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...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 24, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Gwyneth Paltrow, Green Eggs, and Vaginas.Gwyneth Paltrow has sold a lot of interesting products on her Goop website. For some reason, it seems like some of the most popular products have to do with her customers’ vaginas. Back in January 2015, the actress recommended...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Oscar Wilde was, and is, one of my favorite writers. The reason is simple. I love the way he writes. Whether or not you’ve read much Wilde, you probably love the way he writes too. That’s because many of the adages that we take for granted today were actually quips...