On Thursday night we'll get treated to some of the finest political oratory this land has to offer when John Kerry, tall and tan, dull and drab, squares off for the first time against George W. Bush, whose license to use the English ...READ»
Has Presidential hopeful John Kerry used Botox? That's the hottest question on the campaign trail this week. And while his wife admits to having had a few touch-ups, Kerry's staff scoffs at the recent theory about the Massachusetts ...READ»
No self-respecting marketer could possibly condone the way George W. Bush and John F. Kerry are spending their sales and marketing budgets.
Even though record-breaking sums were lavished upon television commercials in the months ...READ»
A track record, my kingdom for a track record.
In my last blog I spoke about leaders needing to engender trust, because when people trust they feel safe, lean towards you and are more willing to listen to you. When people don't ...READ»
For the nearly 55 million Americans who voted for John Kerry, the last couple of days have not been easy in the office. After months of digging in on opposite sides of the Iraq war, the economy, the environment, stem-cell research ...READ»
The unusually long contract between Apple and AT&T for the sale of the iPhone may prompt the Department of Justice to look into charging large telecom providers with anticompetitive practices. According to the Wall Street ...READ»
In this month's issue, Linda Tischler writes that brands are less and less about what we buy, and more and more about who we are. Seeing as we're in between the Democratic and Republican national conventions in an increasingly ...READ»
Where do you find courage in this country? Not in the southern or western U.S., which overwhelming succumbed to the Bush campaign's fear mongering and Dick Cheney's demented suggestion that a vote for John Kerry is a vote for the ...READ»
The end of the year always provides a dizzying array of lists, from a rundown of deeply significant events in the news (Britney, anyone?), to a top 10 of truly meaningful things that changed our world (striking writers, anyone?), to ...READ»
I have to take issue with yesterday's entry from my friend and colleague Bill Breen. If you live in Boston or New York or Washington, you've heard any number of variations over the last three days (amid the din of collective wailing ...READ»
Online networks are the new power lunch tables and the new golf courses for business life in the U.S. In the past 10 years, online dating has become mainstream; 40 million Americans use online dating sites. Now, businesspeople are ...READ»
Full-length interview with Laura Crawford, 35, who created the RNC's 11-minute John Kerry "Flip-Flop" video in 2004. Now she's producing all of the RNC's viral and TV campaigns and running campaignads.org.READ»
Looking at politics through the lens of communication theory reveals a lot of good lessons. For example, despite a recent uptick, the falling approval ratings of President Obama (http://tinyurl.com/nlgfn) coincide with the increasing ...READ»
Joe Lieberman lacks energy and may have little edge. Howard Dean seems to have trouble handling stress. Wesley Clark may lack breadth of knowledge and passion. John Kerry has plenty of integrity and intelligence, but could likely ...READ»
Christina Wodtke is the former director of design for Yahoo and author of Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web. In her GEL talk, she discussed how Yahoo approaches search, how people search the Web, and the need to be ...READ»
Laura Crawford
Media Consultant, Republican National Committee
Spring, Texas
Laura Crawford, 35, created the RNC's 11-minute John Kerry "Flip-Flop" video in 2004. For 2008, she's producing all of the RNC's viral and TV work, as ...READ»
Britain's got a new prime minister, Conservative David Cameron; a new deputy prime minister, Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg; and an odd new governing coalition kludged together with both of
their parties. The new government has ...READ»
Ever since I was quoted in the January 21 New York Times, I've been in conversations with several reporters and others on the topic of authenticity. In case you didn't see the article, my comments had to do with Hillary Clinton's ...READ»
When University of Florida student Andrew Meyer was given the chance to question senator John Kerry in a Q&A session on Monday, he did not intend to hold back. Neither did the university cops who tasered and arrested the 21 year old ...READ»
“Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”
- Abraham Lincoln
“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to ...READ»
Caution: This post contains overtly political material. Even businesses have to think about politics.
As a social change/peace/environmental activist for decades, I often engage in actions that I don't feel ...READ»
Say out loud, "Yes we can!" Then say out loud, "Ready on day
one!" What do you notice?
When you say, "Yes we can!" your mouth smiles at the end of
that statement and the smile lasts beyond the ...READ»
