyonce decide to move somewhere else entirely.\n\nSuddenly, my house is back to being worth just $100K.\n\nAnd I've seemingly lost the $900K in assets I had only yesterday.\n\nExcept in reality, I'm right back to where I was before the whole Jay-Z and Beyonce bubble happened.\n\nI might feel bad about my loss, but looked at in another way, I haven't really lost anything.\n\nThis is just the nature of value.\n\nIt's a fickle thing, and it depends on agreement and human emotions more than the \"real\" value of the underlying assets.\n\nIt's something we see very well in the crypto world.\n\nMany cryptos have billion dollar market caps.\n\nThat doesn't mean they are actually worth anything like that.\n\nJust like with the real estate example, it's about expectations and valuation.\n\nAnd if you managed to sell your Bitcoin for $20,000, it doesn't mean that the millions of other Bitcoin in circulation are actually worth that much.\n\nMaybe they will be worth more in the future, if more people want to get in, like when people wanted to live next to Jay-Z and Beyonce.\n\nBut if that doesn't happen, the value might go down as well.\n\nAnd in that case, your cryptos might not be worth very much at all.\n\nJohn Bejakovic\n\nP.S. There's a lot of confusion about what cryptocurrencies actually are and how they operate, especially for mainstream investors who are newer to this market.\n\nThat's why explaining things using analogies like the real estate example above can be useful to get new, non-crypto investors comfortable with what cryptos are all about. i\n\nI write copy that helps crypto companies communicate their complex ideas in simple and easy-to-understand terms. If you need help with this, you can reach me at:\n\nhttp://bejakovic.com/contact",
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2018/01/31 16:58:18
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bodyI just read an article on Bloomberg about the growing controversy surrounding Tether. Apparently, Tether and the crypto exchange Bitfinex have the same CEO (this was news to me). And there's a theory that Tether, which is a cryptocurrency that's supposed to be fully backed by US dollars, isn't actually backed by much of anything. The theory also holds that Tether the company has been printing and selling Tether the crypto on Bitfinex (owned by the same people) in exchange for Bitcoin, pumping up the value of Bitcoin. Is it true? I don't know. But in the free-to-print world of cryptocurrencies, it's certainly possible. This reminded me of something related in the marketing world. It also has to do something that's free to print. Crappy blogs. Irrelevant  landing pages. Dull emails that nobody wants to read. All of this stuff can exist on the Internet, because it's free to print and publish there, even though it's ineffective in driving sales and conversions. It's a very different world from the way direct marketing started out, when people had to pay good money to run an ad in a newspaper, or pay for a real stamp and a real envelope for each direct mail piece sent. That discipline of paying to market eliminated a lot of bad ideas, and distilled a lot of insight into what marketing works and what doesn't. Unfortunatley, much of that has been lots on the Internet today. And today, it's easy to look around and decide that this bad marketing must be working, simply because there's so much of it around. Well, maybe this is phantom marketing success, just like phantom Bitcoin demand. Now, I can't help you determine whether you should invest your real dollars in Tether or Bitcoin. But I can tell you about real marketing practices that have been proven outside the free-to-publish marketing arena. If you need copywriting or marketing help using these kinds of proven techniques, you can reach me at: http://bejakovic.com/contact John Bejakovic
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      "body": "I just read an article on Bloomberg about the growing controversy surrounding Tether.\n\nApparently, Tether and the crypto exchange Bitfinex have the same CEO (this was news to me).\n\nAnd there's a theory that Tether, which is a cryptocurrency that's supposed to be fully backed by US dollars, isn't actually backed by much of anything.\n\nThe theory also holds that Tether the company has been printing and selling Tether the crypto on Bitfinex (owned by the same people) in exchange for Bitcoin, pumping up the value of Bitcoin.\n\nIs it true?\n\nI don't know.\n\nBut in the free-to-print world of cryptocurrencies, it's certainly possible.\n\nThis reminded me of something related in the marketing world.\n\nIt also has to do something that's free to print.\n\nCrappy blogs.\n\nIrrelevant  landing pages.\n\nDull emails that nobody wants to read.\n\nAll of this stuff can exist on the Internet, because it's free to print and publish there, even though it's ineffective in driving sales and conversions.\n\nIt's a very different world from the way direct marketing started out, when people had to pay good money to run an ad in a newspaper, or pay for a real stamp and a real envelope for each direct mail piece sent.\n\nThat discipline of paying to market eliminated a lot of bad ideas, and distilled a lot of insight into what marketing works and what doesn't.\n\nUnfortunatley, much of that has been lots on the Internet today.\n\nAnd today, it's easy to look around and decide that this bad marketing must be working, simply because there's so much of it around.\n\nWell, maybe this is phantom marketing success, just like phantom Bitcoin demand.\n\nNow, I can't help you determine whether you should invest your real dollars in Tether or Bitcoin.\n\nBut I can tell you about real marketing practices that have been proven outside the free-to-publish marketing arena. If you need copywriting or marketing help using these kinds of proven techniques, you can reach me at:\n\nhttp://bejakovic.com/contact\n\nJohn Bejakovic",
