by Bruce Turkel | Apr 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
A while back I got into my car, flicked on the radio and realized that there just wasn't anything for me to listen to. It seems that all of the stations were programming their music for — oh, it pains me to say it — much younger audiences. We Baby Boomers were once...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last week we talked about people and companies who have botched their brands, such as Toyota, Lightsquared, and Herman Cain, and companies who managed crises superbly, including Tylenol and Ferrari (TurkelTalks: They Never Even Saw It Coming). But who knew that an...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
We've all seen the famous scene in Casablanca where Captain Renault reacts to the graft taking place right under his watch. “I'm shocked, SHOCKED, to find that gambling is going on in here!” he says as the croupier hands him a pile of money. The movie was a prescient...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Back in March I wrote about how Toyota did irreparable harm to their brand because they violated the pact they made with their consumer by not delivering on their core competency – durability. If Hyundai and Kia cars are cheaper, we don't mind. If a Toyota is passed...
