by Bruce Turkel | Jun 6, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
You Can do Anything. For a couple years now I’ve been writing about how the world has changed while you and I were sleeping. I’ve written about how social media put the power of the media in the hands of each one of us. I’ve blogged about how the handheld video...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 13, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Transcend politics. Companies including Uber, Lyft, Under Armor, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Nike, and Anheuser Busch have all found themselves on one side or the other of the current chasm of political polarization. Celebrities including Beyoncé, Steph Curry, The Rock, Tom...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 7, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Trump Effect. When Uber eliminated their surge pricing during the JFK taxi strike, #deleteUber trended across social media. In a lightning-fast response, competitor Lyft announced that they were donating $1 million to the ACLU. Two days later, CEO Travis Kalanick...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 9, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Experience Economy We live in a consumer society. Companies produce products and incent consumers to purchase. Media and marketing professionals build programs to create desire for those products, giving consumers more and more reasons to buy. And mass culture is...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 11, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Trump and Samsung.By now you’ve probably heard the joke about Trump and Samsung: What do the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and Donald Trump have in common? One overheats for no reason, spontaneously bursts into flames, and is creating a disastrous situation for its...
