by Bruce Turkel | Apr 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Some revolutions start with a bang. “The shot heard ‘round the world” is how Ralph Waldo Emerson waxed poetic about the opening salvos of the American Revolution at the battles of Lexington and Concord. About 135 years later, “The shot heard ‘round the world” was used...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Everyone I know has been asking my take on Apple's name for their new device – the iPad. Frankly I think the naming choice is typical Apple M.O. — they pick the name they want and damn the torpedoes. It's a take on the old riddle: Q: Where does a 900 lb. Gorilla...
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
I usually try to write about branding and marketing related issues. Sometimes I'm able to tie those posts into chats about my morning runs at various hotels. Not this time. On Saturday I did my longest run to date and have come up with no business value at all. Just...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
Another brilliant blog post by my friend Andrew Jaffee: Motorola is one of America's proudest brands. Started by the brothers Galvin in Chicago in 1928 as a battery company, it moved to manufacturing car radios, hence the name a combination of “motor” and “Victrola.”...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
While Hurricane Fay was threatening our houses in the Keys and Miami, I packed my bags for a trip to VisitFlorida's Florida Governor's Conference on Tourism at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando. My wife pointed out that I'd also been out of town for the last...
