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Stefan's Pick

Stefan's All-Time Controls

The ads Stefan returns to again and again when teaching breakdown craft. These aren't just winners — they're textbooks. Each one demonstrates a principle worth internalizing.

10 entries

"Every copywriter I've coached who truly cracked six figures had studied at least three of these in depth — not skimmed, studied. Read them slow. Ask why every single line is there."

— Stefan Georgi
hooks U.S. School of Music / John Caples

They Laughed When I Sat Down At The Piano — But When I Started To Play!

Behind the ScenesWritten by 22-year-old John Caples in 1926. It became the most-imitated headline in advertising history and launched his 50-year career at BBDO.
hooks Sherwin Cody School of English

Do You Make These Mistakes In English?

Pattern Stats'Do You Make These Mistakes in English?' ran as a Sherwin Cody School ad from 1919 to 1959 — 40 consecutive years. It's cited in every major copywriting book as the definitive example of a self-qualifying hook that targets shame without accusation.