Bruce Turkel's Insights on Branding and Messaging Strategies
Bad design vs good design. Why we notice the bad stuff.
Bad design announces itself. Good design disappears. A hotel shower reveals why removing friction is the key to better user experience and better work.
What Stayed True in 2025?
As 2025 comes to a close, this reflection looks at what stayed true beneath the noise: belief, clarity, and presence. Because meaningful work doesn’t start with ideas or execution. It starts with what you stand for.
Are You Answering the Question Nobody’s Asking?
Businesses struggle because they answer the wrong question, the question nobody’s asking. Why clarity and authenticity change everything.
Great Ideas Are Worthless and Priceless at the Same Time.
Ideas are easy. Vision is rare. See how a $15 debt led to a global staple and why implementation, not invention, creates legacy. Learn how to spot opportunity where others see ordinary and turn your next idea into a movement.
What? So What? Now What?
What? So What? Now What? Most people in business cannot explain what they do, and it is costing them clients. This post shows you a simple three-line structure that clarifies your message, strengthens your brand, and helps people understand why they need you.
Carry the Torch: George Bernard Shaw On Purpose and Branding.
George Bernard Shaw believed purpose was the engine of a meaningful life. His words remind us that what we contribute shapes who we become and what our audiences feel. Here is how Shaw’s timeless torch metaphor can help you build a more powerful life, career, and brand.
How to Stop Making a Living and Start Making a Life.
A weekend filled with music, birdwatching, and the quiet happiness that comes from supporting what lights up the people we love. This is what finding joy in relationships looks like.
Finding Joy In Relationships.
A weekend filled with music, birdwatching, and the quiet happiness that comes from supporting what lights up the people we love. This is what finding joy in relationships looks like.
My Blog Monetization Strategy. Should I Monetize My Blog? Part 2.
Your responses to my question about my blog monetization strategy reminded me why I write every week: it’s about connection, not conversion.
Should I Monetize My Blog?
After 18 years of blogging, Bruce Turkel asks: Should creativity stay free, or is it time to monetize your message? Readers weigh in.
Your Brand Walked Into a Bar…
Before you say a word, your brand is already doing the talking. Learn how to make sure it says the right thing. Bruce Turkel shares stories from the stage and insights on building a personal brand that connects, inspires, and sells.
Why “Starving Artist” Myth Is a Lie and What to Do About It
The “starving artist” myth is outdated. Learn how creative resilience helps creators and brands thrive, stay authentic, and build success without apology.
Compass Buys Anywhere: A $10 Billion Power Play That Will Reshape Real Estate
Compass has acquired Anywhere Real Estate in a $10 billion move that will reshape the housing market. This post explores the branding, regulatory, and competitive implications—and what it means for the industry’s future.
Sales Pitches and Technology: Breakthroughs Become Billboards
Every breakthrough in communication turns into a billboard. Discover how authentic messages rise above digital noise and restore real human connection.
The Minority Report of Advertising: How AI Is Transforming Out-of-Home Media.
Out-of-home ads are getting smarter with AI personalization. Learn how brands can stay clear, consistent, and human in a world of predictive billboards and data-driven design.
The Brand Strategy After Success. How to Keep Winning.
Success isn’t the end. Discover how great brands evolve their story and stay relevant with smart brand strategy, generous messaging, and fresh curiosity.
Branding Authenticity: How to Know When It’s Real
Personal branding lives in emotions, not slogans. Hate mail taught me why empathy, perception, and trust are the true foundations of any authentic brand.
What Hate Mail Taught Me About Personal Branding, Empathy, and Perception
Personal branding lives in emotions, not slogans. Hate mail taught me why empathy, perception, and trust are the true foundations of any authentic brand.