by Bruce Turkel | Jun 27, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Make Business Simple – Four-Word Rules for Success Leonardo da Vinci wrote, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Confucius said, “Life is really simple, but we insist in making it complicated.” Chopin believed, “Simplicity is the final achievement.” If those...
by Bruce Turkel | May 30, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Streisand Effect and Your Brand Value. Photographer Kenneth Adelman took an aerial photo of Barbra Streisand‘s Malibu mansion. In return, the singer sued him for $50,000,000 citing violation of privacy. Before the suit, “Image 3850” (the photo of...
by Bruce Turkel | May 22, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Key To Building Your Brand. “I blew out my flip flop, Stepped on a pop top; Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home.” Those aren’t just some of the lyrics to Jimmy Buffett‘s 1977 song Margaritaville. They contain the secret message to his stellar...
by Bruce Turkel | May 10, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Marketing & Advertising
You know the old joke: Q: “How do you get to Carnegie Hall? A: “Practice, man, practice.” This joke was probably never funny but it was accurate. In the old days before the Internet was as common as sense is not, the ability to do something well was the best predictor...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 25, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Self-Referencing Criteria You know the old story: Four blind Indian Fakirs are wandering down a path through the jungle when they bump into something blocking their way. The first Fakir grabs hold of what he thinks is a tree trunk. “We have wandered off the path into...
