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 show wasn't very...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
I read an interesting article in October tenth's New York Times titled, Victory Lap for Fox and Hannity. This paragraph stopped me: “… Fox is the envy of the media industry for its popularity, and perhaps too for its consistency — something that Mr. Hannity embodies,...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
World's 2 most valuable brands: Coca-Cola, IBM By Emily Fredrix/The Associated Press/September 18, 2009 Consumers lost trust in brands this year as the recession deepened, according to an industry report released Thursday, although longtime staples Coca-Cola and IBM...
