by Bruce Turkel | Apr 17, 2018 | Branding
The adage is as ancient as it is accurate: The wizened Indian Fakir lies down on a bed of razor-sharp nails and rests comfortably as a baby in her mother's arms. But walk barefoot on the beach and step on an old pop-top? You cut your foot open and require stitches....
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 21, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Foreplay starts in the morning. I have a buddy who told me about a disagreement he had with his girlfriend. The two of them weren't getting along and hadn't been nice to each other throughout the day. But after dinner was done and the dishes were put away, he started...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 25, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Prince passed away last week and the whole world mourned. Even my mom called to ask what I thought of Prince and his music. Of course everyone was surprised by Prince's untimely death. He didn't appear to be a troubled soul like Kurt Cobain. He hadn't been battling...
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 22, 2014 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Bah Humbug. Pardon me for being a skeptamist, but does anything say, “I did as little as possible” more than a generic e-mail holiday greeting? I just received this one (amongst many) and am reprinting its touching message here in all its insipid entirety to make my...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 23, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The other day someone asked my brilliant friend John DeMarchi what he thought would happen in the NFL scandal. “Which NFL scandal?” DeMarchi asked, “the bullying scandal, the suicide scandal, the racial slur team name scandal, the concussion conundrum scandal or the...
