Claude c hopkins biography of abraham
Scientific Advertising is a book written by Claude C. Hopkins in and is cited by many advertising and marketing personalities as a "must-read" book..
Jay Abraham, highly regarded as one of the greatest marketing consultants of the 20th century, says that he has read the original "Scientific Advertising.
Claude C. Hopkins
American advertiser and author
For the jazz pianist, see Claude Hopkins.
Claude C. Hopkins (1866–1932) was an American advertiser and author. He introduced the slogan in advertising and popularised the use of test campaigns, especially using coupons in direct mail, to properly attribute marketing spend.
Biography
Claude C. Hopkins was born in Hillsdale on April 24, 1866, received his education at Ludington and later attended a commercial school in Grand Rapids[1].
He worked for various advertising companies, including Bissell Carpet Sweeper Company, Swift & Company, and Dr.
Shoop's patent medicine company. According to David Ogilvy, in 1907, at the age of 41, Hopkins was hired by Albert Lasker, owner of Lord & Thomas advertising, at a salary of $185,000 a year (equivalent to $6,049,500 in 2023).[2] Hopkins insisted copywriters research their clients' products and produce "reason-why" copy.
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