by Bruce Turkel | Aug 25, 2014 | Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Ice Bucket Challenge? By now everyone who’s not living under a rock knows about the Ice Bucket Challenge. It’s a brilliant viral stunt that combines coerced altruism, mild sadism, mischief, social media, and a good dose of revenge to get people to donate to...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
My post, “A Sexist Logo is Always Sexist. Except When it’s Not,” has generated a lot of responses. I agree with some and disagree with others but appreciate everyone’s outlook and input. Unfortunately, the article I used for my research was inaccurate and part of the...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 3, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Last week we talked about what happens when critics judge new ideas too quickly and often risk sentencing great ideas to obscurity; in that case, Airbnb’s new logo that was compared to “certain female anatomy.” (Branding Gone Wrong) But what happens when the creative...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 16, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Walk into Junior’s in Jupiter, Florida and you might be surprised at what you find. The walls are painted with graffiti. The furniture is constructed from industrial diamond plate steel, and red and black leather. And the proprietor is wearing a Harley-Davidson...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 20, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Power of Patterns My friend and the lead guitar player for The Southbound Suspects, Phil Allen, put himself through law school at the University of Florida by singing and playing his guitar in bars around Gainesville. Years later Phil still wows audiences by...
