The Funny ’22 Word PLAY! Year In Review
December, 2022 * Volume II, Number 12
Dear Festive Reader,
‘Tis no boring email! No, ‘tis something better:
‘Tis Word PLAY! – your fav’rite news-free e-newsletter!
By now, you are thinking, “What’s in this edition?”
A Year End Review full of sweet erudition!
And if you learn nothing, e’en if you’re confused,
My hope is (at least) that you’ll wind up amused.
More...
Joking aside, THANK YOU for reading, and for making Firewords Creative Copy your go-to source for the words that win and the funny that makes money. I am humbled by your support, and seriously grateful for your business.
- Michael
Michael D. Hume, M.S.
Senior Author and Poet Laureate
Firewords Creative Copy
Meanwhile, in this edition of Word PLAY...
The Funny '22 Word PLAY! Year In Review
Word PLAY… Playful Monthly Commentary
On Persuasive Copy For YOUR Business
It’s here again, readers, the year’s gone away…
Tomorrow is scheduled to be New Year’s Day.
And what could be better to offer to you,
Than the First Yearly Year-End Fun Copy Review!
To kick the year off, back in last New Year’s cold,
We suggested your words be not boring, but bold!
“You’ll get people reading,” we said, and we meant.
(Some studies show increase of fifty percent.)
By Valentine’s Day, some readers were leery, us
Saying their copy need not be so serious.
But your ideal prospects want better from you
Than to publish what all your competitors do.
We Marched through the reasons your stuff should be fun:
The fact that folks instantly like you is one.
While Brand X puts out stuff that’s staid, stiff, and choppy,
Your stuff says “I’m fun!” And that, Brand X can’t copy.
In April, we said, have some personal flair,
And attract better clients! You know they’re out there.
Let Brand X have all the deal-seekers on Earth:
Your clients stay with you! And pay what you’re worth!
You needn’t be clownish, we said back in May,
A little light HUME-or will soon win the day.
No need to be dumb, and with dad jokes to bury us;
Just be lightly humorous. Not super hilarious.
You still make your marketing points, but you’re sly!
(At least, that’s our message from June and July.)
By August, you knew the full value of fun
In your marketing copy, and our work was done.
But wait! Just to drive home a point you’ll remember,
We kept right on going, from there to November.
And now we’ve arrived at the end of the year,
And hope that our Word PLAY! has filled you with cheer.
(If not, maybe you haven’t had enough beer.)
Key Take-Aways From This Edition
These Take-Aways, yes, they are certainly Key,
But wait’ll next month, and more Keys you will see!
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Discussion Questions
- 1Don’t you think you’ve had about enough beer?
- 2If not, that lampshade on your head says you’re near
- 3Are you ready to make your copy FUN in ’23? If so, I can recommend a writer. (It’s me)
Send your answers to michael@michaelhume.net... The most creative, inspirational response will be eligible to win a PRIZE! *
(* Prize is at the sole discretion of Michael Hume, his heirs and assigns, and some folks in the room. The top prize this month is so freakin’ amazing, you should put forth effort! Don’t sit there a-lazing! The deadline is hung by the chimney with care, and really, it might as well not e’en be there. Boring, lackluster, or unimaginative entries can’t win, and might slip through the sieve. Bad entries embarrass us all, which doth suck. So send the good stuff! Happy New Year! Good luck!)
Last Month’s Grand Prize Winner: Barb M. of Aurora, Colorado won with this: “You are soooo right!!!” It was short, but sweet, and good enough to claim the top prize, if any. Call before 2023 to claim your prize, Barb! And just remember, readers, next year promises twelve more editions of Word PLAY!... and the next big winner could be YOU!
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