by Jeff Slater | Dec 4, 2018 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
I stopped using to do lists about seven million years ago. Instead, I schedule work and personal activities on my calendar. From a time, management perspective, if the task is worth doing, it is worth blocking time to get it done. Whether it is for work or personal, a...
by Jeff Slater | Nov 22, 2018 | Marketing Advice, Marketing Books, Personal Stories
I had coffee with a new friend I made this past year. He recently introduced me to Raleigh’s A Place at The Table, that was featured on the Today Show this week. Before leaving home, I scanned my bookshelf to see if I had a book that he needed to read. One book,...
by Jeff Slater | Nov 18, 2018 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
Last June, my gardener knocked on my door. He wanted to shake my hand and tell me thank you for hiring him to cut my grass, trim my bushes and take care of my yard. He didn’t ask if I wanted to add more services. He wanted to say thank you in person and to let me know...
by Jeff Slater | Nov 11, 2018 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
On August 22, 2010, I published my first blog post. It was a story about vacuuming memories and was marketing therapy to help me put in writing my feelings, emotions, and curiosities. In that post, I explored how vacuuming goes deeper than cleaning a carpet when you...
by Jeff Slater | Nov 6, 2018 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
When the young couple looked at the choices of new TV’s at a big box store, I could see they were overwhelmed. They stood still, shaking their heads, clearly confused. They kept walking back and forth reading labels, checking out the pricing and trying to decipher...
by Jeff Slater | Nov 1, 2018 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
Marketing Karma – The Morning In the morning, I spent an hour helping someone I never met, didn’t know but was referred to me by a friend. I had the time and was happy to listen to her job search challenges being new to the greater Raleigh area. She recently...
