by Jeff Slater | Oct 18, 2018 | Branding Issues, Foodpreneurs, Marketing Advice, Marketing People
Joe wondered, “How could you put a bottle of wine through a flat mailbox slot if shipped to you from a winery?” The flat wine bottle was designed by Garcon Wines when wine lover Joe Revell joined an online wine club with his friends; they soon became frustrated...
by Jeff Slater | Oct 9, 2018 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice, Marketing Books
When my friend Lars handed me, a book called Factfulness by Hans Rosling, I didn’t realize how little I knew about world facts. Things like people escaping poverty, schooling for women and even mortality rates in third-world countries tend to be significantly more...
by Jeff Slater | Oct 7, 2018 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice, Marketing People
“What you seek is seeking you.” Rumi Several years ago, my friend Derrick Daye was sitting on an airplane coming back from Toronto after attending another boring marketing conference. In his past, Derrick worked for global advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi. He...
by Jeff Slater | Sep 23, 2018 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice, Marketing People
In a remarkable podcast with Krista Tippett and Seth Godin, Krista read from one of Seth’s blog posts about the questions to ask before you start a new venture. There are some magical marketing lessons in these questions that they discussed. Four questions worth...
by Jeff Slater | Sep 9, 2018 | Advertising, Branding Issues, Interesting Brands
I’m inspired. And, I’m moved by the new Nike commercial feature Colin Kaepernick, LeBron, and Serena. I can’t recall watching a commercial that deeply touched me since the original Apple 1984 – Think Different campaign. But if you read the polls and the...
by Jeff Slater | Sep 2, 2018 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice, Marketing Start Ups
Here is a short list of things I used to do. I used to go to the bank to take out cash from my account. I used to go to the pet store to buy litter and cat food. I used to get two newspapers delivered to my house. I used to go to a store and bring home VHS tapes that...
