by Bruce Turkel | Jan 19, 2021 | All About Them, Branding, Building Brand Value, Is That All There Is?, Marketing & Advertising
A friend of a friend (really, I don’t know her) was scrolling through pictures of the Capitol insurrection when she saw someone she knew. The guy is the CEO of a renowned tech company and has built both a big business and a big social media following. Apparently...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 18, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value, Is That All There Is?, Marketing & Advertising
There’s an old line in the classic car business worth thinking about: “Don’t buy the car, buy the seller. ” Its meaning should be obvious. And it is only becoming more important now thanks to emerging technologies and the Covid crisis. People are buying...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 28, 2020 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value, Is That All There Is?
Friends invited us to join them for dinner at their sailing club the other night. Thanks to Coronavirus, the restaurant isn’t open but they’re allowed to bring in food. So we were able to sit by the water and enjoy delicious take-out Thai food while we...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 15, 2020 | Branding, Building Brand Value
My father was a general contractor on Miami Beach in the 1960s. As innovative as my dad was, the business was still a rather analog affair. Supplies were delivered on flatbeds, building materials were inventoried on a clipboard, boards were nailed together by hand,...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 7, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value, Is That All There Is?, Marketing & Advertising
Gloria and I were watching some music awards show where Bruno Mars was performing Amy Winehouse’s song Valerie. During the performance, the horn players were doing a little dance when all of a sudden they jumped up and did a coordinated dance move. Of course...