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...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 14, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
I was sitting in the audience at the The National Speakers Association annual meeting listening to Jay Baer, the author of the social media how-to guide, Youtility, talk about how to promote blogs. After hearing Jay list many of the things I’ve been doing with this...
