Sarah Palin

The Top 10 Global Warming Skeptics

Danielle Sacks — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:03:01 -0400

What do Northern Ireland's environmental minister, the president of the Czech Republic, and Sarah Palin all have in common? They're climate crisis deniers, of course!

2008 Communication Successes

Ruth Sherman — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:24:58 -0500

2008 Communication Successes

Welcome to my 3rd Annual Fast Company Expert Blog on Communication Successes. As with the faux pas blog that went up last week, successes were dominated by politics. In fact, I couldn’t come up with any business successes and it seems to be getting harder and harder for business people to do the right thing when it comes to communication.

So, here are my picks for 2008:

Getting Political for Halloween

Rachel King — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:05:54 -0400

Let’s face it: the U.S. presidential election is dominating our lives and won’t stop until November 4. Might as well have some fun with it, right? Luckily, Halloween falls before Election Day, making it the opportune time to get creatively political. Not to mention, its great for business. According to the National Retail Federation’s 2008 Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions survey, approximately 574,000 adults plan to slip on some sort of political costume on October 31.

Seth MacFarlane’s Stirs Up New Trouble -- and Racks Up Another Hit

Josh Dean — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:01:33 -0400

Sometimes It's NOT the Little Things

Kevin Ohannessian — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:16:43 -0400

As the last days of the election go by, the smallest details have become hyper-important: Sarah Palin's wardrobe, Joe Biden's line about Barack Obama being tested in office. And the candidates have followed suit as well: John McCain's mailings about Joe the Plumber, Democratic robo-calls demonizing Republican robo-calls. Does the race really need such distractive scrutiny?

Sarah Palin: Advertising Industry Metaphor

Danielle Sacks — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:20:28 -0400

Anglo American’s Bristol Bay Controversy: Wildlife vs. Mineral Riches

Melanie Warner — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:45:25 -0400

When Cynthia Carroll became CEO of Anglo American in early 2007, more than a few longtime executives at the 91-year-old mining giant were stunned.

Here was a petite, blond, effervescent American woman parachuting into a $10-billion-a-year company that had always been led by a South African man who'd paid his dues with years of company servitude. Was Carroll, a 51-year-old largely unknown mining executive, really up to the job?

Which VP Candidate Is BrandCredible™

Anaezi Modu — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:04:35 -0400

On the eve of the next US presidential debate, and a few days after the proverbial dust has settled from the vice presidential debate, let’s look at the two candidates relative to what makes a brand believable and authentic. BrandCredible™ is a term I use to refer to brand attributes that engender such qualities as trust, loyalty, and even respect.

Stephen Colbert, Obama iPhone App, and Other Election Variables

Kevin Ohannessian — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:00:46 -0400

On the afternoon before the VP debate, I find my attention occupied by the election. Here are a few things on my mind:

Managing Expectations

Kevin Ohannessian — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:09:06 -0400

When you examine the Presidential Debate held last Friday, when arm-chair pundits (including myself) discuss the performances of John McCain and Barack Obama, the main factor that inevitable arises is expectation. Everyone expected Obama to perform better than McCain when it came to the economy. And by most accounts, he did. While certain a win for the Obama campaign, he merely met expectations.

What Sarah Palin Might Have in Common with Your Boss

Tom Stern — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:00:10 -0400

One thing you can say about Sarah Palin: she is certainly a conversation starter. I haven't had this much fodder for party banter since Don Imus revealed to the world that his future as a college basketball coach was limited. The left will argue that Palin's stands on key issues are dangerously retrograde. The right puts forth that her everywoman quality is exactly what the country needs.

Candidates for Hire

Joe Mechlinski — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:01:58 -0400

It’s been two weeks of partying for America’s biggest parties – the Democrats and Republicans. Now four candidates have officially submitted their resumes for the two highest offices in America. Nearing the end of this very long interview process, only two of them will be able convince us - the decision-makers - to select them for the jobs.

So let’s put all political opinions and special interests aside.
We’re not businesses operating out of Hollywood or Capitol Hill so
we’re capable of keeping our presidential picks completely to
ourselves, right?

Clinton and Palin: Women Win The Speechstakes

Ruth Sherman — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:55:52 -0400

Boy, it's a great time to be a speech expert as well as a leading authority on political communication. And both political parties provided a great show, particularly the speeches of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin. They each had a job to do and enormous hurdles to overcome.