by Bruce Turkel | May 30, 2017 | Advertising, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Speaker, Turkel
The Streisand Effect and Your Brand Value. Photographer Kenneth Adelman took an aerial photo of Barbra Streisand’s Malibu mansion. In return, the singer sued him for $50,000,000 citing violation of privacy. Before the suit, “Image 3850” (the photo of Streisand’s...
by Bruce Turkel | May 22, 2017 | Advertising, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Speaker, Turkel
The Key To Building Your Brand. “I blew out my flip flop, Stepped on a pop top; Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home.” Those aren’t just some of the lyrics to Jimmy Buffett’s 1977 song Margaritaville. They contain the secret message to his stellar success in music...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 13, 2017 | Advertising, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Speaker, Turkel
Transcend politics. Companies including Uber, Lyft, Under Armor, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Nike, and Anheuser Busch have all found themselves on one side or the other of the current chasm of political polarization. Celebrities including Beyoncé, Steph Curry, The Rock, Tom...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 1, 2014 | Advertising, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Speaker, Turkel
If you’ve read my blog before you know I’m obsessed with traveling light. That’s because a minimalist mindset makes travel more enjoyable and stress-free. Also I believe there are only two kinds of luggage – carry-on and lost. I’ve written about this before, listing a...
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 2, 2013 | Advertising, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Speaker, Turkel
There’s an old joke that says, “The key to relationships is honesty and sincerity… and if you can fake that, the rest is easy.” Paraphrasing slightly, many companies believe that the key to branding is authenticity… and if they can fake THAT, then the rest is...
