by Bruce Turkel | Mar 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
In the last few months our branding firm has seen an unprecedented rash of new business opportunities. While I never look a gift horse in the mouth, the control freak, Type-A part of my personality wants to know where they’re all coming from. The small part of my...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Most mornings my running group meets bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 5:45 AM. Of course, even at that peaceful time in the early morning we have to watch out for oncoming traffic. No matter how sleepy I am, nothing’s more bracing than the slipstream of speeding cars...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I posted the question, What Business Are You In? I got lots of answers, both on and off the comment section of the blog. Many of them were very insightful — most readers understand that the reason their customers buy from them is often quite different...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 20, 2012 | Branding
I write this blog for a lot of reasons — to open a line of communication with you, to have a forum for my thoughts, to impose the discipline to think and write, to generate speaking gigs and new business for my advertising agency, and to build my brand. But thanks to...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last Saturday night I saw the future of branding. My wife and I participated in an event where every part of the experience was carefully designed, tightly controlled, and beautifully managed. The marketers scripted everything, from the attire of the attendees to the...