by Jeff Slater | Nov 30, 2022 | Marketing Advice
Learn to listen and talk less When you talk with your customers, do you do all the talking? This method rarely works. Talking is like breathing. There is the inhale and the exhale. In this metaphor, inhaling is listening, exhaling is talking. Understanding the...
by Jeff Slater | Nov 27, 2022 | Marketing Advice
How good are you at collaboration at work? When you watch a relay race and see the baton handed off to the next runner, this movement has elegance and grace. Athleticism meets dance. The first runner knows she must pass the baton behind her and wait for the next...
by Jeff Slater | Nov 22, 2022 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
Moments of grace I am so grateful that you are willing to spend a little time a few times each week on the stories I tell and the advice I share based on my experience. Whether you are cooking up a thanksgiving extravaganza or enjoying someone else slicing and dicing,...
by Jeff Slater | Nov 20, 2022 | Marketing Advice
Creating a marketing resume for an entry level job? Here is my seasoned advice. I think I have read 2,132 entry-level marketing resumes in my career. Well, maybe not exactly, but it feels that way. During my career hiring new talent, I’m often surprised...
by Jeff Slater | Nov 16, 2022 | Marketing Advice, Marketing People
When I read on LinkedIn that a young woman from Wilmington, NC had created a “cake resume” and sent it to Nike, it made me want a slice. I love attention-seeking gimmicks that break through the daily blah. Resumes are still necessary and relevant yet rarely gain...
by Jeff Slater | Nov 13, 2022 | Marketing Advice
Are you considering starting a business as a consultant? A surprising number of friends and connections are taking the first steps at starting businesses to become a consultant. Some are folks in their sixties, no longer an employee, and trying to figure out their...