About John Follis
With a nationally acclaimed Madison Avenue background, John Follis has emerged as a respected authority on Web 2.0 marketing and Social Media. In ‘05, he coined the term “G-Cred” (on Wikipedia) and was a featured speaker at Chicago’s Social Media 2007. He is a contributing columnist for ADWEEK and host of a Top 20 marketing podcast, The Marketing Show. His blog; The Follis Marketing Report has helped companies “Build a More Profitable Business” for several years.
A business owner since ‘86, John’s Mad Ave background includes campaigns covered in The New York Times, The Wall St Journal, USAToday, Time, Forbes and two college textbooks. His agency’s work has been described by ADWEEK as “simple and effective” and The NY Ad Club selected John one of the “12 Best of New York.” With Follis LLC, John now helps business owners apply a variety of cost-effective strategies such as Social Media, Buzz Marketing, Viral Marketing, and Guerilla Marketing as well as traditional advertising and marketing to grow their business.
For smaller businesses and entrepreneurs he offers “Marketing Therapy” an effective model for companies with limited marketing budgets.
Besides being a frequent article contributor and requested speaker, John is author of “How to Attract and Excite Your Prospects”– A Marketing Guide to getting the Best Results.”
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