by Bruce Turkel | Sep 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ralph Lauren is a billionaire. That’s billionaire with a B. And billion-dollar Ralph doesn’t justhave one billion dollars. Oh no, no, no. Ralph’s got a bunch of billions laying around. One of the things Ralph did to earn his billions was to put his name or his logo on...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 27, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Make Business Simple – Four-Word Rules for Success Leonardo da Vinci wrote, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Confucius said, “Life is really simple, but we insist in making it complicated.” Chopin believed, “Simplicity is the final achievement.” If those...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 11, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Trump and Samsung.By now you’ve probably heard the joke about Trump and Samsung: What do the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and Donald Trump have in common? One overheats for no reason, spontaneously bursts into flames, and is creating a disastrous situation for its...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 25, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Prince passed away last week and the whole world mourned. Even my mom called to ask what I thought of Prince and his music. Of course everyone was surprised by Prince’s untimely death. He didn’t appear to be a troubled soul like Kurt Cobain. He hadn’t been battling...
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...