Tag: News

All Trump All the Time: Why Pitching Clients to Cable News Outlets Has Become Nearly Impossible

All Trump All the Time: Why Pitching Clients to Cable News Outlets Has Become Nearly Impossible

There once was a time, before the summer of 2015 when a certain man came down an escalator in Trump Tower to announce his candidacy for President of the United States, that PR firms such as ours could pitch cable TV news bookers with a reasonable chance at success. Yes, you had to have all […]

The Intersection of Business and Politics Doesn’t Always Result in Death

The Intersection of Business and Politics Doesn’t Always Result in Death

This item (below in italics) from today’s AXIOS A.M. caught my eye and provides a chance to share a few thoughts: “At the end of the day, politics comes for you.” That’s a hard reality that startups must face and embrace, according to Bradley Tusk, an ex-Mike Bloomberg campaign manager turned tech investor.” Why it […]

A Funeral That Gives Me Hope

A Funeral That Gives Me Hope

Former President Barack Obama expresses his condolences to Cindy McCain after delivering a eulogy at her husband Senator John McCain’s funeral on September 1, 2018 at Washington National Cathedral. (photo credit: James Boyle) When you get to be my age, you start to attend lots of funerals.  In just the past decade I’ve buried both […]