by Bruce Turkel | May 20, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
My fifth grade teacher Juliette Polichetti used to say, “If you don’t know what you don’t know then you don’t know.” And while you could argue that that’s another way of explaining that ignorance is bliss, I don’t think that’s what Miss Polichetti had in mind. When I...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 22, 2013 | Branding, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
In response to last week’s blog post How To Skin A Horse Of A Different Color, John Calia wrote, “A great modern day parable that explains the power of inductive reasoning. It’s McKinsey-level strategic thinking applied to everyday business and personal challenges.”...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 8, 2013 | Branding, Keynote speaking
One Sunday a few months ago, über parachute BASE jumper ‘Fearless’ Felix Baumgartner opened the hatch of his hot air balloon capsule and hurled himself into the very edge of space. The next day, FOX Money’s Melissa Francis interviewed me about what the jump meant to...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 2, 2013 | Branding, Keynote speaking
From The New York Times: “The (Volkswagen) Beetle was a revolutionary car that changed how people thought about mass-market transportation. As dedicated as the Beetle was to simplicity, the (Toyota) Prius is equally focused on fuel economy. Typically, cars that obsess...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 22, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel
My friend and client, Juan, went on a holiday a couple of months ago. Juan’s from a small town in the Pyrenees, just outside of Barcelona, and he was going back home with his wife and kids for a two-week vacation. Unfortunately, it turned out to only be a one-week...
