by Bruce Turkel | Feb 7, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Trump Effect. When Uber eliminated their surge pricing during the JFK taxi strike, #deleteUber trended across social media. In a lightning-fast response, competitor Lyft announced that they were donating $1 million to the ACLU. Two days later, CEO Travis Kalanick...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 22, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Remember the village idiot? He was the only one person who watched the naked emperor parade down the street and pointed out that the emperor wasn't wearing clothes. Everyone else fumfered and mumbled and looked at their feet. Only the village idiot dared mouth what...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 9, 2014 | Branding, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
When my son was little, my wife got a call from his teacher. She was “very concerned” and wanted to schedule a parent-teacher conference right away. Of course we were very concerned too and rushed to the school, terrified of what we'd find out. Finally, after what...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 29, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
It wasn't until I spent three weeks in Southeast Asia with my family that I really learned the true importance of brands. It shouldn't have been that way because for the last 30 years I've been running a brand management firm that helps our clients create and build...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 12, 2012 | Branding
Do you ever get a call on your smartphone that you can't return right away? Let's say you're in a meeting and your Mom calls. Of course you want to take the call but it would be rude. And you don't want to let your Mom wait and wonder why you're not calling her back....