by Jeff Slater | Sep 5, 2016 | Marketing Advice
An inquiry came to my marketing consulting business last month that still has me scratching my head how to help this prospective client. The caller had been a subscriber to my blog and read a lot of my content over the years and was interested in understanding why he...
by Jeff Slater | Sep 2, 2016 | Foodpreneurs, Marketing Advice, Marketing People, Personal Stories
I attended a local marketing club (The Triangle Marketing Club Meetup) last night and heard Brad Grantham, an associate VP from French | West | Vaughn deliver a speech on PR. FWV is the largest privately held PR firm in the southeast, and I am a former client. (see...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 31, 2016 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
How are you staying current with the marketing world? Don’t tell me you are too busy at work to keep learning because your boss has filled your plate with unrealistic deadlines. Marketing professionals need to own their recharging activities. You can’t rely on...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 29, 2016 | Foodpreneurs, Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
We pour massive amounts of time into creating a brand. But when you think of your brand on a conveyor belt heading toward next year and the future – all bets are off. Your customer’s needs will change, and your competitors will respond, and your channels of...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 26, 2016 | Advertising, Foodpreneurs, Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice, Marketing People, Marketing Start Ups
One of my clients has engaged me to develop two brand names for new products. I love this type of work because it requires you to think both inside and outside of a box. How experienced are you if challenged to name that brand? Brand name development requires...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 22, 2016 | Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice, Marketing People, Personal Stories
How can you make sense of what social media channel is right for your business? Should you focus on one or all of them? How do you sort through the multitude of choices and how do you measure – or at least attempt to measure ROI? Is this even the right question to be...