by Bruce Turkel | Dec 24, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
A few weeks ago my wife and I were enjoying a quick vacation in the mountains of North Carolina. We needed a few things to feather our nest so we ducked into the local Walmart. While Gloria was searching for the Cuban coffee and other things she can’t live without, I...
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 16, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Last Thursday I was a guest on the O’Reilly Factor on FOX News. The subject was “The War on Christmas” and the controversy over the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center’s ad being rejected by ESPN. If you’ve ever watched Bill O’Reilly’s show you can already...
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 2, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
There’s an old joke that says, “The key to relationships is honesty and sincerity… and if you can fake that, the rest is easy.” Paraphrasing slightly, many companies believe that the key to branding is authenticity… and if they can fake THAT, then the rest is...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 23, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The other day someone asked my brilliant friend John DeMarchi what he thought would happen in the NFL scandal. “Which NFL scandal?” DeMarchi asked, “the bullying scandal, the suicide scandal, the racial slur team name scandal, the concussion conundrum scandal or the...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 28, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Brand value is the degree to which an individual or organization’s identity is recognized and valued by others. As such, it is not a single static measure. Rather it’s a dynamically fluid asset that is constantly increasing or decreasing. A good way to illustrate the...