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2018/01/26 17:31:51
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2018/01/26 16:57:09
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bodyToday, the biggest zoo in Paris went into lockdown. 52 "large and potentially very aggressive" baboons escaped from their enclosures. According to news reports, the monkeys were running amok. Thanks to the dilligence of zoo staff, just four baboons currently remain on the lam, while 48 have been recaptured. Still, operatives with rifles, who will be able to stun the animals, continue to stalk the zoo. After all, baboons are nothing to mess around with. "They are stronger than us," officials warned. What does this have to do with ICOs? Just swap out "baboon" with "cryptocurrency," "zoo official" with "government official," and you get a similar story. The IRS stepping in and demanding user records from CoinBase... SEC ramping up oversight... The Financial Services Commission in Korea banning ICOs flat-out in the country. All of these government bodies will tell you they are only protecting consumers from getting hurt in the crypto free-for-all. And maybe that is a part of the truth. But you also can't have baboons running around the city, just like you can't have a entirely separate power structure alongside current governments. I have no idea how this is going to play out. But it's undeniable that the crypto market is growing up, quickly, because the zoo keepers are taking notice. This doesn't necessarily have to do with my usual marketing message. Except that I keep saying how ICO marketing will also have to grow up soon, for many of the same reasons. So if you need marketing help for your ICO, before the operatives with rifles come after you, here's how you can track me down: http://bejakovic.com/contact John Bejakovic
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2018/01/25 19:14:54
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bodyIn marketing land where people love abbreviations, a CTA is a "call to action." Basically, it's what you do once you've made your pitch (for your ICO, for your proof-of-caring, for your Telegram channel). In other words, it's when you actually tell people to do some damn thing. You can be blatant about it, and just say, "Click here to contribute." Or you can be clever: "Put on your accounting visor, get your pocket calculator out, and check out our smart contract on GitHub." But whatever you do, don't make any of the following CTA mistakes, all of which I've seen in emails from ICO companies: # 1. The shy CTA The biggest mistake you can make is to simply omit a CTA. Some people feel that if they lay out their case well ("here's why our ICO is so great") then the reader will automatically make the connection ("OMG I should invest now"). Don't count on this. People have enough on their minds to distract them, and if you don't include a CTA, you're shooting yourself in both feet. (By the way, including a weak or unrelated CTA, along the lines of, "If you have any questions, feel free to contact us," also falls into this category.) # 2. A CTA without a cause While a CTA is important, it won't carry a sale on its own. That means you have to sell people first on what you want them to do, and only then include a CTA. Seems obvious right? But I've seen lots of emails that come out and say, "Dear valued investor, we're a fantastic ICO, click here to invest." That's lazy and ineffective. # 3. W well-camouflaged orange CTA When I get a colorful, webpage-like email with lots of buttons and images, I've found something interesting. I scan the page to find the actual small, black, regular-sized text and that's what I read, because I assume that's what's interesting and unique to this email. I end up ignoring the loud and flashing buttons that are supposed to draw my attention. If you don't want to take my word for it, test this out for yourself. Send out the same email content with minimal formatting or with your usual fancy HTML template. And check how the responses vary when your CTA is a plain, blue, underlined link instead of a loud orange button. # 4. An aggressive CTA army This is a close cousin of the orange and camouflaged CTA. It's when one CTA decides to bring all of his CTA friends. So it's not just "invest now", but there's also "share on Facebook," "check out our whitepaper," and "join our Telegram channel," plus about 7 more. Nobody will do all of these things. And paradoxically, giving people so many options might end up meaning they won't even do any single one of them. # 5. The begging-and-pleading CTA Finally, don't beg and plead with your readers to do what you want. Begging doesn't have to be overt like saying "please" or "We really hope you will help us make the world a better place." Begging can also be a whiff of desperation, conveyed through too many exclamation points or groundless urgency. But you might say, the companies that send out emails like this have been raising millions of dollars in their ICOs. And it's true. That doesn't mean they couldn't have raised more money, more quickly, if they had done their email (and overall) marketing a bit better. And it certainly doesn't mean that future ICOs, which might need to have tighter marketing game than today's lucky crop, should copy the same mistakes. At least that's how I see it. Anyways, if you want my take on how CTAs should be done for your ICOs email marketing, here's where you can get in touch with me: http://bejakovic.com/contact John Bejakovic
