by Jeff Slater | Apr 12, 2020 | Branding Issues, Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice
The challenge for any brand is to develop a brand personality that brings to life their brand’s promise. The place where most brands fail is that they don’t find an ownable word or phrase that they can execute along with every touchpoint with the consumer. Great...
by Jeff Slater | Mar 5, 2020 | Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice, Marketing Books, Marketing People
Pauline Brown has written a new book called Aesthetic Intelligence. It focuses on the importance of aesthetics, and design in marketing products. Today, there isn’t a shortage of available goods and services at low prices. As a result, people crave rich and meaningful...
by Jeff Slater | Feb 18, 2020 | Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
I heard Youngme Moon, a Harvard Business School professor mention an app called Be My Eyes. I signed up for this app that allows me to help people who are blind or have difficulty seeing. The app assists them in connecting volunteers through video. It is an...
by Jeff Slater | Feb 11, 2020 | Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice, Marketing Books
Every brand manager strives to acquire raving fans for their product or service. She wants someone who will buy their product and share their passion. But acquiring passionate fans is no small task. Best-selling author David Meerman Scott and his neuroscientist...
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 | Jan 7, 2020 | Foodpreneurs, Interesting Brands, Marketing People
Otto’s Naturals Although gluten isn’t a health problem for me, over the last decade, my wife shifted her diet to watch out for gluten in the foods she eats. So, this has made me extra aware of the food products introduced as gluten-free. Like an explorer...
