by Bruce Turkel | Mar 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
A revelation on luck from four different encounters: Number One: Last week I ran into Andy Bernstein, an old friend of mine from college. Andy and I only had a few minutes together in the elevator but we quickly reminisced about the fun we had in school and the few...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
If you visit the Smithsonian Institute, one of the exhibits you might see is a lunch counter that’s been carefully relocated from a Woolworth’s store in Greensboro, North Carolina to Washington D.C. History says that the counter was the site of the first...
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s funny. Almost everywhere I read and listen, people are talking about the passive income that can be earned selling books and e-books online. Speakers at the National Speakers Association meetings speak about it; magazines such as FastCompany and Wired write about...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Miami International University of Art and Design presented a panel discussion on the Golden Age of Advertising as part of a exhibit loaned from the Hartman Center for Sales at Duke University Libraries, Not Just Mad Men. The panel featured Barry Zaid formerly of...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I posted a story on customer service (Heart Surgery, Thomas Edison, and Customer Service. Click here to read the story). Specifically I wrote about how despite a very successful medical procedure, shoddy treatment created such a poor impression. Lots...
