by Bruce Turkel | Oct 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m sitting here in the mezzanine level of the Grand Ballroom in Collingswood, New Jersey, waiting for my turn to get up in front of the crowd and talk about Building Brand Value. It’s interesting to be in the balcony of this restored Scottish Rite temple watching the...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
My grandmother was the most meticulous person I knew. Her nails and hair were always perfect and her house was immaculate. Which is why I never understood how come the knick-knacks in her curio cabinet were always dusty and she usually had one or two long white wiry...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s been almost five weeks since the Deepwater Horizon disaster and barrels of oil continue to pour out of a broken pipe 5,000 feet below the ocean’s surface. “Green” BP is trying to stave off a PR disaster, red-faced politicians are playing to the cameras and people...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Today a TV business pundit asked if the Tiger Woods’ situation had poisoned the spokesman well for everyone. Unfortunately, I don’t think so. Many unsophisticated marketers use it because the spokesperson model of advertising is usually an easy way for a...
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
I was meeting with a potential client today and all they wanted to hear about was what we could do for them in Social Media. After answering their questions about Twitter, Facebook and Trip Advisor and showing them some of the successful SM programs we’ve run, I...
