by Bruce Turkel | Oct 10, 2018 | Branding, Bruce Turkel
Walking through a park the other day I noticed a man strolling in front of me wearing a North Face jacket. I knew it was North Face because the company positions their logos on the backs of their jackets, directly over the wearer’s right shoulder blade. How strange....
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 | Sep 19, 2018 | Branding, Bruce Turkel
Whenever I park my bicycle, I’m careful to lock it securely to a bike rack or lamp post. I use a Kryptonite shackle lock and always make sure I run it through my bike frame and around secure anchors. I do all this with the hope that my bike will be right where I left...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 29, 2018 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value
I love old Porsches. I’m partial to air-cooled 911s but I find vintage 356s fascinating too. There are plenty of other cool old cars that always make me look twice, but nothing says “damn” better than a classic Porsche. I love music. Blues, rock, salsa, and classical...
by Bruce Turkel | May 15, 2018 | Branding, Building Brand Value
For years Google has crowed about their code of conduct, “Don’t be evil.” In 2015 they doubled down on the concept, if not the actual words, when they introduced their new tagline “Do the right thing.” As the company explains in their code of conduct,...
by Bruce Turkel | May 8, 2018 | Branding
I was on a FOX Business interview when the anchor, Melissa Francis, ran a little role-playing exercise with me: “It’s three o’clock in the morning and your phone rings. It’s the Republican Party and they want to know what they can do to change their brand for...
