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Ad legend, Bill Bernbach, said, "The most powerful element in advertising is the truth." I get the feeling that Kamala Harris and her marketing team well understand this fundamental. https://youtu.be/vDSsci8uy8E What truths did we just hear in this spot-on political commercial? She prosecuted sex predators. He is one. She shut down for-profit scam colleges. He ran one. She held big banks …
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There are many maddening areas of public life, including "Pay to Play," which rules American politics. To win a seat in the U.S. Congress, it takes about $3M every two years. We could opt to change the rules, but we're nowhere near bringing this legislative change to the fore. In politics, as in so many areas of life, money talks. This week, Mike Bloomberg's money is speaking loudest. He entered the race to become …
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Hideous white men are not exclusive to America. Jolly old England has its fair share of bigots and sexists, many of whom have risen to political prominence. Thankfully, the retrograde pols don't stand unchallenged. Operation Black Vote tackles the Black democratic deficit in the UK. The group has released a campaign that uses real quotes from England's politicians to urgently encourage Britain's disenfranchised …
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Please stop thinking that Don is dumb. Don knows what he's doing. https://youtu.be/TGQzr4fwcHY Did you hear that? The people of America rule again. Not Russia Not the mob Not a made-for-TV casino king You and me. The people. We rule again. Historically speaking, we the people have never ruled America. Not even close. But facts are so pliable now. Here, look at this decimation of …
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Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of @Twitter, and founder and CEO of Square, made some interesting Tweets today to announce Twitter's new policy that bans all political advertising from the platform. We’ve made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought. Why? A few reasons…? — jack ??? (@jack) October 30, 2019 Dorsey goes …
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Do you know Mark? Mark knows you. Do you know who does know, Mark? Chris Hughes knows Mark. Hughes was there along with fellow Harvard undergrads Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, and Dustin Moskovitz when Facebook was founded in 2004. Incidentally, Adpulp was founded a few months later that same year. Because Hughes knows Mark, he is critical of Mark's choices and the unnatural powers afforded to him. …
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Jodi Jacobson is the editor-in-chief of Rewire.News. She has some advice for the Democratic Party. Message to @HouseDemocrats & @SenateDems: Please get a competent communications strategist. You have before you the SIMPLEST to explain of innumerable crimes committed by this president & this administration and yet STILL you are screwing it up. It is astounding. Some tips: — Jodi Jacobson …
Yesterday, I published an article on LinkedIn called, "The Pursuit of Brand Truth Is The Real Work of Advertising Professionals." This is how the article starts: Advertisers want to place their products and services in the best possible light. It's a natural desire and a legitimate business concept. The problems start when brand managers think that "the best possible light" has anything at all to do with …
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