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"America's Best
Copywriter" —Brian Kurtz
"Gary Bencivenga is America's
best copywriter, the gold standard. In basketball, everyone wants to
'be like Mike.' In copywriting, everyone wants to 'be like Gary.'
In fact, when new writers pitch us to try to get assignments, they know
that if they tell us they are a 'student' of Gary Bencivenga, whether
self-taught or not, that is the best way to get in the door at
Boardroom."
—Brian Kurtz,
Boardroom, Inc. (publishers of Bottom Line Personal)
"World's greatest copywriter."
—KCI Communications
"Best copywriter in the world."
—Marty Chenard,
Advanced Business Strategies
"Many people think Gary Bencivenga is the best copywriter on earth.
And, believe it or not, it's hard for even me to dispute that."
—Gary Halbert, The
Gary Halbert Letter (12/29/93 issue, page 7)
"His Controls Are Nearly Impossible to Beat" —John Carlton
"Hall of Fame copywriter Gary Bencivenga (BencivengaBullets.com) is
without question one of the top 3 greatest living direct response
copywriters in the world, with decades of monster winners for large
mailers like Boardroom, Phillips and Rodale.
"His respect among peers is infinite, and his controls are nearly
impossible to beat. I had my first big breakthrough, as a rookie, by
deconstructing his letters and carefully transcribing his phrasing and
word choices."
—John Carlton, The
Marketing Rebel Rant
"More Winners Than Anyone Else" —Phillips
"Best copywriter we've ever used. He's given us more winners, more
consistently, than anyone else."
—Phillips Publishing
"You can just about count the creative geniuses who revolutionized
direct mail on the fingers of two hands....(They include) Gary
Bencivenga."
—Target Marketing
(8/94 issue, page 14)
"Has Never Lost a Split-Run Test in Selling Our Books..."
—Rodale
"His name is the stuff of legend around here....Against other top
creative talent, he has never lost a split-run test in selling any of
our books."
—Rodale Press
"Possibly the most respected copywriter in the direct marketing
business."
—Who's Mailing What
"There are, I'd say, only four or five 'A-level' direct response
copywriters in the country, the true masters. There are as many as
sixty or seventy 'B' and 'B+' writers, but just a tiny handful of 'As'.
Gary Bencivenga is on the short list, as am I."
—Gene Schwartz,
world-famous copywriter and author, "Breakthrough Advertising"
"When people ask me to name the best copywriters in the world, I say
with a wink and a smile, 'Well, I consider Gary Bencivenga the second
best copywriter, after yours truly, of course.'"
—Ted Nicholas, direct
marketing legend
"The Michelangelo of direct mail copywriting." —Ken McCarthy
"Gary is the Michelangelo of direct mail copywriting...the 'low
profile' ad writer who Jay Abraham, Gary Halbert, John Carlton and
many, many others look up to as the #1 practitioner of the art of
direct mail copywriting. Gary
is the man
who most high level copywriters and mail order publishers acknowledge
is the 'top dog' in terms of RESULTS."
—Ken McCarthy, The
System
"The David Ogilvy of Direct Response Copy." —Jeff Greenberg
"I thank Gary
for helping me start the entrepreneurial life I always wanted and for
helping me feel like I won the sweepstakes. When I was working as the
Vice President of Marketing for the 'Louis Rukeyser Wall Street'
newsletter, I was making more money and had more job security than I
could ever imagine. My young family and I were set.
"Why would I risk quitting, giving up my salary to start my own
newsletter and if it was successful, I would not take home any money
for at least another year? Why? Because Gary Bencivenga truly believed
in my Charles Givens Newsletter concept and promised to write the copy.
I was more excited to get Gary
to write
the promotional copy than to have Mr. Givens sign the license agreement!
"Gary's
promotion generated over $3 in revenue for every marketing dollar! Gary
is the David Ogilvy of direct response copy."
—Jeffrey G.
Greenberg, President, J.G. Communications, Inc.
"Gary
Is the World's Greatest Living Reason-Why Copywriter."
—Alex Mandossian
& Yanik Silver, internet marketing gurus
"Excellent ad writer."
—John Caples, author,
"Tested Advertising Methods"
"I am very sorry you left Ogilvy & Mather."
—David Ogilvy,
founder, Ogilvy & Mather
"'Best Copywriter in the World' Launches
E-Letter Called Bencivenga Bullets"
—Headline in
Newsletter on Newsletters, January 31, 2004
"A Genius at Writing Copy" —Joe Vitale
"When I heard Gary Bencivenga just started his own newsletter, I
instantly subscribed to it. Why? He's a genius at writing copy, he's
studied under the legends (like John Caples) and his newsletter is
free."
