by Jeff Slater | Jul 17, 2022 | Branding Issues
Some Strangely Sound Marketing Ideas I have always been an avid reader. There was a period when I devoured fiction for years, especially the work of Southern female authors like Harper Lee, Anne Tyler, and Lee Smith. Then, I did a deep dive into non-fiction consuming...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 10, 2022 | Branding Issues, Marketing Advice
What is a trust recession and what can marketers do to help? When you lose faith in government, media, and other institutions, what implications exist for marketers and businesses? In an article from The Atlantic last November, Jerry Useem wrote about The End of...
by Jeff Slater | Jun 28, 2022 | Branding Issues
Tell Me in Ten Seconds What Your Company Does – GO! What If you were standing in front of someone who is the perfect prospect for your product or service. If you had ten seconds, what would you tell them that would make them say…tell me more. How would you explain how...
by Jeff Slater | May 1, 2022 | Branding Issues
We notice things when patterns are broken, unexpected, and odd. As in the title of this post – it’s immediately a bit weird – we have to work to get the word patterns to see the word pattern. Does your marketing work hard at breaking patterns, or do...
by Jeff Slater | Mar 29, 2022 | Branding Issues
The Basics of Trademarking a Brand In 2021, Reuters reported that Facebook paid $60 Million to acquire the Meta brand name from the U.S. regional bank, Meta Financial Group, and this action solidified Facebook’s pivot into the metaverse. Without a doubt, brand...
by Jeff Slater | Mar 8, 2022 | Branding Issues
Why Event Branding Matters Event branding in the age of COVID is not as straightforward as it might once have been. COVID-19 has changed the event industry, and event planners of all backgrounds must determine how to create a cohesive, on-brand experience often...
