by Bruce Turkel | Aug 29, 2018 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value
I love old Porsches. I'm partial to air-cooled 911s but I find vintage 356s fascinating too. There are plenty of other cool old cars that always make me look twice, but nothing says “damn” better than a classic Porsche. I love music. Blues, rock, salsa, and classical...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 2, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
I've stayed in a lot of Marriott hotels lately. Plenty of the conferences I attend and speak at are organized at Marriott properties and I'm a member of the Marriott affinity program so the collected room nights earn me free breakfasts and occasional upgrades. But...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 24, 2012 | Branding
The other day Peter Shankman tweeted, “After 16 hours of travel, I just really need to ask: It's 2012. Where the hell is my personal jet pack?” That got me thinking, “Yeah! Where the hell IS my personal jet pack?” We've pretty much gotten everything else we were...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC.As a hotel industry historian, I was happy to come across a Wall Street Journal front page article dated December 12, 1972. ‘Economy Motels Lure Travelers With Prices as Low as $6 a Room.'What caught my attention was the opening...
by Bruce Turkel | May 7, 2007 | Keynote speaking
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