by Jeff Slater | Apr 4, 2021 | Marketing Advice, Marketing Start Ups
Somewhere around 1995, I spent a million dollars to create a website. Psychologists call this an escalation of commitment. My mother would have called it meshuggeneh. (Yiddish for crazy) In hindsight, I must have snapped – and not into a Slim Jim. In the 1990s,...
by Jeff Slater | Mar 25, 2021 | Marketing Start Ups
This is a guest post from Gia Keasler who writes about attracting startup investors. Do you have a viable idea that you want to turn into a successful business? Do you manage a startup that desperately needs some cash? Although many small business owners often rely on...
by Jeff Slater | Mar 11, 2021 | Marketing Advice, Marketing Start Ups
This is a guest post by Elizabeth Hines, a social media consultant about Clubhouse. Conversations about Clubhouse are everywhere right now, and the chances are that your business is looking towards it and seeing if it’s right for you. However, the question remains:...
by Jeff Slater | Mar 9, 2021 | Marketing Advice, Marketing Start Ups
A few years ago, I provided advice to a startup. The team was smart, they were diverse, and they had a brilliant idea. But they didn’t have any practical experience or street smarts. Fresh from business school, they had lots of conceptual notions that...
by Jeff Slater | Mar 4, 2021 | Marketing Start Ups
This is a guest post by Lauren Groff about small business marketing There is nothing easy about trying to get a small business off the ground. Whether promoting new product ideas, trying to make your first round of sales, or even trying to stay afloat, things can...
by Jeff Slater | Jan 14, 2021 | Interesting Brands, Marketing Start Ups
Lauren Siclare is the mother of two young children and one new business – Bucklebath. She realized how dirty and unsanitary her kid’s car seats and stroller were and that if she wanted them clean, she had to do it herself. There wasn’t an Uber-like service who, at the...
