by Bruce Turkel | Oct 17, 2018 | All About Them, Bruce Turkel
The other morning I paged through my Instagram feed and stumbled across a political meme I disagreed with. It was a from a guy I’ll call “Ferrari Frank 345” (FF345). Besides advocating a position clearly counter to my own, FF345’s post was mean-spirited, vulgar, and...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 3, 2018 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel
Sometimes a thing looks like both the component parts that make up the thing and a collection of the thing itself. A rock, for example, looks both like a grain of sand and a mountain. Chunks of ice, too, look both like ice crystals and icebergs. Human nature can often...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 8, 2018 | All About Them, Bruce Turkel
5:30 in the morning used to be a good time to jog. Even during the Miami summer, it’s relatively cool that early in the morning because the sun hasn’t yet climbed into the sky. It’s also early enough that the time eaten up by a long run and shower doesn’t intrude on a...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 1, 2018 | All About Them
It’s not the most attractive image, I know. But I got up from the table with something stuck in my teeth. I walked through the dining room to the front counter, looking for the little cup filled with toothpicks. I circled the front desk and reception area a few times...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 10, 2018 | All About Them, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
This morning I read one of my favorite blogs, Who Will Lead, written by my old friend John Calia. John was discussing how conflicted he felt about a recent radio appearance he had been on. Examining his feelings, John wrote, “…it has been a difficult journey to this...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 19, 2018 | All About Them, Building Brand Value
A very nice email popped up on my laptop the other day. It was from a woman who had heard me speak at a recent conference and wanted to update me on what she’d done with the ideas I presented. Here’s what she wrote (I changed a few words to make sure her identity...