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 worry...
by Bruce Turkel | May 22, 2020 | Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value
My father was an innovative and very successful real estate developer. The Miami Herald called my dad “The Father of Florida Condominiums.” That was because he built the first residential condo in the United States – and the first office condo in the world. As a...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 25, 2020 | Keynote speaking
In the New York Times article “My Piece of the American Id” the author poignantly points out the way she’s been mistreated as a black woman in the United States. As the author says, “Like all people of color, I’ve been on the receiving end of racial microaggressions...
by marketing.bruceturkel | May 29, 2019 | Branding, Bruce Turkel
After finally figuring out he was hopelessly mired in the sticky tar pit, the struggling diplodocus called out to his friend, the triceratops, happily munching reeds at the edge of the glossy black surface: “Hey buddy,” the hapless diplodocus bellowed, “wade on in...
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...
