by Bruce Turkel | Sep 7, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value, Is That All There Is?, Marketing & Advertising
Gloria and I were watching some music awards show where Bruno Mars was performing Amy Winehouse’s song Valerie. During the performance, the horn players were doing a little dance when all of a sudden they jumped up and did a coordinated dance move. Of course they did...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 24, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Is That All There Is?, Marketing & Advertising
Do you think you’re smarter or more talented than the people around you? More to the point, do you think you’re smarter or more talented than you really are? If so, you’re not alone. The Dunning-Kruger Effect describes a specific cognitive bias that causes people to...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 18, 2020 | Branding, Is That All There Is?, Marketing & Advertising
There are at least 301 words with 11 or fewer letters in the English language that contain the word SHIP. How do I know? I went to www.WordFind.com, typed in S H I P, and added up the results. Sure, you can probably come up with another one or two – I’m not suggesting...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 20, 2020 | Branding, Building Brand Value, Marketing & Advertising
Back in 1996 I was browsing the shelves of a bookstore (remember them?) when I happened across Caleb Carr’s novel The Alienist. I was already a big fan of historical fiction, especially concerning the Victorian age, and the book became an instant favor of mine. My...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 14, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Building Brand Value, Marketing & Advertising
What is an interrobang? Go ahead, I’ll give you a minute to rummage around in the dusty, musty recesses of your brain. Need a clue? Here’s what it’s not… An interrobang is not a new military interrogation technique. It’s not the definition of the whole process of an...
