by Bruce Turkel | Sep 9, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Thanks to Mayor Bloomberg, there’s a lovely little park in front of the Macy’s New York flagship store on 34th street between Broadway and 7th Avenue. I lucked upon a garden table and chair shaded from the sun by a big patio umbrella and cooled by the wind rushing...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 17, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
…those who get it, get it anyway. Those who don’t, never will.” Have you seen the ad for the new Cadillac ELR? It features a very smug 40-something actor, Neal McDonough, strolling through his Dwell magazine-perfect house, kissing his beautiful wife, high-fiving his...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 28, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Brand value is the degree to which an individual or organization’s identity is recognized and valued by others. As such, it is not a single static measure. Rather it’s a dynamically fluid asset that is constantly increasing or decreasing. A good way to illustrate the...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 19, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Last month I presented the keynote speech on building brands at the NSA Annual Convention in Philadelphia. Before you glance over your shoulder or check if your phone is tapped, this NSA stands for the National Speakers Association NOT the National Security Agency. Or...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 25, 2013 | Branding, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Tom Brokaw wrote the book about the generation of Americans who grew during the depression and fought in World War II. In his preface, Brokaw describes the people he researched and wrote about this way: “These men and women came of age in the Great Depression, when...