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| New to this Edition | p. vi |
| Intro | p. x |
| Copywriting Dimensions | |
| The Copywriting Marketplace | p. 001 |
| Freelance | p. 003 |
| Advertising Agency | p. 004 |
| Corporate In-House | p. 007 |
| Government/Institutional In-House | p. 008 |
| Outlet-Based | p. 008 |
| Other Employment Options | p. 010 |
| Continuity-The Copywriter's... MORE | p. 010 |
| Portfolio Creation | p. 011 |
| Copywriting and the Communication Process | p. 016 |
| Communication Fundamentals | p. 016 |
| The Electronic Media Communication Process | p. 019 |
| Tools of Our Trade | p. 028 |
| Print Punctuation Versus Audio/Video Punctuation | p. 028 |
| Tools to Read/Consult | p. 039 |
| Tools to Pound on, Write with, Write on | p. 043 |
| Time-The Tool That Rules | p. 046 |
| Tooling Up | p. 055 |
| Rational and Emotional Attractions | p. 056 |
| Rational Attractions | p. 058 |
| Emotional Attractions | p. 070 |
| A Plan for Rational/Emotional Proportioning | p. 088 |
| An Attractions Addendum | p. 091 |
| Making Sense of Our Audience | p. 092 |
| Audiences and Attitudes | p. 092 |
| Progressive Motivation | p. 099 |
| Psychographics | p. 104 |
| Account Planning and Message Engagement | p. 111 |
| An Audience Sense Summation | p. 114 |
| CDVP Factors | p. 115 |
| Creation | p. 115 |
| Definition | p. 123 |
| Validation | p. 139 |
| Prohibition (Regulatory) | p. 148 |
| Prohibition (Stylistic) | p. 153 |
| A CDVP Reassurance | p. 159 |
| Audio Copywriting | |
| Key Elements of Audio Writing | p. 161 |
| Standard Audio Format | p. 163 |
| Audio Productional Terminology | p. 165 |
| Using Sound Effects | p. 168 |
| Using Music | p. 171 |
| Using Silence | p. 175 |
| The Audio Copywriter as Poet | p. 177 |
| Poetic Packaging | p. 180 |
| Other Techniques for the Audio Poet | p. 182 |
| Audio's Essence | p. 192 |
| Audio Commercials | p. 193 |
| Commercial Data Block | p. 193 |
| Generic Classification of Audio Commercials | p. 196 |
| Putting 'Punch' in the Audio Spot | p. 216 |
| The Ten Audio Commandments | p. 220 |
| An Audio Assurance | p. 236 |
| Additional Audio Endeavors | p. 237 |
| In-House Data Block | p. 237 |
| IDs and Transitions | p. 238 |
| Program Promos | p. 245 |
| Outlet Promos | p. 247 |
| Enhancers and Features | p. 250 |
| On-/Off-Air Listener Participations | p. 252 |
| Interviews and Semiscripts | p. 256 |
| Special Commercial Challenges | p. 261 |
| Video Copywriting | |
| Key Elements of Video Writing | p. 273 |
| Video Conceptual Vehicles | p. 273 |
| A Bubble About Animation | p. 289 |
| Basic Video Production Methods | p. 297 |
| Video Productional Terminology | p. 299 |
| The Audio-Video Coalition | p. 312 |
| Casting and Voiceover Considerations | p. 315 |
| The Business of Television Commercials | p. 321 |
| TV Commercial Data Block | p. 321 |
| Show It, Use It-The D.D.Q. | p. 323 |
| Getting Recognized and Remembered | p. 331 |
| Video DR, Infomercials, and Co-op | p. 334 |
| Retail and Business-to-Business Pitches | p. 341 |
| The Storyboard Presentation | p. 351 |
| Avoiding the Storyboard | p. 357 |
| Additional Video and Broadband Endeavors | p. 360 |
| In-House Data Block | p. 360 |
| Outlet IDs and Promos | p. 360 |
| Television Program Promos on Radio | p. 368 |
| Television Program Promos on Video | p. 370 |
| End-Credit Voicers, Snypes and Trailers | p. 375 |
| Interviews and Semiscripts | p. 378 |
| Specialized Venues | p. 383 |
| Online and Mobile Applications | p. 396 |
| The Joy of Visual Selling | p. 404 |
| Campaign Copywriting | |
| Public Service Assignments | p. 405 |
| The PSA Defined | p. 406 |
| The Three Hallmarks of Successful PSAs | p. 407 |
| Building on Audience Wants | p. 410 |
| PSA Format Conventions | p. 411 |
| PSA Data Blocks | p. 413 |
| Ten Public Service Postulates | p. 414 |
| A Sample Campaign | p. 429 |
| What's in It for the Copywriter | p. 431 |
| Pitching for 'The Publics' | p. 433 |
| Electronic Media Campaign Construction | p. 436 |
| Isolating Brand Character | p. 436 |
| Concept Engineering-Fashioning the Campaign Proposal | p. 444 |
| Proposal-Related Activities and Implements | p. 458 |
| Four Case Studies | p. 462 |
| The Campaign Dynamic | p. 472 |
| Outro | p. 473 |
| Endnotes | p. 477 |
| Index | p. 489 |
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