by Jeff Slater | Feb 8, 2017 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice
Brands are sometimes like swimmers, caught in a rough ocean current requiring help. The more a distressed swimmer flaps their arms and legs, the more difficult it is to get back home. When the swimmer relaxes and calmly evaluates the situation, they can swim cross...
by Jeff Slater | Feb 6, 2017 | Marketing Advice, Marketing Start Ups
The conventional way to enter an industry is to do what everyone else is doing. How would you enter the mattress business and differentiate your brand? Here are some facts: There are 600 mattress companies, Temper-Sealy does $3B in sales, 47% of mattresses sell in...
by Jeff Slater | Feb 3, 2017 | Marketing Advice, Marketing Start Ups, Personal Stories
I plan on donating more of my time to help my community at no charge for my marketing services. My marketing consulting business is off to a great start since it began last July. I work with food, beverage and industrial clients along with non-profits...