by Bruce Turkel | Oct 17, 2023 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value, Marketing & Advertising
Click HERE to watch the video The Difference Between Clever and Clear Years ago, my parents’ restaurants introduced a new product to their pizza and hotdog menu: chicken sandwiches. Their marketing guy suggested encouraging customers to try the new sandwich by handing...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 21, 2023 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value, Marketing & Advertising
Click HERE to watch video. What Does It Take For YOU To Change YOUR Mind? One of my favorite Bob Dylan lyrics is from the song Highway 61 Revisited: God said to Abraham, “Oh, kill me a son.” Abe say, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on.” God say, “No.” Abe say, “What?”...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 5, 2023 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value, Marketing & Advertising
Click HERE to watch video. Customer Service. Less than 20 years ago, the key to selling yourself and demonstrating good customer service was to promote how great you were. After all, if you didn’t blow your own horn, who would? Selling yourself was the only way anyone...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 24, 2023 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value, Sales
Shameless Selling. I had to go all the way to Croatia to learn about Shameless Selling. On a small pedestrian passageway high up in Dubrovnik’s Old Town, Frano Banić (pronounced “Ban-ich”) runs his family’s small restaurant. Frano’s responsibilities include...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 10, 2023 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value
Click HERE to watch video. Your Function is Cost of Entry You’ve spent most of your life getting really good at what you do. College, maybe graduate school, an internship, entry-level jobs, climbing up the ladder – learning, improving your skills, honing your...