by Bruce Turkel | Mar 9, 2020 | Branding, Keynote speaking
The Coffee Shop: I stopped on the way to the airport and saw a friend of mine in a local coffee shop. I was heading over to say hello when he erupted in a huge wet sneeze. I walked away and didn’t shake his hand when I saw him over by the cash register when I...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Nov 20, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
Have you ever noticed that when a politician makes the news for a bribery conviction the amount of money they got caught taking is always surprisingly low? $1,500 here, $5,000 there. All for sacrificing their honesty, integrity, reputation, career, etc. Granted, they...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Aug 21, 2019 | All About Them, Building Brand Value
Things I Don’t Like. In No Particular Order. I don’t like when people wearing earbuds or iPods approach smiling because of what they’re listening to, not because they’re happy to see me. I don’t like not picking people up at the airport...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Apr 3, 2019 | All About Them, Branding, Marketing & Advertising
How often have you left a negotiation or a personal meeting and thought you’d like to be a fly on the wall and hear what’s going on when you’re not there? Of course, it’s always been a reality for famous people. For example, when they act in a...
by marketing.bruceturkel | Mar 6, 2019 | Branding, Building Brand Value
Hermés uber status symbol, the Birken Bag, range from $12,000 to more than $200,000. Fortune Magazine suggests that they might be a good investment because “Earlier this month, a single handbag sold at a Christie’s auction in Hong Kong for $223,000, breaking a...