by Jeff Slater | Apr 1, 2015 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
I grew up in a small town in northern New Jersey called Springfield. In fact, my 87 year old Mom still lives in the same home I grew up in since 1952. Several years ago, I joined a Facebook group that is not that uncommon called, You Know You’re Are From...
by Jeff Slater | Feb 21, 2015 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
Welcome to The Marketing Sage. After five years of writing the MomentSlater blog, I determined it was time to take the next step to move into the big leagues. And by big leagues, I mean to move from the Google’s Blogger platform to WordPress. Blogger is a...
by Jeff Slater | Feb 17, 2015 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
Ever have a really memorable lunch? I’m not talking about a mouth-watering meal with expensive food, vintage wine or elegant ambiance. Did lunch ever include sharing a meal with someone who gets to work in an Oval Office? On Friday May 31, 1985, my wife and I had...
by Jeff Slater | Oct 13, 2014 | Marketing People, Personal Stories
This past week, I got to host Nomacorc’s 5th Wine Marketing Exchange event. We developed this series, held twice per year in California to bring interesting marketing speakers, insights and ideas to the wine marketing community. Our theme this time was “Storytelling:...
by Jeff Slater | Jan 29, 2011 | Personal Stories, Uncategorized
Today January 29th was my father’s birthday. He would be 92 years old had he lived. He made his transition almost ten years ago. As I remember him in my heart, I want to share the eulogy that I wrote and was graciously spoken for me by Rabbi Goldstein from...
by Jeff Slater | Dec 27, 2010 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories, Uncategorized
I often get requests from friends or acquaintances for career advice. How can I find a job or I’m not sure what career path to follow? I don’t have any great expertise in this area but the universe seems to bring a lot of people my way for help. I am always happy to...