by Bruce Turkel | Oct 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last week I sent out an email titled, “One Quick Question for You,” that asked simply, “What’s the one thing that you’re most interested in improving in your business over the next 90 days?” As I wrote in my last blog, I botched the database link and so instead of...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 6, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Building Brand Value, Is That All There Is?, Marketing & Advertising, Uncategorized
Years ago a good friend of mine was invited to speak at one of those big motivational speaker events. You know the kind – the ones that advertise celebrity speakers such as George W. Bush, Mr. T, and some famous Southern college football coach. They set the admission...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 21, 2020 | Branding, Building Brand Value, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
I like it when I see a collection of political candidate signs clustered together on someone’s yard. Especially when the assortment includes a sign for their preferred presidential candidate. That’s because as much as I try to stay up-to-date with local and regional...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 27, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Building Brand Value, Marketing & Advertising
Recently all of these storied brands have come under protest and scrutiny for being offensive: Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben’s, Mrs. Butterworth’s, Eskimo Pie, Barbie, GI Joe, the Washington Redskins, the Cleveland Indians, the Atlanta Braves. How about all of those Disney...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 30, 2020 | Branding, Leadership, Marketing & Advertising
Berry Gordy Jr., founder of Motown Records, was a notoriously mercurial and mercenary businessman. Although Gordy was responsible for some of the most powerful, popular, and passionate R&B and soul music ever created, the stories of him making musical decisions...