Here’s a Substack-ready draft built from your podcast script, keeping your edge and expanding the ideas for a longer-form read.Stop Waiting. Start Marketing.Some advice in the funeral profession isn’t just wrong — it’s dangerous.It’s the kind of advi...
No real pipeline.No consistent nurturing of leads.No ownership of their pre-need program.That’s where I come in.Over the last 9 years in the funeral profession, and the last 3 working inside the trenches of pre-need sales, I’ve seen the same story pl...
Create the Vacuum That Pulls You Forward 🚀Ever feel like you’re grinding away but not actually moving forward? Here’s the game-changer: create a vacuum that pulls you forward.Mark Zuckerberg figured this out early—Facebook always had 10X the bandwid...
the ash flash is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Hey everyone, Johnny Renaissance here with some rapid-fire, tactical ways to sharpen your writing, make your conten...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit theashflash.substack.comCheck One, Two: A Gym Story and Life LessonsJohn Ashworth here, a.k.a. Johnny Renaissance. Let me start with a story that hits home on so many levels.At the gym, th...
What’s up, everybody? Johnny Renaissance here, burning the midnight oil on the road in Wisconsin and in search of wisdom. Quick pit stop to drop some unfiltered truth: NEVER hand over control of your marketing. Ever.the ash flash is a reader-supporte...
record with RiversideResults Rule—No Matter What: Building Your Marketing Plan for 2025Hello, friends! It’s Johnny Renaissance here—ready to help you crush 2025 with a results-driven marketing mindset. As you sit down to map out your strategy for the...
so, I just finished the exercise I’m about to share with you next. it could lead u to believe I’m crazy 🤓and that’s the first lesson in this story: be careful out there.why? because the world is full of “experts” handing out advice they don’t follow...
🌍 “This is going to change everything.”That’s what people said about the internet, smartphones, and electricity—and now, we’re saying it about AI. But here’s the thing I’ve been thinking a lot about recently: the everything we’re talking about might...
I just recorded a new podcast diving deep into what I believe is the secret weapon for funeral homeowners and preneed agents: grassroots, personality-driven marketing.In this episode, I talk about:✅ The importance of preneed planning (and why famili...