by Jeff Slater | Sep 9, 2015 | Advertising, Marketing Advice, Marketing People
Apple is considered the world’s most valuable company. Steve Job’s genius is legendary, and he doesn’t need another blog post extolling his mastery. But it is Steve’s failure with The Lisa that intrigues me since it proved to be so pivotal to his understanding of...
by Jeff Slater | Sep 4, 2015 | Advertising, Marketing Advice, Marketing Books, Marketing People
There is a wonderful article by Douglas Van Praet in Fast Company about metaphors. WHY METAPHORS BEAT THE SNOT OUT OF FACTS WHEN IT COMES TO MOTIVATING ACTION. Doug spoke at a Wine Marketing Exchange Conference two years ago and his book, Unconscious Branding is...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 24, 2015 | Advertising, Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
Marketing is different from branding. Marketing is a series of tactics. Branding is residue of the strategy. Marketing is a series of actions that PUSHES the consumer or business along to buy your product. Branding is about creating A MAGNETIC PULL that creates loyal...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 10, 2015 | Advertising, Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice
Why don’t companies do more things to surprise and delight their customers? Wouldn’t the unexpected acknowledgement be more powerful than 20% off until 6pm on Saturday? I don’t get all the attention grabbing discounting, noise and interruptions that flow at...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 1, 2015 | Advertising, Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
I was wandering through Whole Foods doing a little shopping, and I went over to the seafood counter to buy some salmon. In front of me was a whole octopus in all its odd and freaky glory. I wondered who buys this stuff and what do they do with it. And then, a...
by Jeff Slater | Jun 29, 2015 | Advertising, Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice
In three different discussions this past week, the answer to a marketing question from clients and friends was Facebook advertising. One client was looking to test some new product names in front of a very specific audience. Another marketing professional wanted to...
