by Bruce Turkel | Feb 22, 2021 | Building Brand Value, Is That All There Is?, Leadership, Marketing & Advertising
An article in AdWeek Magazine titled “The Survivors” promised, “How to make it as an indie agency in the merger era.” (If you’re not in the advertising business, that means how small, independent advertising agencies can survive without being gobbled up by...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 26, 2021 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value, Is That All There Is?
I was trying to help someone understand how to use their email system. If you’ve ever been an informal IT coach, you know how frustrating it can be. That’s because it’s so hard to know how much someone else understands and therefore it’s also difficult to know when...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 23, 2020 | All About Them, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value, Is That All There Is?, Uncategorized
Are you a consultant, a professional, a coach or a service provider who has had a client do something egregious that really pissed you off? If so, how did you respond? I’m writing this blog on November 23rd, which is the birthday of my long-time business partner and...
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 | Jul 8, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Marketing & Advertising
We’ve all heard the old saying, “If you build a better mousetrap the world will build a path to your door.” Trouble is, that’s not true. If you build a better mousetrap, the world WON’T beat a path to your door. You will just wind up with a bunch of dead mice. The...
