by Jeff Slater | Feb 27, 2020 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice, Marketing Start Ups
Siena, Steve, and Mary met me at a quiet coffee shop, not too far from their office. Over cappuccinos and multi-grain muffins, they wanted to discuss marketing their brand of professional women’s backpacks. I listened for at least an hour without saying anything....
by Jeff Slater | Feb 16, 2020 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice, Marketing Start Ups
Three years ago, I wrote this post about Brandless, the online store selling unbranded products. I was curious about their experiment to see if it would succeed. Their approach was disruptive, but also testing a curious question for marketing finks like me – how...
by Jeff Slater | Feb 9, 2020 | Branding Issues, Foodpreneurs, Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice
Did you ever wonder who created the classic design for the Whole Foods Market 365 logo? It is an iconic logo that is on millions – maybe billions of packages. When I met Nancy Frame in the early ’90s, I worked for GoodMark Foods. They are the company that...
by Jeff Slater | Feb 2, 2020 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice
Marketing strategist analyzes data to determine the best way to allocate resources to grow revenue and profits. The data might be quantitative or qualitative. Insights and information provide a clear overview of the market organization and where there might be gaps or...
by Jeff Slater | Jan 19, 2020 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice, Marketing People
On January 18, 1963, I was nine years old and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at my synagogue Temple Sha’arey Shalom in Springfield, New Jersey. He and our Rabbi Dressner were close friends. Although I have vague memories of that evening, I was connected to a...
by Jeff Slater | Dec 10, 2019 | Branding Issues, Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice
After a long illness, and being ignored for decades, the long, boring business mission and vision statements have finally been laid to rest. No longer serving any real purpose, the mumbo-jumbo bureaucratic language written by committees has gone on to greener...
