OK. I understand the pressure on the White House communications team to come up with something, anything, to show Americans that Trump deserves a second term. Rather than field questions from pesky journalists, it stands to reason they would brainstorm ways to go on the offensive. Offer free chalupas at Taco Bells in the battleground …more
We’re now days away from the U.S. Presidential election. I’m optimistic that that the polls have it right, that the vast majority of voters understand four more years of Trump would be akin to putting the country in a wood chipper. When the 2016 election put Trump in the White House, our folks in Asia …more
It’s not easy to put a face on an oil company. These days, geography pretty much dictates the few fans of fossil fuel. Yet, ExxonMobil showed the best of improv marketing, transforming Trump’s words into a human moment. During a campaign speech in Prescott, Arizona, earlier this week, Trump slipped into his stand-up comedian schtick: …more
By Shereen Masoud-Jointe, Senior Account Executive (Europe) How far would you go to see your favorite band live? One really great friend I know got stuck in traffic for an hour and rode (read: borrowed) a bike from Google’s Mountain View campus to Shoreline Amphitheatre, just to take her best friend to see her favorite, …more
After touching on this question in my newsletter, I decided the topic deserves a deeper dive. First, some stage setting. Electrek broke the news on Oct. 6 that Tesla eliminated its internal PR team: “If you’re a reporter who isn’t getting a response from Tesla, don’t take it personally, because it’s due to the automaker …more
While Trump has mastered the use of Twitter, he continues to struggle with fundamental communications. He managed to coax Hope Hicks back to the White House. Of course. Ms. Hicks along with much of the West Wing caught Covid-19, sidelining them for the foreseeable future. This backdrop prompted me to dust off this from a …more
By Shereen Masoud-Jointe, Senior Account Executive (Europe) Music moves us. It inspires us. It can fill us with joy or bring us to tears. In some instances, it can set us on a path of super fandom from which we never return … One of the following HA Jamz selections did just that. 104. …more
We tend to correlate experience with stronger leadership. The common Steve Jobs narrative swings from impetuous youth to lessons learned. It stands to reason that people who have been tested when things didn’t go according to plan expand their leadership game. Yet, there’s a downside to experience when it comes to leadership. We can gain …more
By Shereen Masoud-Jointe, Senior Account Executive (Europe) This week’s HA Jamz additions remind me that although things haven’t been “normal” in a while, music can give us a portal to other possibilities. 100. 陳綺貞 (Cheer Chen) – 旅行的意義 (Travel Is Meaningful) 101. Oh Happy Day — Sisters in Gospel 102. …more
