by Bruce Turkel | Apr 14, 2021 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value, Marketing & Advertising
Click HERE if you’d rather watch the video. It’s an interesting modern phenomenon – customers and collectors attach significant value to products and places that excelled in specific functions even though those same people place little value on those...
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...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 13, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Transcend politics. Companies including Uber, Lyft, Under Armor, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Nike, and Anheuser Busch have all found themselves on one side or the other of the current chasm of political polarization. Celebrities including Beyoncé, Steph Curry, The Rock, Tom...
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 | Feb 4, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Unless you’re a Seattle Seahawks fan, Super Bowl XLVIII wasn’t much of a game. I’ll bet most Super Bowl parties broke up before the fourth quarter was over. Yours probably did too. Unless you’re a hardcore advertising fan, the Super Bowl ad...