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      "body": "In marketing land where people love abbreviations, a CTA is a \"call to action.\"\n\nBasically, it's what you do once you've made your pitch (for your ICO, for your proof-of-caring, for your Telegram channel).\n\nIn other words, it's when you actually tell people to do some damn thing.\n\nYou can be blatant about it, and just say, \"Click here to contribute.\"\n\nOr you can be clever: \"Put on your accounting visor, get your pocket calculator out, and check out our smart contract on GitHub.\"\n\nBut whatever you do, don't make any of the following CTA mistakes, all of which I've seen in emails from ICO companies:\n\n# 1. The shy CTA\n\nThe biggest mistake you can make is to simply omit a CTA.\n\nSome people feel that if they lay out their case well (\"here's why our ICO is so great\") then the reader will automatically make the connection (\"OMG I should invest now\").\n\nDon't count on this.\n\nPeople have enough on their minds to distract them, and if you don't include a CTA, you're shooting yourself in both feet.\n\n(By the way, including a weak or unrelated CTA, along the lines of, \"If you have any questions, feel free to contact us,\" also falls into this category.)\n\n# 2. A CTA without a cause\n\nWhile a CTA is important, it won't carry a sale on its own.\n\nThat means you have to sell people first on what you want them to do, and only then include a CTA.\n\nSeems obvious right?\n\nBut I've seen lots of emails that come out and say, \"Dear valued investor, we're a fantastic ICO, click here to invest.\"\n\nThat's lazy and ineffective.\n\n# 3. W well-camouflaged orange CTA\n\nWhen I get a colorful, webpage-like email with lots of buttons and images, I've found something interesting.\n\nI scan the page to find the actual small, black, regular-sized text and that's what I read, because I assume that's what's interesting and unique to this email.\n\nI end up ignoring the loud and flashing buttons that are supposed to draw my attention.\n\nIf you don't want to take my word for it, test this out for yourself.\n\nSend out the same email content with minimal formatting or with your usual fancy HTML template.\n\nAnd check how the responses vary when your CTA is a plain, blue, underlined link instead of a loud orange button.\n\n# 4. An aggressive CTA army\n\nThis is a close cousin of the orange and camouflaged CTA.\n\nIt's when one CTA decides to bring all of his CTA friends.\n\nSo it's not just \"invest now\", but there's also \"share on Facebook,\" \"check out our whitepaper,\" and \"join our Telegram channel,\" plus about 7 more.\n\nNobody will do all of these things.\n\nAnd paradoxically, giving people so many options might end up meaning they won't even do any single one of them.\n\n# 5. The begging-and-pleading CTA\n\nFinally, don't beg and plead with your readers to do what you want.\n\nBegging doesn't have to be overt like saying \"please\" or \"We really hope you will help us make the world a better place.\"\n\nBegging can also be a whiff of desperation, conveyed through too many exclamation points or groundless urgency.\n\nBut you might say, the companies that send out emails like this have been raising millions of dollars in their ICOs.\n\nAnd it's true.\n\nThat doesn't mean they couldn't have raised more money, more quickly, if they had done their email (and overall) marketing a bit better.\n\nAnd it certainly doesn't mean that future ICOs, which might need to have tighter marketing game than today's lucky crop, should copy the same mistakes.\n\nAt least that's how I see it.\n\nAnyways, if you want my take on how CTAs should be done for your ICOs email marketing, here's where you can get in touch with me:\n\nhttp://bejakovic.com/contact\n\nJohn Bejakovic",
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bodyHere are some frequently asked questions I have to field whenever I talk to people at ICO companies about email marketing: Q: What should we write about? A: Simply put, you should write about things that are interesting to your readers. If you can do so in a fun and interesting way, even better. What might be of interest to your readers? Here's a potential list of topics: - Who are you as an individual and as a company? - What's your business idea? - Who's backing you and how far along are you already? - What are the odds your ICO will be a success? - What do other people think of your ICO? - Why should anybody believe anything you say? Q: What should our welcome email look like? A. It's bad when someone signs up for your email list and then they don't hear from you for days or weeks. Why is it bad? Because they will forget who you are and when they do hear from you, you will be a nuisance instead of a welcome guest. That's why a welcome email is important. But you can do better than 99% of ICOs that send out a boring welcome email, which just tells people, "Welcome to our newsletter, now join your Telegram channel." Instead, make your first email interesting, by telling a story about your company or yourself, or by answering one of the questions I listed above. Q: Which email template should we use? A: In general, your email template won't matter very much in terms of getting a response. In fact, it's more likely that if you put a ton of images, fonts, colors, smileys etc. in your email, people will read less carefully, because your email will look more like an ad rather than like a personal communcation. Q: How often can we send out emails? A: You can send out emails frequently. Once a day is not too often. Even more is fine if you have something important to say (eg. your ICO is in progress). The caveat is that you should make your emails interesting, by writing good subject lines, by stirring up curiosity, by telling stories, and not just pitching something right away. If you send the right kinds of emails frequently, you'll build a sense of community, you'll get in people's heads, and you are more likely to have a wildly successful ICO. That's it for today. If you have other questions about email marketing for ICOs, you can reach me here: http://bejakovic.com/contact John Bejakovic
