You Are Paying
Yes you are. You are paying for the Bush Administration’s rancid propaganda running on TV stations across the country. Depending on your POV, I guess that might be a good thing. Dan has a good take on this heinous practice.
Classic Quote…
From this morning’s Good Morning Silicon Valley…
"Most of you are familiar with the book ‘Understanding Media’ by Marshall McLuhan. It sometimes comes as a shock to be reminded that in operational and practical terms, the medium is the message. He was right. … People always say that content is king, but there’s a lot of content out there and it can’t all be king. So if content is king, you don’t just want king. You want King Kong content."
— Sean "P. Diddy" Combs gives mad props to the original Eminem at the CTIA Convention
Dems Rebranding…
BusinessWeek reports that the Dems are thinking about rebranding. About time.
Although they might want to think about a new brand all together. Do you always need to rebrand – which implies fixing the past (at least to me) – vs. launching a new brand all together…
"Two articles I have read in the last 24 hours–one in The New Yorker about Joe Biden and Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed piece
in the New York Times today–specifically talk about the Democrats
"re-branding" themselves. I have an idea: Dems could stake out being
the party for "The Truth" between now and 2008.. David Kiley, BW
Beyond Bullets…
A great blog on how to get beyond the bullets of PowerPoint, Keynote or whatever your fancy might be. And some interesting comments on the opensource presentation project the FireFox team are undertaking. The use of a Wiki to create the presentation is an interesting idea. Could be a great way for brand marketers in large organizations to start accumulating thinking for the next vision pitch or messageboard – so long as they listen to Cliff and start with the story…
Brand America
Boston Globe as a fascinating story on the use of Blogs in public diplomacy – and the opportunity they hold to improve Brand America abroad.
