by Jeff Slater | Aug 11, 2017 | Branding Issues, Interesting Brands, Marketing People
When two former Warby Parker employees left to start their own company, they both had travel nightmare stories that guided their business idea. The luggage they used for travel didn’t meet their needs, fit their lifestyle or do what they wanted it to do and it was way...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 9, 2017 | Branding Issues, Foodpreneurs, Interesting Brands, Marketing People
Tina Sharkey and Ido Leffler don’t like to pay the brand tax. According to these two serial entrepreneurs: BrandTax™ is the hidden costs you pay for a national brand. We’ve been trained to believe these costs increase quality, but they rarely do. We estimate the...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 7, 2017 | Branding Issues, Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice
A value proposition isn’t a mystery. I’m working with a client on developing a statement of their value proposition. I love this type of opportunity because it forces me to read, learn, think and discuss an important strategic topic. Best of all, it requires a...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 4, 2017 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice
Do you know anyone on the inside of a company you are targeting to buy your product or services? Digital platforms offer so many options to get in front of a target audience and help with creating brand awareness and, to generate leads. However, an often-overlooked...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 2, 2017 | Advertising, Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice, Marketing People, Marketing Start Ups
While we are all busy snapping and posting photographs on Instagram, TouchNotes is a service that allows you to send postcards from your phone using that very same photo. The service has been around since 2008, but I just learned of it through an ad on TV and then by...
