by Bruce Turkel | Apr 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Vincent Van Gogh died broken and penniless. He could not monetize his talent. Takashi Murakami figured it out. He makes big money selling cartoonish figures as fine art and licensing his outrageous colors for $5,000 limited edition Louis Vuitton handbags. Murakami is...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Every speaker I meet on the circuit thinks they’d be more successful if only they published a book. People I meet at cocktail parties and networking events want to know how I got my books published because they all “have a book in them.” Even published authors only...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Each week that I post these articles I’m careful to include embedded links to the different subjects I talk about, so that while you read the blog posts you can click on the links (highlighted in blue) to learn more about the individual people or companies mentioned....
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
At 5:45 last Sunday morning, I walked into the lobby of the Hilton Hotel on 53rd Street in Manhattan and joined the crowd getting ready to run the New York Marathon. I was amazed by the energy of groups of nylon-clad athletes waiting to head to Staten Island and the...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m sitting here in the mezzanine level of the Grand Ballroom in Collingswood, New Jersey, waiting for my turn to get up in front of the crowd and talk about Building Brand Value. It’s interesting to be in the balcony of this restored Scottish Rite temple watching the...
