by Bruce Turkel | Feb 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
When my wife was a little girl, her mother passed away and she went to live with her abuela (grandmother in Spanish). Nearly 30 years later, Gloria got to return the favor when Abuela could no longer live independently and came to live in our house. While Abuela was...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Between now and 2014, 10 Boomers will turn 50 years old every minute. By 2030, 20% of Americans will be 65+. What’s most remarkable is that most of them will live at least 25 years more, creating the largest and wealthiest generation in the history of the United...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Last week I travelled to Racine, Wisconsin to do a much-anticipated job for SC Johnson. As Dan Fogelberg sang, “The audiences were heavenly but the travelling was hell.” I’ll spare you the long drawn out story of my travel travails but suffice to say I wound up...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I spoke at the Center for Non Profit Management at the University of Miami. While my subject was about branding non-profits, one of the biggest concerns the attendees had was about their finances. Not necessarily about how to raise money but instead...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
Hadji Williams, a 17-year advertising copywriter, posted this and I thought it was just too damn good not to share. Mr. Williams points out a lot of things I’ve often thought about, he just says them more eloquently than I ever have. You can reach him at...