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...
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...
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...
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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