A TOP-NOTCH CREATIVE COPYWRITER
Award-winning, technically savvy copywriter
can turn your marketing vision into sales!
Doug Long has been writing professionally for more than 35 years. From ads to direct-mail, scripts to articles, user guides to websites, speeches to books ... Doug has done it all! He writes well. He writes fast. He always meets deadlines.
Doug has published more than five million words in mainstream media and for major corporate clients. He has taught Direct-marketing Creative at McGill University and Public Speaking at Concordia (both in Montreal).
His postgraduate years were spent as Finance Editor for The Canadian Press, Public Relations Manager for Sun Life of Canada, Associate Editor for Reader's Digest Books and as a Market-maker on the Montreal Stock Exchange. Since 1978, he has been freelancing as a Copywriter and Marketing Consultant.
Endlessly creative, Doug always finds the words that make a concept sing, dance ... and SELL. He telecommutes well with clients at a distance, via phone, fax, email and Web.
CREDITS
Doug's writing credits
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Hundreds of ads, brochures, and direct-mail packages; |
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Web content and banner ads. |
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Technical promotional materials for Northern Telecom, Memotech, Strateck Technologies International, Syntax Systems, Logo Computer Systems and Bell Emergis; |
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More than 100 executive speeches and presentations; |
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Dozens of annual reports and financial prospectuses for Steinberg Inc., Stella-Jones, Cascades Inc., Le Casino, Malofilm, Canadian General Life, and Sun Life. |
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Numerous scripts for film, television and video; |
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Half a dozen infomercials; |
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Thousands of newspaper and magazine articles; |
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Software user guides and technical manuals for Apple Logo, Tempus-Link, Tempus-Access, AES Data and Standard Life; |
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More than a dozen non-fiction books; |
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A novel published in Canada, Great Britain and the U.S. |
AWARDS
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First Place Ad Readership Award, from Software News Magazine; |
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The International Editorial and Design Award, for hardcover books, from The Printing Industries of America (for Outdoors Canada); |
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The Gold Quill, from the International Association of Business Communicators; |
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The Bill Irby Memorial Award, for communications excellence; |
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Life Insurance Advertiser's Association Award of Excellence (won seven times). |
CLIENTS
Doug has produced marketing solutions for such clients as: The Royal Bank, Central Guaranty Trust, Diner's Club, Canadian General Life, American Appraisal Canada, Yardley of London, Johnson & Johnson, Bata Canada, Discus Music Stores, the CAA, MicroTempus, Logo Computer Systems, Lofthouse Brass Manufacturing, Syntax Systems, Teleglobe Canada, Culinar, BCE Emergis, Kodak Canada, Standard Life and others.
WORK SAMPLES
Click here to see some of Doug's work.
RELATED SKILLS
Computer literate, Doug is familiar with most PC-based hardware and software. Since 1989, he has been extensively involved in on-line and Internet marketing.
His 35+ years of writing and marketing experience cover everything from strategies and distribution to advertising and publicity, in both Canada and the U.S.
He is known and trusted for his ability to deliver successful projects, ad creative, copy and collateral materials, on time and within budget.
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AVAILABLE LITERARY RIGHTS
Literary rights are available for the following works in progress:
| Shorties By Long |
| The World’s Shortest Love Stories |
| The World’s Shortest Mystery Stories |
| The World’s Shortest Horror Stories |
