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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 Bullet Point Outperformed a Paragraph

    How a Bullet Point Outperformed a Paragraph
    Jun 18 2026
    In Episode 59 of The Copywriting Podcast, Lucas and Luna dissect a classic direct mail split test where a single bullet point in a sales letter beat a full descriptive paragraph by 44 percent. They trace the origin of the test to a 1980s financial newsletter promotion, explain why scanning behavior makes bullets more persuasive, and reveal the exact formatting rule that made the winning bullet work. Along the way, they discuss the psychology of 'benefit stacking' and how a well-placed em dash can double the impact of a bullet. If you write emails, landing pages, or sales copy, this episode gives you a concrete tactic you can use today. #Copywriting #DirectMail #SalesLetters #BulletPoints #PersuasiveWriting #ConversionRate #Marketing #CopywritingPodcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #MarketingPodcast #BenefitStacking #ScanningBehavior #SplitTest #FinancialNewsletter #HeadlineWriting #DirectResponse #CopyTips Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 mins
  • How a Single Underline Lifted Response by 38 Percent

    How a Single Underline Lifted Response by 38 Percent
    Jun 17 2026
    In this episode of The Copywriting Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a surprising direct mail test: why underlining a single word in a headline lifted response by 38 percent. They break down the psychology behind emphasis in copy, how the brain processes underlined text differently, and how to apply this tiny but powerful technique to emails, landing pages, and even social media posts. Plus, they share a real-world example from a charity fundraising letter that doubled donations with just one underline. If you write anything persuasive, this episode will change how you think about formatting. #Copywriting #DirectMail #Headlines #Persuasion #ConversionRate #Marketing #CopywritingPodcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #MarketingPodcast #LucasAndLuna #Underline #Typography #Fundraising #Charity #EmailMarketing #LandingPage #SocialMedia Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 mins
  • How a Single Emoji Boosted Email Open Rates by 28 Percent

    How a Single Emoji Boosted Email Open Rates by 28 Percent
    Jun 17 2026
    Lucas and Luna dig into one of the most controversial copywriting tactics of the past decade: using emojis in email subject lines. They look at a specific case from a mid-sized e-commerce brand that ran a year-long study and saw a 28 percent lift in open rates when using a single emoji in the subject line. But they also unpack the risks — which emojis work, which backfire, and how audience demographics change the math. With concrete examples from A/B tests in B2B and B2C, this episode gives you a simple rule of thumb you can use in your next campaign. #Copywriting #EmailMarketing #EmojiMarketing #SubjectLines #OpenRates #ABTesting #MarketingPsychology #Ecommerce #B2BMarketing #B2C #ConversionOptimization #PersuasiveWriting #DirectResponse #DigitalMarketing #BrandVoice #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #MarketingPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 mins
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