by Bruce Turkel | Jun 1, 2020 | All About Them, Branding
The Responsibility of Privilege. When I go for a jog early in the morning and a police car slows down behind me, I assume they are either being courteous or looking out for my safety. That’s white privilege. When I check into a hotel in a strange city, I never...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Don’t Watch That, Watch This. Marketing in the Days of Coronavirus. We think the movie Babe did it. Because when our daughter Ali was only eight-years old she announced that she wouldn’t eat anything if it meant killing animals. And at sixteen she became a...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Apr 10, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
It’s time for you to market your business like a pickup truck. That’s because Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is about to release their 2020 Jeep Gladiator; a midsized truck based on their best-selling Wrangler four-door SUV. The Gladiator is a nostalgic...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Feb 6, 2019 | Building Brand Value
Let’s try an experiment. Let’s dispassionately examine some of the phenomena that are front and center in our national zeitgeist these days. Please don’t be swayed by whether you agree or disagree. Just try to let the idea of what people are thinking...
by Bruce Turkel | May 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about Google manipulating their Artificial Voice (AI) voice recognition software. Specifically, the company added “ums” and “ahs” to their robot voices to make them sound more human.Google was doing this to make their interactions...