by Bruce Turkel | Aug 10, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Is That All There Is?, Marketing & Advertising
I think that Billy Joel is one of the greatest songwriters in modern American pop music. Joel stands along with Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Brown, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Smokey Robinson, and Bruce Springsteen. Of course your list may vary. My...
by Bruce Turkel | May 29, 2020 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value
The Serenity Prayer and The Coronavirus. American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr composed his famous Serenity Prayer in 1923. Throughout the 1930s and 40s the prayer spread throughout church groups and was adapted by Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Dec 25, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
Newton’s Third Law of Motion states: “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.” Later, The Byrds rerecorded Pete Seeger’s interpretation of a passage from the Book of Ecclesiastes: “For everything, (turn turn turn) there is a season.” And so, we all believe...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Oct 23, 2019 | Branding
Recently, a large company whose name you would instantly recognize (but whom I won’t name) was about to merge and transition their business and their brand. They had brought in a well-known advertising agency (whom I also won’t name) to help them manage the...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Sep 18, 2019 | Building Brand Value
My friend Carlos Oramas, CEO of the Gems Group, took a weekend off to spend time with his 10-year old daughter. Carlos and some friends went on a father-daughter cruise on a Royal Caribbean (RCCL) ship. His plan was to enjoy the amenities and the open sea, and to...