by Bruce Turkel | Sep 27, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
By now everyone on the planet knows about Volkswagen’s troubles. Quite simply, Volkswagen knowingly and maliciously installed software in their “smart diesel” cars designed to provide false emissions readings to government testers around the world. Estimates are that...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 10, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
A good friend of mine got the opportunity to speak at a very prestigious event. Besides the honor of the invitation, my friend was hoping to attract a big crowd, sell some of his books, and generate some buzz. Unfortunately, the organizers had some challenges—and a...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 26, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Last week we talked about disruptors. This week we’ve got a great example of disruption called Babyfonics Genius. And if you have a child or grandchild who’s learning to read, you’ll really enjoy this post.New mother Heidi Dobbs was busy teaching her pre-school...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 24, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Those of us who use the Internet to send marketing materials run the risk of sending unwanted emails – SPAM – to our distribution list. Sometimes it’s inadvertent – people sign up for all sorts of things they later decide they don’t want and often people sign up their...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 25, 2014 | Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Ice Bucket Challenge? By now everyone who’s not living under a rock knows about the Ice Bucket Challenge. It’s a brilliant viral stunt that combines coerced altruism, mild sadism, mischief, social media, and a good dose of revenge to get people to donate to...