by marketing.bruceturkel | Aug 14, 2019 | Branding, Bruce Turkel
Are you familiar with the psychological phenomenon called the Benjamin Franklin effect? It’s where a person who has already performed a favor for another person is more likely to do a second favor for the same person than if they had received a favor from that person....
by marketing.bruceturkel | Jul 17, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
Because I believe so strongly in making my brand All About Them, I sometimes have to remind myself to take a step back from pontificating about building brand value. Instead, I need to spend more time understanding the issues and concerns my clients and readers have...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Jul 10, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
In 1984 IBM’s share price skyrocketed and they were the darling of Wall Street. But ten short years later, IBM lost over $8 billion, the biggest loss in corporate history at the time. In response, the company completely revamped its strategy, moving from a...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 17, 2018 | All About Them, Bruce Turkel
The other morning I paged through my Instagram feed and stumbled across a political meme I disagreed with. It was a from a guy I’ll call “Ferrari Frank 345” (FF345). Besides advocating a position clearly counter to my own, FF345’s post was mean-spirited, vulgar, and...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
The computer I’m writing this blog post on is powered by a generator. That’s because I’m writing this post hours after Hurricane Irma cut its cruel swath through Florida and the Caribbean. First a quick update: we are fine, thanks. Our house is a bunker and held up to...
