by marketing.bruceturkel | May 29, 2019 | Branding, Bruce Turkel
After finally figuring out he was hopelessly mired in the sticky tar pit, the struggling diplodocus called out to his friend, the triceratops, happily munching reeds at the edge of the glossy black surface: “Hey buddy,” the hapless diplodocus bellowed, “wade on in...
by marketing.bruceturkel | May 15, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
My wife and I were celebrating our eighth wedding anniversary in Florence, Italy. We were having dinner at a wonderful restaurant with our curly headed six-year-old Danny and two Roman dentists whom the restaurant’s owner had sat with us at the big rustic table....
by marketing.bruceturkel | Apr 24, 2019 | Building Brand Value
The speed of evolution is measured by the genetic changes of a species over time. If these genetic changes occur over a short period of time, the speed of evolution is defined as “fast.” Of course, “fast” is a matter of interpretation because, evolutionary speaking, a...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Apr 17, 2019 | Building Brand Value
It used to be that a sincere “I’m sorry” was accompanied by a bouquet of flowers and a sappy card. Then life went back to normal. For companies, fixing a mistake usually meant a generic apology by the CEO and a conscientious program set up to rectify whatever...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Apr 3, 2019 | All About Them, Branding, Marketing & Advertising
How often have you left a negotiation or a personal meeting and thought you’d like to be a fly on the wall and hear what’s going on when you’re not there? Of course, it’s always been a reality for famous people. For example, when they act in a...