Topic: Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin: Advertising Industry Metaphor

"An ability to babble nonsensically and make people believe it...Sarah Palin is perfect for the ad industry.," writes Dan Goldgeier, an Atlanta-based advertising copywriter and AdPulp blogger. If you're ...READ»

Email Security Lessons from Gov. Sarah Palin

After Sarah Palin's email account was breached, the McCain campaign promised swift retribution. The hammer of justice fell last week on David Kernell, the son of a Tennessee state lawmaker. The 20 year-old University of Tennessee ...READ»

Sometimes It's NOT the Little Things

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.READ»

Is Sarah Palin the Perfect Marketing Campaign?

Donny deutsch thinks Sarah Palin is the Perfect Marketing ticket. She has what it takes on many levels.  Looks like McCain hit the jackpot with Palin.   Watch this short youtube ...READ»

What Sarah Palin Might Have in Common with Your Boss

A Kick in the Career: Can lack of experience make someone a bad leader? In this week's column, humorist and careers expert Tom Stern considers the ramifications of elected officials emulating managers at a business when making decisions (such as the little matter of choosing a running mate).READ»

• How to Build a Brand Like Obama

Living Will Hyperbole Is Disingenuous to American Elders

In the so-called “town hall” meetings debating the Obama Administration’s controversial health care reform plan, shrill cries of “euthanizing old people” to characterize potentially productive doctor-patient conversations concerning end-of-life issues have distorted the discourse and may cause real harm.READ»

Clinton and Palin: Women Win The Speechstakes

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 ...READ»

The Untrammeled Power of General Knowledge

One of the magic keys to any successful career is knowledge. Knowledge about your industry is a given. I mean general knowledge. An idea of what is happening in the world. No matter who you are or what you do, you have to keep ...READ»

The Breakdown of Accountability in the McCain Campaign

As most leadership consultants do, I have been watching the campaign in earnest to learn what I can about formulas for success. The more I watch the ending of the McCain campaign, the more clear it becomes as to why this campaign ...READ»

Getting Political for Halloween

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 ...READ»

Why this stimulus isn't going to help most of us...

Okay, I haven't posted in a long while, but what has their been to post about? The election? Sarah Palin? New tech gadgets that are old before they hit the market? I am interested in all those things, but we all have our opinions on ...READ»

The Top 10 Global Warming Skeptics

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! In the spirit of the Heartland Institute's 2009 ...READ»

Another Stimulus Package? Give Me a Break

Democrats, now backed by Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, are calling for a second stimulus package which could cost as much as $300 billion. To clarify, that’s $300 billion on top of the $168 billion stimulus passed last ...READ»

2008 Communication Successes

2008 Communication SuccessesWelcome 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 ...READ»

Three Hot Books You Can't Download

What do Vladimir Nabokov, Frida Kahlo, and Ted Kennedy have in common? (You know, other than the fact that they’re all dead and each has generated his or her share of controversy.) They all have new books, just published or ...READ»

Careers: Sarah Palin's Personal Branding Bonanza

What hasn’t been remarked all that much about in the Sarah Palin phenomenon, is that in some respects her candidacy, ironically, is very much of a piece with the Web 2.0 culture of personality. While she’s certainly not Twittering ...READ»

Candidates for Hire

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 ...READ»

Plumbing the Depths of Joe the Foreign Policy Expert

WITH THE non-American speaking world marveling at how a would be pipe fitter (to give Google a whole new phrase to index) is doing a real life Chauncey Gardener, let's stop taking his pontifications on foreign policy so seriously, and ...READ»

Partying in the Name of Art

This is what Art Basel Miami looks like: it's Wednesday night at the Mondrian, the city's hottest new hotel, and a crowd is gathering for the official opening party -- a cocktail soiree toasting Marcel Wanders, the hotel's designer.READ»

• Design Stars Shine at Marcel Wanders Event
• Scene Report: Art Basel Miami 2008

What I Learned During My Summer Vacation

June through August, when I was young, entailed family trips around the state. In September, when asked about my vacation, I would say brightly, "I visited Mexico, Paris and Lebanon," and then in a quieter voice, ...READ»

What if the Bering Strait Were Walkable, Once Again?

A fanciful architectural proposal, for a massive bridge between Alaska and Russia--in which you'd see whales swimming overhead.READ»

Talk Is Cheap

When first impressions lead to second thoughtsREAD»

• Made to Stick: Hold the Interview

What's Going On? From Wall Street to Main Street.

There is blood in the streets of America’s businesses both small and large.  On Wall Street, the collapse of financial institutions, the bailouts of Freddie, Fannie, Bear Sterns and now AIG.  500 point daily drops in the Dow ...READ»

Ad:tech Panel: Context is King – Finding Information in an Overcrowded World

A panel at ad:tech today entitled ‘Context is King’ featured Vivian Schiller, Senior VP and General Manager of the NYTimes.com; John Byrne, Executive Editor and Editor in Chief of Businessweek.com; Betsy Morgan, CEO The ...READ»

Recession Fashion

The depressing economy may be prompting us to keep our wallets shut, but so far it's doing very little to curb our fashion obsession. Amidst widespread corporate layoffs, our nation elected a new president, and subsequent fashion coverage followed the historic event.READ»