London Whining

London Whining

What Food, What Wine- Jeff at London Wine May 22, 2012Standing Out from the CrowdHad the privilege of participating in a panel discussion at London Wine International Fair this week. The topic was Marketing Wine Brands – Standing out from the crowd: New...
We Take Care of our Own

We Take Care of our Own

This guest blog is written by my younger brother Mitch who lives in Westfield, New Jersey. He shares his experience on the perfect gift he bought for our mother for her 85th birthday. Talk about a ticket to ride.  On November 4th 1960 I was “Born to Run”.  Mitch and...

The Power of Focus in Marketing

The power of marketing focusI am good at staying focused on priorities. It isn’t that I am not open to new information or ideas, but I am aware that I don’t ever have the time or resources to do everything. I speak from experience. Thirty years...
Listen. Do You Want to Know a Secret?

Listen. Do You Want to Know a Secret?

George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney practicing in Liverpool 1957Picture the scene.  Liverpool 1957.  A bunch of kids 14, 15 and 16 get together to jam. They are a rag tag group of lads who are developing a special sound. Could you have spotted...
Failing Into  Success

Failing Into Success

The first computers called ENIAC at The University of Pennsylvania in the 1940’s  – Ready, Set, FailJack Slater at U of P – possibly in front of Furness HallMay 1947As a student at The University of Pennsylvania in the 1940’s, my dad Jack Slater...