by Jeff Slater | Aug 26, 2018 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice, Marketing Start Ups
Gallup has identified the top traits of entrepreneurs in a recent survey. Inc Magazine has a great article about these qualities as it relates to their Inc 5000. In 1985, when my wife and I were building our bakery business, we too were chosen to be on Inc Magazine’s...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 23, 2018 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice, Marketing People
I’m a bit fed up with people telling me how much marketing has changed. So many people are drinking the Kool-Aid and guzzling misguided information. Yes, I know that: Tactics have changed. Technology has changed. Timelines have changed. The Basics Haven’t Changed. Our...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 21, 2018 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
One of my favorite assignments is to name stuff. At The Marketing Sage, I get to name companies, brands, new products, technologies, events, promotions, and taglines. Some people play video games, tennis, or do Sudoku or solve a Rubik’s cube; I like the name...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 31, 2018 | Branding Issues, Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice
My friend Mark Schaffer wrote another exciting post about influencer marketing last week. He suggested that advertising is in decline and consumers are moving away from all forms of ads that interrupt content or programming. He also indicated that influencer marketing...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 15, 2018 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
Brands have to wrestle with reality and its perception every day. Products can be positioned as fake, artificial or nasty by competitors causing brand managers to be on the defense and reactive. Or, products can be positioned as authentic, real and good by your brand...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 12, 2018 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice
As Seth Godin reminded me this week, we all have an origin story. Superman had his story about coming from Krypton and Ben & Jerry have told their tale about taking a correspondence course to learn how to make ice cream. These origin stories are a vital part of...
