by Jeff Slater | Aug 3, 2021 | Advertising
Tiffany is running a new ad campaign called “Not Your Mother’s Tiffany.” This campaign isn’t an original idea since Oldsmobile did this with their “Not Your Father’s Oldsmobile.” – that campaign only ended up reinforcing the...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 1, 2021 | Marketing Books
How do companies ensure that the best marketing ideas can surface and there isn’t a penalty to challenge conventional corporate wisdom? Do you work in a psychologically safe workplace or a fear-based environment? A psychologically safe environment allows: Direct,...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 29, 2021 | Marketing Advice
STOP! WAIT! DO NOT WALK FORWARD. I have been keeping a NOT TO DO LIST for a long time as a reminder of things NOT TO DO. Everybody has a to-do list. I keep a reminder list of stuff to avoid. My NOT TO DO LIST helps me stay focused, step over some traps, and remind me...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 27, 2021 | Marketing Advice
The writer Adam Gopnik commented that when he attended a family reunion, he noticed that some people were evolving and growing and others were aging and wearing out. This sparked a question – What are the signs that indicate if your business or brand...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 25, 2021 | Marketing Advice
I spend a lot of time with marketing experts. Like any profession, we use many acronyms, confusing words, and our share of distinctively meaningless phrases like digital transformation. But because marketing is our native language, it is so easy to push around a...
