by Bruce Turkel | Apr 18, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
An Open Letter to United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz Dear Mr. Munoz. You and United Airlines have had a hard couple of weeks. For the benefit of the uninformed, let’s recap just a little, shall we? First one of your United Airlines’ employees chose to have a...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 31, 2017 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
The Brand Battlefield The Trump administration banned immigration from seven predominately Muslim countries. Two days later Starbucks‘ chairman and chief executive officer, Howard Schultz, marched onto the brand battlefield and promised the company will hire...
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 13, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Change Before You’re Forced To Change. To understand the need for change, let’s review the history of the advertising industry. The business was started in the 1800’s when the publisher of a farm journal realized tractor manufacturers, seed...
by Bruce Turkel | Dec 5, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Saying No To Business. My buddy Mike and I were driving back to the Albuquerque airport early on a frosty November morning. We had just enough time for a hot cup of coffee and a breakfast burrito before we took off for New Orleans. Before long we passed a sign for...
by Bruce Turkel | Nov 28, 2016 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
eBah Humbug.I readily admit that this post is going to piss some people off. Especially the ones who were nice enough to send me the gratuitous greetings that inspired this rant. But please bear with me and read on. You’ll find there’s something valuable...
