by marketing.bruceturkel | Feb 27, 2019 | Building Brand Value
Here’s a fascinating dichotomy: The management structure in most hotels is very hierarchical. The org chart pyramid starts at the top with the owner, then the General Manager, then the department directors (Food & Beverage, Housekeeping, Grounds Keeping,...
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 19, 2018 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel
An oxymoron is defined as a contradiction in terms. In other words, an oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect. Perhaps you’ve noticed oxymorons such as cruel kindness, living death, reality television, non-dairy...
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 5, 2018 | Branding, Bruce Turkel
Seven brutal hours into the negotiation, the people facing each other in the law firm conference room are only $100,000 apart. The plaintiff’s attorneys had demanded three-quarters of a million dollars. The defense attorneys had insisted the case wasn’t worth a penny...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 6, 2018 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Leadership, Marketing & Advertising
Algorithms vs. Elbow Grease.If you pay attention to the news these days, you’ll start seeing more and more things happening which can be defined as the battle between algorithms and elbow grease. In many ways, I believe this conflict is becoming the defining...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 27, 2018 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Leadership, Marketing & Advertising
Does the Second Amendment Trump the First Amendment?By now anyone not living under a rock knows all about the horrific school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. 14 teenagers and three adults were killed in cold blood when Nikolas Cruz sprayed the South...