by Bruce Turkel | Nov 28, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Leadership, Marketing & Advertising
You Cannot Square a Circle. “…so, they spend all this money, but they’re not doing it right,” my friend Mitch said. “I know there’s a big business there. All we have to do is square the circle.” “Huh? I interrupted. “What does square the circle mean?” You can’t turn a...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 14, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Twelve people are sitting around a conference room littered with two days’ worth of empty coffee cups and water bottles, plus enough USB chargers to open an Apple Store. Our Mastermind is coming to an end. We’re busy tying up some loose ends and handing out...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 6, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
First, a disclaimer: When I say “my mother” I am not talking about MY mother. When I say “my wife,” I am not talking about MY wife. And when I say “my neighbor,” I am not talking about MY neighbor. They are just examples of people I know whose names have been changed...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 31, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Rarified Results of Moving from an Organization to a Destination. A few years before my agency started marketing Miami, Time Magazine featured the city under the headline “Paradise Lost.” In September 2017 Miami International Airport reported record monthly...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 24, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Strolling past the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago in Chile towards the Mercado Central sends you from the sacred to the secular. The street leading to the giant seafood market is lined with cut-price flea market booths hawking tourist tchotchkes, drinks and snack...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 3, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
60 Minute’s curmudgeon, Andy Rooney, used to begin his rants with, “Did you ever wonder…?” Rooney would then go on to excoriate whatever or whomever was bothering him that week. Sometimes Rooney’s screeds made me laugh and sometimes they made me mad. But Rooney’s...
