by Bruce Turkel | Nov 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
By guest blogger Vanessa Horwell With the endless discourse of cutbacks, staff layoffs and general economic woes, it’s very hard for us marketers not to hop aboard the fear-monger’s bandwagon. In the past couple of weeks, we have seen the Christian Science Monitor...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 21, 2007 | Branding, Marketing & Advertising
From the New York Times: FOR generations, advertising interrupted the entertainment that Americans wanted to read, hear or watch. Now, in a turnabout, advertising is increasingly being presented as entertainment — and surprisingly, the idea of all ads, all the time,...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
I’ll admit I’ve never been a huge Steven Heller fan, mostly because I didn’t understand a lot of what he said. But Kerry McLaney in my office turned me on to this interview and I agree with her that it’s brilliant. By the way, if you go to the...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 26, 2007 | Branding
In an interesting combination of advertising and social commentary, Nike has plunged bravely into the Don Imus controversey. Although the company takes the high road, it will be interesting to see what (if any) the response will be with consumers and throughout the...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 12, 2007 | Branding
There’s no doubt that brands are badges, telling everyone who we are and how we want to present ourselves to the world. But how far does this go? A recent article in the New York Times suggests that brand-badge symbolism has become so powerful that certain cars...
