by Bruce Turkel | May 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
While BP continues its efforts to try to stop the catastrophic oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, promoting the Gulf beaches during the spill is a crisis on land for the Gulf Coast tourism industry. I recently spoke to National Public Radio (NPR) on how the Gulf region...
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 | Apr 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
A few days ago I posted this on Twitter: “Problem with the newspaper biz is they have word PAPER in name. Change that & perception changes to the NEWS biz.” In a 21st Century example of putting the cart before the horse, that abbreviated Twitter post...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
“The biggest reason, especially for anyone looking to increase PR, is that Twitter gives you an easily broadcast, unique URL to an audience primed to receive messages of that very kind. Greetings Friends, Which social networking site you should be a part of and why?...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 24, 2008 | Uncategorized
By Jack Neff, Advertising Age Published: March 24, 2008 BATAVIA, Ohio — The massive bailout of Bear Stearns from the brink of bankruptcy could be the first of many financial rescues needed. Despite double-digit plunges, U.S. housing is still overpriced by...