by Jeff Slater | Aug 13, 2023 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice
Brand Positioning: Different or Remarkably Distinctive In marketing and branding, effective brand positioning is essential for creating a unique identity that resonates with consumers. There are two fundamental approaches to brand positioning being different and being...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 6, 2023 | Marketing Advice
Embracing the Age of the Empathetic Marketer I have sat through over a dozen focus groups in the last year. Most of these conversations with consumers were for food, beverage, and consumer packaged goods products. One theme was apparent across almost all the...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 30, 2023 | Marketing Advice
Five Invaluable Things I Learned about Sales by Not Being Salesy I don’t describe myself as a salesperson. The word pushy sales guy is abhorrent to me. My self-image is centered on my marketing competence. Yet, I have been selling since I was about 13 and...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 23, 2023 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice
Plural Ignorance: Unlocking the Power of Social Influence in Marketing Understanding human behavior is vital to crafting successful campaigns in the ever-evolving marketing world. One intriguing concept that holds significant potential for marketers is plural...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 16, 2023 | Foodpreneurs, Marketing Advice
Five Pieces of Advice To Help You Prepare To Sell a Business If you are one of the millions of Americans who run a small to mid-sized business, I’ll bet you have asked yourself – I wonder if I could sell this someday? Around 1985, I asked myself that very...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 9, 2023 | Foodpreneurs, Marketing Advice
A Meaty Idea: ButcherBox Proves You Don’t Need to Take Outside Money Mike Salguero never took a nickel from the outside venture or private equity firms. Yet, his $600 million grass-fed meat subscription box company was profitable from Box One. As a child raised...
