by Bruce Turkel | Jun 24, 2012 | Branding
When I was in college, moving into the dorms was an arduous ritual. First we’d set up our stereos. Of course they were enormous – mine was comprised of big JBL speakers, a separate Marantz amp and McIntosh pre-amp, a Pioneer turntable and Aiwa cassette deck. The...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Someone sent me an article that asked successful CEOs what they would rather do if they weren’t in their current positions. Doctor? Lawyer? Indian Chief? No, everyone wants to be a rock star. Guitar Center has built an enormous business selling guitars and amps to...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Since the advent of the Internet and email, we’ve all become experts at using acronyms in our notes.LOL – “Laughing Out Loud.” IMHO – “In My Humble Opinion.” BTW – “By The Way.” POS – “Parent Over Shoulder.” Most of these turn up in emails I read regularly although I...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
I am fully committed to traveling light but this is ridiculous! Still, if you have a spare 0 burning a hole in your pocket how can you travel without them? Oh yeah, you’ll need shirts with French cuffs. Polished Silver Oval WIFI and 2 GB USB Combination...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
When I started my business my father called my action “the confidence of ignorance.” I didn’t really know what I didn’t know so I held my nose and jumped right in. And with some long hours, perseverance, the hard work of lots of great people, and some good luck it...