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 16, 2019 | Building Brand Value
Here are some interesting online marketing facts for you: Over 70% of B2B marketers confirm that video is more effective than text for brand building. A study done a few years ago reported that social video outreach generated 1200% more shares than text and images...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 19, 2018 | Bruce Turkel
BY BRUCE TURKEL, CPAE It’s funny. We spend so much time online that it’s become second nature. As a result, we’ve become incredibly dismissive of any website that doesn’t react in exactly the way we want. Photos load too slowly? We’re out of here. Images look bad on...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 17, 2018 | All About Them, Bruce Turkel
The other morning I paged through my Instagram feed and stumbled across a political meme I disagreed with. It was a from a guy I’ll call “Ferrari Frank 345” (FF345). Besides advocating a position clearly counter to my own, FF345’s post was mean-spirited, vulgar, and...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 29, 2018 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value
I love old Porsches. I’m partial to air-cooled 911s but I find vintage 356s fascinating too. There are plenty of other cool old cars that always make me look twice, but nothing says “damn” better than a classic Porsche. I love music. Blues, rock, salsa, and classical...