—Dr. Joe Vitale (Mr.
Fire)
"I don't see as many of Gary's
ads as I used to, maybe because I've largely been living in Asia for the past few years. But
when I do, they leap out at me. And often I shake my head in awe and
wonder: 'How can anybody write so well?!'"
—Dan Rosenthal (one
of the world's great copywriters)
"In writing sales copy, the use of superlatives is discouraged. They're
empty and meaningless.The only instance where they're permitted is when
you have the evidence to back them up.
"Gary
Bencivenga is one of the greatest copywriters the world has ever
known and he's got the track record to prove it. Instead of sitting on
his laurels, he's dispensing a lifetime of priceless wisdom and
experience in Bencivenga Bullets.
"Ignore them at your peril.They're the best advice you'll find today on
how to think and write like a marketing genius. If you read them
carefully and commit them to memory, you'll improve instantly and begin
to make more money for yourself and your clients.
"You'll also be in the company of a gentleman.There are few e-mail
messages I'm dying to open, but Bencivenga Bullets tops the list.
"Thank you, Gary."
—Robert Lerose,
direct response copywriter
"Hi, Mr. Bencivenga:
"Yesterday I went to a crash course seminar on marketing put together
by Jay Abraham in Los Angeles.
"I asked Jay if he knew John Carlton, Dan Kennedy and Gary Halbert? He
said yes.
"Then I said, in your opinion who is the best copywriter of the world?
"He asked me, do you have millions of dollars in your bank account? I
said why? Then he said, there's a guy who'll only talk to you if you
have millions in your pocket. I said, who? He said, Gary Bencivenga.
But you simply can't get him even if you have the money. You gotta wait
on line.
"Oh, if he only knew you were on the phone with me a couple days ago!
Anyway I just wanted to share this with you.
"Best to you and your family—from me and my family. Have a great
weekend."
—Martin Gutierrez, San
Diego, CA
"The Guru's Guru" —Steve King
"Gary,
I am still in deep shock. An email from the world's greatest
copywriter. It's like getting a signed Monet from Monet.
"Yes I am a copywriter. I have every book, every course, every tape.
All the gurus—Kennedy, Halbert and Carlton.
Everything they ever breathe, I read.
"They all mention one person. The greatest. The Guru's guru. The one
and only Gary Bencivenga.
"Gary,
you have never written a book, tape or seminar. Which if you think
about it, is unbelievably cool.
"Gary
please, please publish a course. If it is in any way possible, please
let me have an advance copy. And don't let anybody else have it!
"It will be the most valuable copywriting material on earth.
"Money is no object. Well, nearly no object.
"For 12 long years I have studied all the legends. I have had great
success and fortune.
"But there is a missing link.
"The ultimate answer.
"Your stuff!
"Please let me know the second it is ready.
"I just can't wait to read it."
—Steve King, Devon, England
"World's Greatest Living Copywriter
Reveals His Secrets—Yours FREE!" —Bob Bly
"If Gary Bencivenga is not the world's greatest living copywriter (and
I suspect he may be, at times!), he's certainly among the top five.
"Anything Gary
says about sales or marketing is worth paying attention to. And now you
can profit from his wisdom and experience at no charge. How? By
subscribing to his new FREE ezine, Bencivenga Bullets.
"I know you are overloaded with ezines and other online marketing
material, but this is one you MUST read—a real diamond among the lumps
of coal in your e-mail in-box. Every piece of advice is a gem! Take a
second to subscribe now so you don't miss even a single issue. You will
thank me later."
—Bob Bly,
world-famous copywriter, author of numerous books on marketing
"Since I started writing direct mail, I've heard of the legendary Gary
Bencivenga. His work and his success is the 'gold standard' we who toil
in his shadow strive for.
"Now, finally, he's revealing his priceless secrets in Bencivenga
Bullets. I eagerly devour each one as it arrives and read it again and
again to suck out every last ounce of priceless wisdom. I can't imagine
any writer or marketer who wouldn't benefit from doing the same."
—David Deutsch,
world-famous copywriter and author of "Million Dollar Marketing
Secrets"
"Gary
is the copywriter everyone is in awe of, including me."
—David Garfinkel,
author, "Copywriting Templates"
"About those Bullets! When I read Gary Bencivenga's five word question,
it put what I do in a whole new perspective. I realized that this was
and still is the question that every marketer and business owner needs
to ask ongoingly.
"It solves the riddle of how to get into the mind of your customer,
client or patient. I have since run a entire staff training on just
this provocative question. The answer has already created some
breakthroughs."
—Charles W Martin,
DDS, MAGD, DICOI, FIADFE, Affluent Practice Systems
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