by Bruce Turkel | Sep 2, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
I’ve stayed in a lot of Marriott hotels lately. Plenty of the conferences I attend and speak at are organized at Marriott properties and I’m a member of the Marriott affinity program so the collected room nights earn me free breakfasts and occasional...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 11, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
There was once a store in your neighborhood with the name Strictly Tennis. Everyone knew what Strictly Tennis did and what they sold. But then enough kids started playing soccer that the owners decided to also carry cleats and jerseys and changed their name to...
by Bruce Turkel | May 11, 2015 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Please take a minute to think about the words IF and BUT. Such little words but they can have such a big impact on your brand. Do you realize that if you add the words IF or BUT to an apology it demeans the sentiment and neuters the meaning? “I’m sorry IF you...
by Bruce Turkel | May 12, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
With his dark sunglasses, slicked back hair, and untucked short-sleeve shirts, Mr. R was the coolest dad in our Miami Beach neighborhood. He’d pick us up in his enormous navy blue Lincoln Continental, and let us slide across the slickly mink-oiled cordovan...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Back in 1984, there was a famous marketing case study covered in all the trade rags. The title was “Can Marketing Take the Tofu Out Of Tofutti?” and the question was pretty clear — could good advertising convince soy-averse Americans to try dessert products made with...