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      "body": "Here are some frequently asked questions I have to field whenever I talk to people at ICO companies about email marketing:\n\nQ: What should we write about?\n\nA: Simply put, you should write about things that are interesting to your readers. If you can do so in a fun and interesting way, even better.\n\nWhat might be of interest to your readers? Here's a potential list of topics:\n\n- Who are you as an individual and as a company?\n- What's your business idea?\n- Who's backing you and how far along are you already?\n- What are the odds your ICO will be a success?\n- What do other people think of your ICO?\n- Why should anybody believe anything you say?\n\nQ: What should our welcome email look like?\n\nA. It's bad when someone signs up for your email list and then they don't hear from you for days or weeks.\n\nWhy is it bad? Because they will forget who you are and when they do hear from you, you will be a nuisance instead of a welcome guest.\n\nThat's why a welcome email is important.\n\nBut you can do better than 99% of ICOs that send out a boring welcome email, which just tells people, \"Welcome to our newsletter, now join your Telegram channel.\"\n\nInstead, make your first email interesting, by telling a story about your company or yourself, or by answering one of the questions I listed above.\n\nQ: Which email template should we use?\n\nA: In general, your email template won't matter very much in terms of getting a response.\n\nIn fact, it's more likely that if you put a ton of images, fonts, colors, smileys etc. in your email, people will read less carefully, because your email will look more like an ad rather than like a personal communcation.\n\nQ: How often can we send out emails?\n\nA: You can send out emails frequently.\n\nOnce a day is not too often. Even more is fine if you have something important to say (eg. your ICO is in progress).\n\nThe caveat is that you should make your emails interesting, by writing good subject lines, by stirring up curiosity, by telling stories, and not just pitching something right away.\n\nIf you send the right kinds of emails frequently, you'll build a sense of community, you'll get in people's heads, and you are more likely to have a wildly successful ICO.\n\nThat's it for today. If you have other questions about email marketing for ICOs, you can reach me here:\n\nhttp://bejakovic.com/contact\n\nJohn Bejakovic",
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2017/10/03 15:08:27
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bodyI was just at the World Blockchain Forum in London. And I saw a lot of terrible ICO pitches. The companies themselves might have been fine — the terribleness was in the presentations. So for example, there was one poor woman, I think the founder of her company, who had to talk right before lunch on the second day of the conference. For a good five minutes, she ran on enthusiastically about the amazing opportunity that is the blockchain, and statistics about the growth of the technology, and this wonderful whole community of people, and freedom and decentralization and so on. By the time she got to talking about her actual product, half the room had emptied out to get an early start on the lunch. The other half were talking at full volume or checking their phones. And the poor founder on stage was visibly shaken because she realized she had just blown her big pitch. She talked faster and faster, at a higher and higher volume, but there was nothing she could do now to win the audience back. Even though I was doing my best to pay attention, I still don't know the name of her company or what it actually does. So what could she have done to make this presentation more effective? Well one big thing is to have a much stronger opening. This is something I learned from marketing contrarian Sean D'Souza. Says Sean: everybody, particularly in the business world, focuses on the SOLUTION. They want to tell you about the cool thing they've built and how they came up with the idea and all about their team. Or like in the case of the pre-lunch ICO pitch above, about freedom and decentralization. That's a big mistake, because the human mind reacts to PROBLEMS. Just look at newspapers and magazines and evening news. Full of problems, because problems command attention. And without attention, you have nothing. So what does this mean for ICO pitches? Simple. Start your pitch in a big way, and talk about the problem you're solving. And make it vivid. Tell a story. Have some shocking statistics. Illustrate the pain and frustration of the status quo. And only once you've done that, and once you have your audience's attention, then talk about your solution and your team and your future plans and whatever else might be important.
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