Every holiday has its own brand of copywriting: Halloween has the spooky, creepy stuff; Thanksgiving has its turkey, endless dinners, football, and family themes; Christmas - Santa, Christmas trees, snow, etc. And New Year's? Songs, dancing, resolutions, parties, gifts...and more football.

We can easily take some of Mel Brooks' more memorable quotes, and apply them to copywriting or content writing. The fact that they're all entrenched in the world of humor already helps, since a majority of the memorable ads, and advertising campaigns are dipped in humor.

Humor in copywriting and content can be more important and far more effective than one might think