by Bruce Turkel | Apr 22, 2013 | Branding, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
In response to last week’s blog post How To Skin A Horse Of A Different Color, John Calia wrote, “A great modern day parable that explains the power of inductive reasoning. It’s McKinsey-level strategic thinking applied to everyday business and personal challenges.”...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 4, 2012 | Branding, Marketing & Advertising
At our advertising agency, we have a new service positioning called “Plays Well With Others.” It’s NOT a reference to our elementary school report card but rather a new business model we’ve been perfecting. Plays Well With Others is about us being the lead brand...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
A while back I got into my car, flicked on the radio and realized that there just wasn’t anything for me to listen to. It seems that all of the stations were programming their music for — oh, it pains me to say it — much younger audiences. We Baby Boomers were once...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
If the American population makes up the greatest marketplace in the world then the race for the office of president of the United States is the greatest consumer campaign in the world. BMW, “The Ultimate Driving Machine,” uses four words to promote their brand....
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
I usually try to write about branding and marketing related issues. Sometimes I’m able to tie those posts into chats about my morning runs at various hotels. Not this time. On Saturday I did my longest run to date and have come up with no business value at all....