by Bruce Turkel | Jul 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Sitting in the downstairs conference room of the gorgeous Condado Vanderbilt Hotel in San Juan, I would ordinarily be staring out the window at the crashing surf except that Martin Stoll, the brilliant and understated founder of social media consultancy Sparkloft...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 14, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
I was sitting in the audience at the The National Speakers Association annual meeting listening to Jay Baer, the author of the social media how-to guide, Youtility, talk about how to promote blogs. After hearing Jay list many of the things I’ve been doing with this...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 8, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Eggs used to be good for you. Along with some crispy bacon and toast with butter, they were part of a healthy breakfast – or so they said. Then all of a sudden eggs were bad for you. Too much cholesterol. Then the yellows were bad for you but the whites were good. Now...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 30, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
We jogged past the Matheson Hammock tidal basin and reached the bay just as half of the giant sun poked above the horizon and Biscayne Bay reflected a brilliant orange carpet straight to the shore. Neither Bob, Tim nor I had our phones with us so the scene will have...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 23, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Did you see what China just did? Amidst cries of outrage and scads of adverse attention, they managed to shift the negative news they’ve been receiving away from their cultural and politically significant aggression and toward fuzzy pandas. After all, everyone loves...