by Bruce Turkel | Dec 1, 2020 | Is That All There Is?, Uncategorized
What is Thanksgiving all about? Forget the turkey and the stuffing, forget the apocryphal story of the Pilgrims and their native Americans dinner guests, try to even forget about the cranberry sauce and the pumpkin pie. The real meaning of Thanksgiving is right there...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 10, 2020 | All About Them, Bruce Turkel, Is That All There Is?, Uncategorized
People used to sit on the porch or in the parlor and play musical instruments. Today we just hit the “play” button on Apple Music or Spotify and listen to anything we want. People used to grow seasonally-appropriate fruits and vegetables in window boxes and backyard...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 7, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value, Is That All There Is?, Marketing & Advertising
Gloria and I were watching some music awards show where Bruno Mars was performing Amy Winehouse’s song Valerie. During the performance, the horn players were doing a little dance when all of a sudden they jumped up and did a coordinated dance move. Of course...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 10, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Is That All There Is?, Marketing & Advertising
I think that Billy Joel is one of the greatest songwriters in modern American pop music. Joel stands along with Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Brown, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Smokey Robinson, and Bruce Springsteen. Of course your list may vary. My...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 4, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Building Brand Value, Marketing & Advertising
You know the old joke: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, man, practice. Here’s today’s version: How do you write a book? Write, man, write. At least once a week someone asks my advice about writing a book. The conversation usually goes something...