How to Get Ideas, 2/e by Jack Foster
This new expanded second edition shows you-no matter your age or skill, your job or training-how to come up with more ideas, faster and easier.Jack Foster's simple five-step technique for solving problems and getting ideas takes the mystery and anxiety out of the idea-generating process. It's a proven process that works. You'll learn to condition your mind to become "idea-prone," utilize your sense of humor, develop your curiosity, visualize your goals, rethink your thinking, and overcome your fear of rejection.
This expanded edition of the inspiring and enlightening classic features new information on how to turn failures to your advantage and how to create a rich, idea-inducing environment. Dozens of new examples and real-life stories show that anyone can learn to get more and better ideas.
Jack Foster was 18 years old and working in an insurance company with about 150
other people when he got the idea to raffle off his weekly paycheck. Fifty cents a chance
to win $27.50. The first week he made a profit of six dollars. The next week he had collected $53 for the raffle when
his boss found out what he was doing. He ordered Jack to return the money.
Then he fired him.
Ever since, Jack's been trying to come up with ideas that wouldn't get him fired.
Mostly he's succeeded.
He lucked into the advertising business 45 years ago as a writer and has been coming up with ideas ever since: Ideas for scores of companies including Carnation, Mazda, Sunkist, Mattel, ARCO, First Interstate Bank, Albertson's, Ore-Ida, Suzuki, Denny's, Universal Studios, Northrup, Rand McNally, and Smokey Bear.
During the 15 years Jack spent as the executive creative director of Foote, Cone & Belding in Los Angeles, it grew to be the largest advertising agency on the West Coast.
I was born in London, England. It was raining.
After 15 years of studying Latin I decided to go into advertising.
My first job was as an apprentice at an advertising agency called Graham and Gilles. I changed the water pots for the artists (they painted layouts with water colours in those days) and made them tea. This was before magic markers. This was even before rubber cement -- I'm that old.
It was raining. It was always raining, and I was watching my favourite programme at the time -- 77 Sunset Strip. I said, Ah, sun, palm trees, women. My Dad gave me a one-way ticket.
I met Jack Foster 35 years ago at the Erwin Wasey advertising agency in Los Angeles and then again at Foote, Cone & Belding.
We worked together for about 17 years. We had a hell of a good time.
And we had a hell of a good time doing this book.
other people when he got the idea to raffle off his weekly paycheck. Fifty cents a chance
to win $27.50. The first week he made a profit of six dollars. The next week he had collected $53 for the raffle when
his boss found out what he was doing. He ordered Jack to return the money.
Then he fired him.
Ever since, Jack's been trying to come up with ideas that wouldn't get him fired.
Mostly he's succeeded.
He lucked into the advertising business 45 years ago as a writer and has been coming up with ideas ever since: Ideas for scores of companies including Carnation, Mazda, Sunkist, Mattel, ARCO, First Interstate Bank, Albertson's, Ore-Ida, Suzuki, Denny's, Universal Studios, Northrup, Rand McNally, and Smokey Bear.
During the 15 years Jack spent as the executive creative director of Foote, Cone & Belding in Los Angeles, it grew to be the largest advertising agency on the West Coast.
I was born in London, England. It was raining.
After 15 years of studying Latin I decided to go into advertising.
My first job was as an apprentice at an advertising agency called Graham and Gilles. I changed the water pots for the artists (they painted layouts with water colours in those days) and made them tea. This was before magic markers. This was even before rubber cement -- I'm that old.
It was raining. It was always raining, and I was watching my favourite programme at the time -- 77 Sunset Strip. I said, Ah, sun, palm trees, women. My Dad gave me a one-way ticket.
I met Jack Foster 35 years ago at the Erwin Wasey advertising agency in Los Angeles and then again at Foote, Cone & Belding.
We worked together for about 17 years. We had a hell of a good time.
And we had a hell of a good time doing this book.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781576754306 |
| ISBN 10 | 1576754308 |
| Title | How to Get Ideas, 2/e |
| Author | Larry Corby |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
| Year published | 2007-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |