by Jeff Slater | Jul 22, 2018 | Personal Stories
Our oldest daughter Sarah got married this weekend in Hawaii where she has lived since 2006. It has been a fantastic week of ceremony, celebration and celestial happiness. I’m taking a few days off from writing my marketing blog so that I can be present and in the...
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 8, 2018 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
I’m not particularly handy so going into Home Depot is a bit daunting to me. But I knew I needed to replace a leaky faucet in the kitchen and required some faucet and plumbing advice. Like most purchases these days, I did my research online so that I knew what...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 1, 2018 | Marketing Advice, Marketing People, Personal Stories
A Balance Sheet of Human Equity Fifteen years ago, I was interviewed to be the President of a well-known specialty Jewish bakery company called Manischewitz. The job was in New York, and I was living in North Carolina. By happenstance, my father’s college roommate,...
by Jeff Slater | Jun 26, 2018 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
This past month, I witnessed three examples of clients or colleagues following a simple marketing tip I shared with them to help them achieve their goals. I called it Vitamin N(etwork) and has to do with reconnecting. One person was thinking about switching careers...
by Jeff Slater | Jun 17, 2018 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice, Marketing Start Ups, Personal Stories
A marketing plan is a lot like scaling a mountain and should answer three questions: Where are we now? Where is our brand’s today’s – what is the current situation? Where are we going? The direction must align with the business’ vision and mission. How will we get...
