by Bruce Turkel | Dec 5, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Saying No To Business. My buddy Mike and I were driving back to the Albuquerque airport early on a frosty November morning. We had just enough time for a hot cup of coffee and a breakfast burrito before we took off for New Orleans. Before long we passed a sign for...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 28, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Unintended Consequences. In my neighborhood — and probably yours too — there are new signs springing up everywhere. They feature a man bending over behind a dog under these words: “Pet waste transmits disease. Bag waste and clean up after your dog.” Apparently...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 20, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Value of branding.While I try to maintain this discussion on the powerful value of branding, some days I simply don’t have anything to write about. It doesn’t happen often, mind you. But now that I’ve religiously posted at least one blog post every...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 29, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
How to create a brand.My buddy’s daughter is a talented graphic designer. To fulfill her life’s dream she took a job with a very famous movie studio with the promise that she’d get to design posters and campaigns. The people who hired her insisted...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 1, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Building a better brand is like building a life. Both grow based on an ongoing series of conscious decisions, opportunistic occurrences, and reactions to unplanned events. Plus they both benefit (and potentially suffer) from a bit of luck and a lot of serendipity....