by marketing.bruceturkel | Jan 8, 2020 | Leadership
How often have you said, “the more things change, the more they stay the same”? It seems like I hear that quite a bit. Do you know where that saying comes from? Neither do I. But I do know that saying is people's pat response to cope with their fear of the unknown....
by marketing.bruceturkel | Dec 11, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
If you've been reading anything about the goings on at Art Basel in Miami, you've probably heard about the $120,000 banana. If you haven't, here's what my buddy Keith Harmeyer wrote about the most talked-about work of art at this year's show: Duct-taped Bananas The...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Aug 14, 2019 | Branding, Bruce Turkel
Are you familiar with the psychological phenomenon called the Benjamin Franklin effect? It's where a person who has already performed a favor for another person is more likely to do a second favor for the same person than if they had received a favor from that person....
by marketing.bruceturkel | Jun 26, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
Patagonian Tooth Fish was considered by-catch trash fish until 1977 when fisherman Lee Lantz changed its name to make it more appealing to American consumers. Even though the fish is not necessarily caught in Chilean waters and isn't technically even a bass, Chilean...
by marketing.bruceturkel | May 22, 2019 | Branding
Your kids can't tell time. Did you know that? Really, they can't tell time. Don't believe me? Test them some time. Wait until you're in a room with an analog clock and a teenager or a twenty-something. Tell them they can't look at their phone and then ask them the...
