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Latest Blog Posts From The Marketing Sage
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Every Sunday morning in the early 1960s, I sat in a classroom at Temple Sha’aray Shalom in Springfield, New Jersey, learning Hebrew. I don’t remember much about those lessons anymore. But I do remember Mrs. Asher giving us halva as a treat. It showed up on a plate somewhere between the alphabet drills and discussions… Read more: Halva, Reimagined: How Hebel & Co has Reinvented a 3,000 Year Old Snack - The Hook Fairy: How Shannon McKinstrie Brings Her Magic to a 7-Figure Social Media Business
At the urging of my daughter, Fanny, I recently spoke with Shannon McKinstrie about her remarkable social media career. My daughter has been an avid follower of her work. What struck me most wasn’t the business Shannon has built. It was how far she had to travel to get there and the hurdles she had… Read more: The Hook Fairy: How Shannon McKinstrie Brings Her Magic to a 7-Figure Social Media Business - How Steve Push and Legacy Food Group are Rewriting the Rules of Generational Succession in Foodservice
How Steve Push and Legacy Food Group are Rewriting the Rules of Private Equity in Foodservice Every independent foodservice distributor eventually faces the same question. What happens when the founder is ready to step back? For decades, the answer has usually been the same too. Sell to a national player like Sysco or US Foods,… Read more: How Steve Push and Legacy Food Group are Rewriting the Rules of Generational Succession in Foodservice - How I Find the White Space For New Product Innovation
A few months ago I stood in front of a hot sauce wall at a specialty grocer near me and counted. Forty-one bottles. Forty-one. Ghost pepper. Habanero. Carolina Reaper. Fermented jalapeño. A skull on the label here, a flame on the label there, a guy in sunglasses eating a wing on almost every third one.… Read more: How I Find the White Space For New Product Innovation
