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Look Sharp; Aesthetics and Leadership

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»

Open to Debate

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»

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Vote or Die

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»

Ivan Glickman
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The Leading Edge - Instilling Confidence (Part 2)

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»

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Dept. of Justice May Investigate AT&T over iPhone Deal

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»

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In the Divided States of America

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»

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United We Brand

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»

Continental Courage

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»

Work/Life: The Most Memorable Quotes of 2007

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»

The Red-State Menace

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»

Leveraging Your Links

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»

Marketing Election '08: Q&A With Laura Crawford, The RNC's Loaded Gun

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»

Jack Welch on the Democratic Candidates

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»

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The Power of Simplicity

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»

Searching for Stability

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»

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Fast Talk: The RNC's Loaded Gun

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»

Ivan Glickman

Tell Me What You <em>Really<em/> Think

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»

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Top 20 Reactions From Pundits and Politicians on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is a lightning rod of debate. Here are the best quotes from the maelstrom.READ»

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Media: The YouTubeization of Andrew Meyer

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»

Ivan Glickman
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How to Avoid A Reputation Gap

“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»

Act for Change, Even When You Don't Think You Can Make Change

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»

Ivan Glickman
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The Leading Edge - Obama wins Potomac Primaries

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»

Pipe Dream?

Rick Doblin has a prescription for fixing NIDA's ailing medical-marijuana program: establish an alternative.READ»

Ivan Glickman

Why Does Oklahoma Want To Drown New York?

...Reducing carbon will be very good for our economy overall... READ»

Ivan Glickman

The Nightmare Scenario

If you're a politics junkie you're probably a) addicted to polls and b) becoming increasingly concerned about the ultimate nightmare in presidential elections, the electoral college tie. If you care about one or both, check out ...READ»