by Bruce Turkel | Sep 8, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Do you have a business idea that you think about incessantly? Do you noodle it around until you’ve looked at it from every possible angle? Do you obsess over every detail, agonize over every possible eventuality? Or maybe you already run a business or a division or a...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 2, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
I’ve stayed in a lot of Marriott hotels lately. Plenty of the conferences I attend and speak at are organized at Marriott properties and I’m a member of the Marriott affinity program so the collected room nights earn me free breakfasts and occasional upgrades. But...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 11, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
There was once a store in your neighborhood with the name Strictly Tennis. Everyone knew what Strictly Tennis did and what they sold. But then enough kids started playing soccer that the owners decided to also carry cleats and jerseys and changed their name to...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 7, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Ogden Nash is known for short, glib poetry such as “The Turtle:”The turtle lives ‘twixt plated decks Which practically conceal its sex. I think it clever of the turtle In such a fix to be so fertile. And “The Canary:” The song of canaries Never varies, And when...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 15, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Marketing & Advertising
Smart Luggage for the Connected Age promised the title in last week’s New York Times. It featured a company that’s releasing “smart luggage” packed with up-to-the-minute features including “a Bluetooth-enabled lock, GPS tracking, and a USB port for recharging a...
