by Bruce Turkel | Sep 10, 2012 | Branding
Here’s something I don’t understand: Status, financial success, legislative power, and importance are all the providence of commerce. Yet when we look back over history we see that great societies are remembered not by the business they did but by the art they...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 27, 2012 | Branding
There are some random thoughts and memories playing pachinko inside my head while I’m writing this post. Are they disconnected electrical pulses or an unfolding route to somewhere specific? Let me try to connect the dots for you. Miami Beach Senior High School, 1974,...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
During the negotiations on the terms of Spain’s bailout, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sent a text to his finance minister. Encouraging the minister to be a tough negotiator, Rajoy wrote: “We’re the number four power in Europe. Spain is not Uganda.” Of course,...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Someone sent me an article that asked successful CEOs what they would rather do if they weren’t in their current positions. Doctor? Lawyer? Indian Chief? No, everyone wants to be a rock star. Guitar Center has built an enormous business selling guitars and amps to...
by Bruce Turkel | May 29, 2012 | Branding
Have you ever been witness to the Pocket Pat? When it’s done well, it’s a thing of beauty, lemme tell you. I was invited to lunch by a guy I’ll call Lloyd. He’s a successful local businessman and pretty wired into the goings-on in South Florida. When the bill...
