by Bruce Turkel | Jan 13, 2014 | Branding, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
What goes next in the following sequence? Skywriting, Calendar, Pen, T-Shirt, Super Bowl, Side Of A Barn, ____________ . Give up? Don’t be too hard on yourself; even that smart kid in high school (you know the one I’m talking about) doesn’t know the answer....
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 4, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
In 2008 we pitched a piece of business that we really wanted and needed. The new business effort was a hard-fought battle and after numerous presentations our potential client told us the committee had narrowed it down to us and one other agency. The problem was we...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 14, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
[Please note: I am on vacation this week and sharing one of my favorite posts from a few years ago. If it’s new to you, I hope you enjoy it. If you’re reading it for the second time, I hope you enjoy it again.] Do you know how to read musical notation? If you do you...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 19, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Last month I presented the keynote speech on building brands at the NSA Annual Convention in Philadelphia. Before you glance over your shoulder or check if your phone is tapped, this NSA stands for the National Speakers Association NOT the National Security Agency. Or...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 6, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
We all believe that one thing causes another. Newton’s third law of motion states: “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” The Byrds sang Pete Seeger’s interpretation of a passage from the Book of Ecclesiastes: “For every thing, (turn turn turn)...
