by Bruce Turkel | Jan 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
In last Wednesday’s USA TODAY, there was an article titled, “Funeral homes discover new life.” It described a new trend across the country where traditional funeral homes are marketing their centers “not just as a place to mourn the dead, but as sites for events...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
I like to run. I don’t like to lift weights. That’s why I’m skinny and train for marathons instead of being big and buff. But this morning during my training run it occurred to me that the two sports have something very profound in common. Quite simply, there’s no...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
My son had a heart procedure a few weeks ago (he’s doing just fine now, thank you). Because my wife had worked as a CCU nurse, she researched Danny’s condition and potential practitioners. Together with our cardiologist, they chose Dr. Interian, the doctor who...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I spoke at the Center for Non Profit Management at the University of Miami. While my subject was about branding non-profits, one of the biggest concerns the attendees had was about their finances. Not necessarily about how to raise money but instead...
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....
