by marketing.bruceturkel | Jul 3, 2019 | Branding
My mechanic has built a great brand and an enviable business. He started working in a Porsche shop when he was a teenager. After he learned his craft and paid his dues, he opened Scott Finlay Motorsports to specialize in the German sportscars. Over the years as his...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 22, 2018 | Bruce Turkel
Jogging on the boardwalk in Venice Beach was hot and sweaty work. When I was done I looked around for some cold water. Before long I passed an old-fashioned newsstand and saw a big refrigerated case inside. A little bell announced me as I opened the door to the shop....
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 27, 2018 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Leadership, Marketing & Advertising
Does the Second Amendment Trump the First Amendment?By now anyone not living under a rock knows all about the horrific school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. 14 teenagers and three adults were killed in cold blood when Nikolas Cruz sprayed the South...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 31, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Rarified Results of Moving from an Organization to a Destination. A few years before my agency started marketing Miami, Time Magazine featured the city under the headline “Paradise Lost.” In September 2017 Miami International Airport reported record monthly...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 3, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
60 Minute’s curmudgeon, Andy Rooney, used to begin his rants with, “Did you ever wonder…?” Rooney would then go on to excoriate whatever or whomever was bothering him that week. Sometimes Rooney’s screeds made me laugh and sometimes they made me mad. But...