by Bruce Turkel | Jan 16, 2024 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value, Marketing & Advertising
Click HERE to watch the video Sadness or Euphoria? Billy Joel is one of the greatest songwriters in modern American music. In my book, Joel stands tall alongside Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Brown, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Smokey Robinson, and Bruce...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 9, 2021 | All About Them, Branding, Building Brand Value, Is That All There Is?, Leadership, Uncategorized
Did you watch Super Bowl 55 on Sunday night? For the first time in all the games I’ve watched over the years, I thought there was a meta message presented in both the game on the field and in the advertising on the television. Let me show you what I mean:...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 10, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Is That All There Is?, Marketing & Advertising
I think that Billy Joel is one of the greatest songwriters in modern American pop music. Joel stands along with Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Brown, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Smokey Robinson, and Bruce Springsteen. Of course your list may vary. My...
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...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 17, 2018 | Branding
The adage is as ancient as it is accurate: The wizened Indian Fakir lies down on a bed of razor-sharp nails and rests comfortably as a baby in her mother’s arms. But walk barefoot on the beach and step on an old pop-top? You cut your foot open and require...