by Bruce Turkel | Dec 1, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Interest Follows Investment. Almost everyone understands that interest follows investment. “It takes money to make money,” they say. “One thing’s sure and nothing’s surer. The rich get richer and the poor get babies,” they say. Either way the message is...
by Bruce Turkel | May 26, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
When I was a kid growing up on Miami Beach, the public service announcements we saw regularly were about the evils of littering and the dangers of silos and rock pits. Because of the constant brainwashing I received, I am a virulent anti-litterer. So much so that when...
by Bruce Turkel | May 18, 2014 | Branding, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Are you mature enough to remember when radio was a significant influence in your life? I wasn’t old enough for the golden age of radio – Amos N Andy, The Thin Man, Tommy Dorsey, and the like – but for me radio was the soundtrack of my childhood in the sixties...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 7, 2011 | Branding
According to web technologist Cameron Adams, a mashup is “a song created by blending two or more other songs.” In analog terms, a mashup is a musical collage made up of bits and pieces of other songs, sound effects, and audio files. But while you can look at a collage...
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...