by Bruce Turkel | Jan 23, 2019 | Marketing & Advertising, Uncategorized
If you’ve consumed any popular culture at all, you’ve probably seen some of the brouhaha Gillette’s new ad calling out Toxic Masculinity. The commercial appealed to men to ‘be better,’ over scenes of boys wrestling at a BBQ, men lewdly whistling and jeering at women,...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 9, 2019 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value
I’m sitting in the second row of the big conference room listening to the keynote speaker at a corporate event. Every few minutes the speaker raises his hand and asks the audience if they’ve experienced whatever it is that he’s talking about. “How many of us,” his...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 24, 2018 | Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking
The advertising agency I worked at specialized in creating successful brands for residential real estate projects. We created advertising strategies, brand identity, and marketing and advertising for high-rises, gated communities, golf resorts, condominiums, and...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
The workshop was titled “How to get on TV.” I was given two and a half hours to show the conference attendees exactly what they needed to do to generate television appearances. There’s a lot that needs to be done in order to end up with a coveted spot in front of the...
by Bruce Turkel | May 8, 2018 | Branding
I was on a FOX Business interview when the anchor, Melissa Francis, ran a little role-playing exercise with me: “It’s three o’clock in the morning and your phone rings. It’s the Republican Party and they want to know what they can do to change their brand for...
