by marketing.bruceturkel | Jan 8, 2020 | Leadership
How often have you said, “the more things change, the more they stay the same”? It seems like I hear that quite a bit. Do you know where that saying comes from? Neither do I. But I do know that saying is people’s pat response to cope with their fear of the...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Dec 31, 2019 | Keynote speaking
Depending on when you read this post, it’s either New Year’s Day, about to be New Year’s Day, or a day or two past New Year’s Day. That simply depends on when Amazon Web Services’ algorithm chose to send you this email and when you chose...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Jul 10, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
In 1984 IBM‘s share price skyrocketed and they were the darling of Wall Street. But ten short years later, IBM lost over $8 billion, the biggest loss in corporate history at the time. In response, the company completely revamped its strategy, moving from a...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Jun 26, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
Patagonian Tooth Fish was considered by-catch trash fish until 1977 when fisherman Lee Lantz changed its name to make it more appealing to American consumers. Even though the fish is not necessarily caught in Chilean waters and isn’t technically even a bass,...
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 19, 2018 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel
An oxymoron is defined as a contradiction in terms. In other words, an oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect. Perhaps you’ve noticed oxymorons such as cruel kindness, living death, reality television, non-dairy...
