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Robert W. Bly

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Robert W. Bly(born July 21, 1957) is an American writer on the subjects ofcopywriting,freelance writing,and many other subjects from science and science fiction, to satire and small business. He is a copywriter.

Bly grew up inFair Lawn, New Jersey.[1]He got a degree inchemical engineeringin 1979 at theUniversity of Rochester,beginning his writing career with four intense years at the school's daily newspaper.[2]When he graduated, he began as a corporate writer forWestinghouse Electricand then worked for a New York engineering firm for a few years.[2]He published his first book in 1982, on technical writing.[2]In 1985, at the age of 27, he published his tenth book,The Copywriter's Handbook.[1]

Bly has worked as a freelance copywriter for theAARP,[3]IBM,andLucent Technologies,among others.[4]

Bly has written more than 100 books including The Digital Marketing Handbook from Entrepreneur Press.

Bly also has an internet information marketing industry.[citation needed]

He lives inMontville, New Jersey

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  1. ^abEric Englund,FLHS alumnus has 10th book under his belt,The Shopper,April 10, 1985.
  2. ^abcDenise Bolger Kovnat,Robert Bly '79,Rochester Review,Summer—Fall 1992.
  3. ^"Building an Info-business in 27 Minutes a Week".Information Marketing Insiders' Journal. March 2007.RetrievedNovember 18,2009.
  4. ^Boldt, Ethan (October 2007)."Straight Talk: The Big Idea"(PDF).Inside Direct Mail.RetrievedNovember 18,2009.
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