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...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 20, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Shorting Stocks Let me be crystal clear: I’m not a money manager. I’m not a particularly astute investor. And even I wouldn’t follow my own advice. In fact, my go-to-line for advice has always been to try shorting stocks I buy. So you’ve been...
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 29, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The world is undergoing change at an almost unimaginably rapid speed. Technology has forever changed the way we do things. Some companies are figuring out their new place in the world and lots aren’t. Disintermediation is eliminating markets, making certain...