by Bruce Turkel | Jan 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Today a TV business pundit asked if the Tiger Woods’ situation had poisoned the spokesman well for everyone. Unfortunately, I don’t think so. Many unsophisticated marketers use it because the spokesperson model of advertising is usually an easy way for a...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
An open letter to resort hotel owners: I was running on the cart path of the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort (Click here to read blog post) when it dawned on me that hoteliers are missing out on a wonderful market by not making their courses welcoming to runners. First of...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 21, 2007 | Branding, Bruce Turkel
In the highly competitive world of sports marketing, companies have to guard their brands very carefully. So even superstars Ray Lewis and Kobe Bryant (who were eventually cleared of the allegations against them) ended up waiting months for a sponsorship opportunity....
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 26, 2007 | Branding
In an interesting combination of advertising and social commentary, Nike has plunged bravely into the Don Imus controversey. Although the company takes the high road, it will be interesting to see what (if any) the response will be with consumers and throughout the...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 24, 2007 | Branding
“Selling to a company IS different than selling to a consumer. But there are some fundamental principles all ads should follow.” We’ve been promoting the idea that B2B Advertising (Business-To-Business) is really C2C (Consumer-To-Consumer) for a long time. Now...
