by Bruce Turkel | May 16, 2012 | Branding
In his best seller Blink, Malcolm Gladwell writes about the veracity of the decisions we make quickly, arguing that millions of years of evolution have given us the perceptive skills we need to make instant choices, often without all the facts. One of his examples is...
by Bruce Turkel | May 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Community foundations exist to help local area residents manage their charitable giving and to funnel local funds to where they’ll do the most good in hometown neighborhoods. Most community foundations judge their success by two factors; the amount of good they do in...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Man, do I sit around a lot of conference tables. Between client meetings, new business presentations, community boards, strategic retreats, and non-profit groups, it feels like the corporate conference table is becoming my natural environment. Every table — and every...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Most mornings my running group meets bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 5:45 AM. Of course, even at that peaceful time in the early morning we have to watch out for oncoming traffic. No matter how sleepy I am, nothing’s more bracing than the slipstream of speeding cars...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last Saturday night I saw the future of branding. My wife and I participated in an event where every part of the experience was carefully designed, tightly controlled, and beautifully managed. The marketers scripted everything, from the attire of the attendees to the...
