by Bruce Turkel | May 26, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
When I was a kid growing up on Miami Beach, the public service announcements we saw regularly were about the evils of littering and the dangers of silos and rock pits. Because of the constant brainwashing I received, I am a virulent anti-litterer. So much so that when...
by Bruce Turkel | May 18, 2014 | Branding, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Are you mature enough to remember when radio was a significant influence in your life? I wasn’t old enough for the golden age of radio – Amos N Andy, The Thin Man, Tommy Dorsey, and the like – but for me radio was the soundtrack of my childhood in the sixties and...
by Bruce Turkel | May 12, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
With his dark sunglasses, slicked back hair, and untucked short-sleeve shirts, Mr. R was the coolest dad in our Miami Beach neighborhood. He’d pick us up in his enormous navy blue Lincoln Continental, and let us slide across the slickly mink-oiled cordovan leather...
by Bruce Turkel | May 5, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Walking into a meeting, church or synagogue, or maybe a theater, I’m sure you reach into your pocket and turn off the volume on your phone. But because not everyone is as thoughtful and considerate as you, a phone invariably rings during the presentation. Sadly,...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 29, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
You’ve all seen the sordid headlines by now—there’s nothing useful I can add. LA Clippers’ basketball team owner Donald Sterling made disgraceful racist remarks, and now the team’s market value is plummeting and the NBA and others are scrambling for a way to rescue...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 20, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Randy Gage taught me how to deliver a keynote speech. His main theme? A keynote speech is a speech about a single thought you want your audience to follow, understand, and learn. His supporting evidence? The name keynote speech. According to Gage, the name “keynote”...
