by Bruce Turkel | May 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
Barry Lowenthal has been thinking about Foursquare and it’s worth hearing what he has to say: Lately I’ve been a keen participant on Foursquare, a mobile GPS-enabled social network that launched last year at SXSW. I was late to the game and downloaded the...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
Toyota did irreparable harm to their brand because they violated the pact they made with their consumer based on their core competency – durability. If Hyundai‘s and Kia’s are cheaper, we don’t mind. If your Toyota is passed by a BMW or a Mazda,...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
Steve Spalding suggests that 80% of People Quietly Despise Their Lives. Are you among them? Via: https://howtosplitanatom.com/news/80-of-people-quietly-despise-their-lives/ This isn’t a statistic tic, it’s a casual observation based on talking to way more...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
This speaks to the current POV that agencies who focus solely on brand building and marketing will have a hard time growing their business. Clients realize they can now do much of the marketing heavy lifting themselves — and very cheaply. Agencies who focus on...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
AdAge reported that Toyota is thinking of firing its ad agencies and doing everything in-house. My friend Andrew Jaffee has some interesting comments: Toyota spends $900 million in measured media in the U.S. alone, according to Nielsen. That means they’re...