by Bruce Turkel | Aug 16, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Bestseller. How-To Guide.I asked a good buddy who’s got a New York Times bestseller what I needed to do to get on the bestseller list. He grabbed me by both shoulders and looked soulfully into my eyes. “Most of all,” he said dramatically, “write a better book.” “Sure...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 11, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Ashley Madison on Branding Adultery From last Wednesday’s New York Times: “Ashley Madison, a service that claims to facilitate extramarital affairs, has been in repair mode since last summer, when hackers exposed information attached to more that 30 million accounts...
by Bruce Turkel | May 21, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
One Word Brands. The Key to Donald Trump’s Success. Of the estimated $2 billion dollars in free media Donald Trump has received during the 2016 presidential campaign, lots of it has been dedicated to explaining his surprisingly successful rise as the GOP’s presumptive...
by Bruce Turkel | May 17, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Brand Positioning. Positioning Brands. Have you seen someone wearing a down jacket made by The North Face lately? Perhaps you noticed – and wondered –why their logo was not embroidered in the usual spot over the left front breast pocket. Instead The North Face logo is...
by Bruce Turkel | May 9, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
How To Create A Name.When I was a kid I worked in one of my parents’ restaurants. We sold pizza and hotdogs and sodas and soft serve ice cream. On the weekends at the busier stores we were go go go from open to close, handing food across the counter and grabbing bills...