Communications Strategy

Moral Budgets: Wedging Black Women's Bodies Part 1

Malkia A. Cyril | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Obama Budget 2012, Reproductive Freedom, Women's Rights, Organizing, Movement-Building, Pro-Choice, Children, Communications Strategy, Politics News
Malkia A. Cyril

The 2012 budget is a a painful story. Where it cuts and what it spends tells the story of how deep misogyny runs in the United States. Despite high ...

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Who Won the Real Super Bowl Competition?

Eddie Reeves | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Bay Packers, Sports, Social Media, Eddie Reeves, Advertising, NFL Players Association, Public Relations, Communications Strategy, Marketing, Reeves Strategy Group, Nfl, Super Bowl, Pittsburg Steelers, Business News
Eddie Reeves

The hands-down best ad of the 2011 Super Bowl was Chrysler's "Imported from Detriot." This wasn't just an ad. It's cinema that sells.

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President Obama in Tucson: Yes, He (Still) Can

Eddie Reeves | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leadership, Giffords, Speech, Tucson, Obama, Arizona, Communications Strategy, Crisis Communications, Politics News
Eddie Reeves

At a time when we seem at greatest peril of ripping ourselves irreparably asunder, Barack Obama's deft rhetorical genius pulled us together yesterday in a way that perfectly symbolizes what the promise of America is all about.

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Sam Stein

AFL-CIO Sends Out 2.5 Million Mailers

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mailers Unions, Two Million Mailers, 2010 Elections, Communications Strategy, Trumka Mailers, Aflcio Mailer, Sharron Angle, Richard Trumka, Elections 2010, Video, Politics News

Continuing to assume the role of one of the most politically aggressive organizations operating on the progressive side of the aisle, the AFL-CIO sent...

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Sam Stein

AFL-CIO Debated Over How Hard To Attack Republicans

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aflcio Mailer, Aflcio, Mailers Unions, Ackerman Mailer, Building & Construction Trades Department Mailer, Communications Strategy, Trumka Mailers, Sharron Angle, Building & Construction Trades Department Communications, Building & Construction Trades Department, Richard Trumka, Two Million Mailers, Video, Politics News

A massive mail campaign launched by the AFL-CIO this week was the subject of some debate within the ranks over how effective it would be for the union...

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Sam Stein

Treasury Department Makes Robust Effort To Repair Image, Acknowledges Messaging Problems

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Geithner Profile, Image Treasury Department, Communications Strategy, Treasury Department, Treasury Communications, Profile Treasury, Image Geithner, Treasury Image, Politics News

After a year of steadily poor headlines concerning its performance in the economic crisis, the Treasury Department has launched what appears to be a f...

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How to Lose the Congress in 2010

Ben Wyskida | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Elections, Communications Strategy, Dccc, Congress, Messaging, Stimulus, Barack Obama, State of the Union, Elections 2010, Politics News
Ben Wyskida

A campaign with a bad message doesn't stand a chance, and the Democrats' plan to run on a platform of "don't rewind the clock to the Bush era" in 2010 is lackluster and uninspiring.

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Ill Communication: President Obama's Misguided Health Care Strategy

Ben Wyskida | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Media Strategy, Health Care Reform, Health Care, David Axelrod, Communications Strategy, President Obama, Politics News
Ben Wyskida

Is health reform falling victim to lackluster messaging and a poor campaign? Are there better alternatives? Let's play strategist!

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