by Bruce Turkel | Mar 3, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
I just left a message for a highly successful buddy of mine. Or at least I tried reaching him. His receptionist was so busy, so stressed, and so rude that her best customer service was to tell me to “call back later.” Now as it happens, I will call back. And it won’t...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 9, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Brian Williams is toast.Brian Williams is not going to return to NBC Nightly News. He is not going to reenergize his news career. He’s not going to make a comeback. Brian Williams is toast. Williams has promised to get back on the air, saying, “Upon my return I will...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 2, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
When I went to elementary school on Miami Beach there were just four or five African-American kids in our group. I remember this only because I found out later that there were very few black families living on South Beach and the kids in our class were the children of...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 20, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Folly of Function:We were about eighteen minutes into our morning run when Jen’s running watch and my running watch both started beeping. “That’s two miles.” I said between gasps for air. “Reassuring that the two GPS watches measured our distance exactly the...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 13, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Q: When is the best time to plant an oak tree? A: Twenty years ago. Or today. Happy New Year! 2015 is a brand new year and we’re right in the middle of New Year’s resolution month. That means not enough time has gone by to break the resolutions you’ve already made and...
