by Bruce Turkel | Jul 27, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Believe In Your BrandI’m sitting with a potential client who is building a nascent software company that might – or might not – be the next great discovery in his particular industry. The problem is Mr. Entrepreneur just got back from his investment road show...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 20, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Shorting Stocks Let me be crystal clear: I’m not a money manager. I’m not a particularly astute investor. And even I wouldn’t follow my own advice. In fact, my go-to-line for advice has always been to try shorting stocks I buy. So you’ve been...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 11, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Ashley Madison on Branding Adultery From last Wednesday’s New York Times: “Ashley Madison, a service that claims to facilitate extramarital affairs, has been in repair mode since last summer, when hackers exposed information attached to more that 30 million...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 5, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Three Questions Every Professional Needs to Ask. As service professionals we all do the same thing. Sure, I create branding programs and advertising plans and you write screenplays, reconcile trial balances, argue court cases, engineer air-conditioning schematics,...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 28, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Unintended Consequences. In my neighborhood — and probably yours too — there are new signs springing up everywhere. They feature a man bending over behind a dog under these words: “Pet waste transmits disease. Bag waste and clean up after your dog.” Apparently...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 20, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Value of branding.While I try to maintain this discussion on the powerful value of branding, some days I simply don’t have anything to write about. It doesn’t happen often, mind you. But now that I’ve religiously posted at least one blog post every...