by Bruce Turkel | Sep 26, 2018 | Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value
There are a lot of reasons why I don't ever check my bags when I get on a flight: First, I believe that there are only two kinds of luggage; carry-on and lost. Case in point, Gloria and I attended an over-the-top 50th birthday party in Austria that included a...
by Bruce Turkel | May 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about Google manipulating their Artificial Voice (AI) voice recognition software. Specifically, the company added “ums” and “ahs” to their robot voices to make them sound more human.Google was doing this to make their interactions...
by Bruce Turkel | May 15, 2018 | Branding, Building Brand Value
For years Google has crowed about their code of conduct, “Don't be evil.” In 2015 they doubled down on the concept, if not the actual words, when they introduced their new tagline “Do the right thing.” As the company explains in their code of conduct,...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 17, 2018 | Branding
The adage is as ancient as it is accurate: The wizened Indian Fakir lies down on a bed of razor-sharp nails and rests comfortably as a baby in her mother's arms. But walk barefoot on the beach and step on an old pop-top? You cut your foot open and require stitches....
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Oscar Wilde was, and is, one of my favorite writers. The reason is simple. I love the way he writes. Whether or not you've read much Wilde, you probably love the way he writes too. That's because many of the adages that we take for granted today were actually quips...
