by Bruce Turkel | Oct 3, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
60 Minute’s curmudgeon, Andy Rooney, used to begin his rants with, “Did you ever wonder…?” Rooney would then go on to excoriate whatever or whomever was bothering him that week. Sometimes Rooney’s screeds made me laugh and sometimes they made me mad. But Rooney’s...
by Bruce Turkel | May 30, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Streisand Effect and Your Brand Value. Photographer Kenneth Adelman took an aerial photo of Barbra Streisand’s Malibu mansion. In return, the singer sued him for $50,000,000 citing violation of privacy. Before the suit, “Image 3850” (the photo of Streisand’s...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 13, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Transcend politics. Companies including Uber, Lyft, Under Armor, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Nike, and Anheuser Busch have all found themselves on one side or the other of the current chasm of political polarization. Celebrities including Beyoncé, Steph Curry, The Rock, Tom...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 7, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Trump Effect. When Uber eliminated their surge pricing during the JFK taxi strike, #deleteUber trended across social media. In a lightning-fast response, competitor Lyft announced that they were donating $1 million to the ACLU. Two days later, CEO Travis Kalanick...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 31, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Brand Battlefield The Trump administration banned immigration from seven predominately Muslim countries. Two days later Starbucks’ chairman and chief executive officer, Howard Schultz, marched onto the brand battlefield and promised the company will hire 10,000...
