by Bruce Turkel | Dec 26, 2018 | Branding, Building Brand Value
Want to know how to ask for money? Pull off any expressway and down onto any exit ramp in any big city in America and you’ll probably have this same experience: As you slow down on the exit ramp, you’ll see a man or woman in soiled clothes and filthy sneakers standing...
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 5, 2018 | Branding, Bruce Turkel
Seven brutal hours into the negotiation, the people facing each other in the law firm conference room are only $100,000 apart. The plaintiff’s attorneys had demanded three-quarters of a million dollars. The defense attorneys had insisted the case wasn’t worth a penny...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 1, 2018 | All About Them
It’s not the most attractive image, I know. But I got up from the table with something stuck in my teeth. I walked through the dining room to the front counter, looking for the little cup filled with toothpicks. I circled the front desk and reception area a few times...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 11, 2018 | Leadership, Marketing & Advertising
Lots of people have trouble writing.I guess that’s why folks often ask me how I’m able to write books and blog posts. Apparently, they think there’s some undisclosed magic, some professional insight, that’ll unlock access to their inner author. If you’ve tried to blog...
by Bruce Turkel | May 21, 2018 | All About Them, Building Brand Value
Willy Walker walked purposefully to the center of the stage and addressed the 400 people in the audience.“Late last night I wandered through the hotel lobby. A maintenance engineer asked me if I needed help and I told him I was looking for the gym. Instead of just...