by Jeff Slater | Dec 9, 2021 | Personal Stories
A Personal Reflection I’m fortunate. My 94-year-old Mom Bea still lives in the same New Jersey home that I grew up in when I was a kid. As Yogi Berra said, it’s Déjà vu all over again. On a recent visit, I found myself doing some work in my dad, Jack...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 31, 2021 | Personal Stories
When I began my marketing career with the business my wife’s started, Rachel’s Brownies, we were described as a “one-trick pony.” I always thought it was a compliment and wore it like a badge of honor. Maybe it was prescient that our second...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 29, 2021 | Personal Stories
If you are curious to learn about my career and background, you can listen to this informative interview on a terrific marketing podcast by Mark Friedman called The Marketing Playbook. Mark is a senior digital marketing expert who runs Details Interactive providing...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 5, 2021 | Personal Stories
Having written 1,414 blog posts since 2009, this is my first to discuss toilet bowl cleaners. Before you click away or flush this post into your trash bin – there is a helpful marketing reminder in my story. I promise. And I will resist my instincts to make too many...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 20, 2021 | Personal Stories
You know what a procrastinator is, right? They wait until the last minute to get stuff done. A precrastinator is the opposite. It is someone like me who, if given an assignment, has to get an immediate jump on the work. I quickly jump into a project so the work is 90%...
by Jeff Slater | Jun 6, 2021 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
Do you ever feel overburdened with too much to do and not enough hours in the day? Does your to-do list overwhelm you and do you feel that time just slips away? Do you need help with time management? Growing up, being on time meant showing up early. My Dad, Jack went...