John Foust

John Foust, advertising, ad-libs

Ad-libs: Put a stop to workplace silos

Jim, who used to work with a local volunteer fire department, told me about the technique they used to keep everyone on the right roads to arrive at fire sites. “It was in the days before GPS,” he said.

John Foust, advertising, ad-libs

Don’t sell your clients short

John Foust has conducted training programs for thousands of newspaper advertising professionals. Many ad departments are using his training videos to save time and get quick results from in-house training.

John Foust, advertising, ad-libs

What makes an ad campaign

Amanda told me about taking over the advertising account of a business which had been placing ads in her paper for a long time.

John Foust, advertising, ad-libs

Do you know where your fire extinguishers are?

We all want to take care of our advertisers and coworkers. Well, there’s no better way to do that than to help them stay safe in the workplace. There are some simple things we can do to accomplish this.

John Foust, advertising, ad-libs

What are they selling?

John Foust has conducted training programs for thousands of newspaper advertising professionals. Many ad departments are using his training videos to save time and get quick results from in-house training.

John Foust, advertising, ad-libs

Ad-libs: The power of enthusiasm

There’s a story about a professor of literature at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. As he approached retirement, someone from the newspaper interviewed him.

John Foust, advertising, ad-libs

We’ve got some explaining to do

People usually say “no” to things they don’t understand. It’s a salesperson’s job to help prospects understand what he or she is selling. What makes media choice A better than choice B?

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