by marketing.bruceturkel | May 1, 2019 | Bruce Turkel, Marketing & Advertising
Each time I use a restaurant bathroom I see a different version of this sign: “Please Wash Your Hands After You Go To The Bathroom.” Here’s something I don’t understand: why should you wait to wash your hands until after you go to the bathroom? Pardon me for getting...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Apr 3, 2019 | All About Them, Branding, Marketing & Advertising
How often have you left a negotiation or a personal meeting and thought you’d like to be a fly on the wall and hear what’s going on when you’re not there? Of course, it’s always been a reality for famous people. For example, when they act in a show or play a concert...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 23, 2019 | Marketing & Advertising, Uncategorized
If you’ve consumed any popular culture at all, you’ve probably seen some of the brouhaha Gillette’s new ad calling out Toxic Masculinity. The commercial appealed to men to ‘be better,’ over scenes of boys wrestling at a BBQ, men lewdly whistling and jeering at women,...
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 11, 2018 | Leadership, Marketing & Advertising
Lots of people have trouble writing.I guess that’s why folks often ask me how I’m able to write books and blog posts. Apparently, they think there’s some undisclosed magic, some professional insight, that’ll unlock access to their inner author. If you’ve tried to blog...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 25, 2018 | Branding, Marketing & Advertising
Somewhere around Y2K, I was introduced to Susan Ford Collins. When we first met, Susan gave me a copy of her latest book, The Joy of Success. Because I’m a little obsessed with reading, I dove right in and polished off the book in a weekend. It was well written and...
