by marketing.bruceturkel | Sep 4, 2019 | Building Brand Value
Minutes after I walk on stage as a keynote speaker presenting on brand building, I reach into my pocket and pull out a little harmonica. After a quick introduction, I play “Minuet in G” by Johann Sebastian Bach. Once I confirm that everybody recognizes the tune...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Jul 24, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
Regular readers of this blog know I’m an unabashed car fanatic. As a good buddy of mine (whose passions run to full-bodied cabernets) once told me, “I have a friend who says I’ve never met a wine I didn’t love for some particular nuance or reason. I think the same...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Jul 3, 2019 | Branding
My mechanic has built a great brand and an enviable business. He started working in a Porsche shop when he was a teenager. After he learned his craft and paid his dues, he opened Scott Finlay Motorsports to specialize in the German sportscars. Over the years as his...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 29, 2018 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value
I love old Porsches. I’m partial to air-cooled 911s but I find vintage 356s fascinating too. There are plenty of other cool old cars that always make me look twice, but nothing says “damn” better than a classic Porsche. I love music. Blues, rock, salsa, and classical...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 17, 2018 | Branding
The adage is as ancient as it is accurate: The wizened Indian Fakir lies down on a bed of razor-sharp nails and rests comfortably as a baby in her mother’s arms. But walk barefoot on the beach and step on an old pop-top? You cut your foot open and require stitches....
