by Bruce Turkel | Aug 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Click HERE if you’d rather watch the video. It’s Thursday morning about 6:45 in Miami and I am soaking wet. Of course, my day didn’t start out this way. I met my running group at 5:45 this morning, right across the street from the University of...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Apr 17, 2019 | Building Brand Value
It used to be that a sincere “I’m sorry” was accompanied by a bouquet of flowers and a sappy card. Then life went back to normal. For companies, fixing a mistake usually meant a generic apology by the CEO and a conscientious program set up to rectify whatever...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 6, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
First, a disclaimer: When I say “my mother” I am not talking about MY mother. When I say “my wife,” I am not talking about MY wife. And when I say “my neighbor,” I am not talking about MY neighbor. They are just examples of people I know whose names have been changed...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 24, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Gwyneth Paltrow, Green Eggs, and Vaginas.Gwyneth Paltrow has sold a lot of interesting products on her Goop website. For some reason, it seems like some of the most popular products have to do with her customers’ vaginas. Back in January 2015, the actress...
by Bruce Turkel | May 21, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
One Word Brands. The Key to Donald Trump’s Success. Of the estimated $2 billion dollars in free media Donald Trump has received during the 2016 presidential campaign, lots of it has been dedicated to explaining his surprisingly successful rise as the GOP’s...