by Bruce Turkel | Oct 6, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Building Brand Value, Is That All There Is?, Marketing & Advertising, Uncategorized
Years ago a good friend of mine was invited to speak at one of those big motivational speaker events. You know the kind – the ones that advertise celebrity speakers such as George W. Bush, Mr. T, and some famous Southern college football coach. They set the admission...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 30, 2020 | Branding, Leadership, Marketing & Advertising
Berry Gordy Jr., founder of Motown Records, was a notoriously mercurial and mercenary businessman. Although Gordy was responsible for some of the most powerful, popular, and passionate R&B and soul music ever created, the stories of him making musical decisions...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 9, 2020 | Branding, Keynote speaking
The Coffee Shop: I stopped on the way to the airport and saw a friend of mine in a local coffee shop. I was heading over to say hello when he erupted in a huge wet sneeze. I walked away and didn’t shake his hand when I saw him over by the cash register when I was...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Jan 15, 2020 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value
My good buddy Tom Todoroff is one of the leading acting and best keynote speaker coaches in the world. Even though I have no evidence to confirm my hunch, I’m pretty sure that Michael Douglas’ character on the Kominsky Method is based, pretty accurately, on Tom’s...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Aug 28, 2019 | Building Brand Value
My friend Naomi owns my favorite breakfast spot — the Madruga Bakery in Coral Gables, right across the street from the University of Miami. The best croissants in the world The Madruga Bakery serves the best croissants I’ve ever tasted, including ones I’ve oohed and...
