by marketing.bruceturkel | Jun 26, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
Patagonian Tooth Fish was considered by-catch trash fish until 1977 when fisherman Lee Lantz changed its name to make it more appealing to American consumers. Even though the fish is not necessarily caught in Chilean waters and isn’t technically even a bass, Chilean...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 20, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
I’m sitting on a panel in a university auditorium listening to one of my fellow panelists talk about how to improve your image, the subject of our conference. I’ve already prepared my answer to the question asked by the group so now I’m looking up and out into the...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 9, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
925<247365 2,400 years ago Socrates said, “ὁ δὲ ἀνεξέταστος βίος οὐ βιωτὸς ἀνθρώπῳ.” (For those few of you who don’t read Greek, Socrates’ statement translates to something like, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”) Thanks to the computer’s limitless ability...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 3, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Competency Is Table Stakes.Many people complain about the various forces keeping them from success. But it’s becoming more and more clear that the things that hold us back from success are not external factors but our own fears, insecurities, and concerns. As Pogo the...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 10, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Last week, Melissa Francis at FOX Business did a story on BuzzFeed’s review of fast food marketing. The site created a sliding scale format that compared the pictures of fast food presented in advertising with the actual items you’d be handed across the counter. Even...
