by Bruce Turkel | Jun 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Since the tragic oil spill began I’ve been inundated by reporters wanting to know how much money various gulf coast communities will have to spend to repair their tourism industries. Paradoxically, I believe the question is not how much should be spent but what...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Pardon my rant but what is it about people who don’t return phone calls? Over the last few weeks I’ve added a few names to my To Do list — people I need to call to follow up on a meeting or presentation, pitch for new business, check on a proposal. Even someone...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
Hadji Williams, a 17-year advertising copywriter, posted this and I thought it was just too damn good not to share. Mr. Williams points out a lot of things I’ve often thought about, he just says them more eloquently than I ever have. You can reach him at...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
Last week I did a one hour interview on a local radio station. But that’s not what I want to tell you about. This week the program director of a national radio show asked if I had any samples of interviews I’d done he could listen to. But that’s not...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 9, 2009 | Building Brand Value
I was talking to Mark, my new business guy, and he wanted to know if I respond to the new business leads I find with Google Alerts. When I told him I do, he asked what my success rate was. It didn’t take a second of thought to come up with the answer – almost...
