by Bruce Turkel | Feb 19, 2020 | Branding, Keynote speaking
Thanks to all the recent press about reclining airline seats, I have a question for you: When do airline passengers have a right to recline their seat? A. Whenever they want, it’s their seat. B. Almost never, c’mon, there’s someone sitting behind them. C. It depends...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Dec 25, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
Newton’s Third Law of Motion states: “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.” Later, The Byrds rerecorded Pete Seeger’s interpretation of a passage from the Book of Ecclesiastes: “For everything, (turn turn turn) there is a season.” And so, we all believe...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Dec 11, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
If you’ve been reading anything about the goings on at Art Basel in Miami, you’ve probably heard about the $120,000 banana. If you haven’t, here’s what my buddy Keith Harmeyer wrote about the most talked-about work of art at this year’s show: Duct-taped Bananas The...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Nov 6, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
Buying and Selling. Frank Kiick was one of the best-dressed men I ever met. His shirts and suits were always immaculate and precisely tailored to fit his lanky frame. His beard was perfectly trimmed and his accessories — tie, cufflinks, watch, shoes — were always just...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Oct 16, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
I was speaking at a conference in Denver and met a very successful entrepreneur who told me he wanted to be a keynote speaker. I offered to show him the ropes and let him know what it would take. “When are you going to be out west again?” he asked. (I live in Miami....
