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Op-Ed: Trump’s Threat To Democracy; It’s Not A Fairy Tale And Can Happen Here
(The Resemblance To What Happened To The Democratic Government of Germany That Vaulted Hitler to Power Should Not Be Forgotten) (Author’s Note: This is the third in a series of occasional political columns that I’ll be writing for CommPRO.biz until Inauguration Day, January 20. Previously, I wrote 17 political columns leading up to Election Day.…
Read MoreThe Television Industry Might Have An Opportunity To Atone For Helping Elect Trump in 2016
(Author’s Note: This is a column that I didn’t intend to write. Previously I authored 16 political articles for CommPRO.biz leading up to Election Day. I thought # 16, written the morning of November 1, would be my final article until after the election, and said that between November 4 and Inauguration Day, January 20,…
Read MoreUsing Social Science to Explain the Behavior of Trump and His Followers
Author’s note: This article reflects my interview with John Dean about his and Bob Altemeyer’s book, Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump and His Followers. I was unable to speak with other sources or people from the Trump or Biden camps, so this article is not intended to be a complete analysis of the extremely broad topic. Rather,…
Read MoreWhat Place Should A Candidate’s Character Play In Voting For A Politician? My Appraisal Of A Few Presidents Character, And Why I Distrust Trump And Voted For Biden
(Author’s Note: This is the 11th in a series of political articles for CommPRO.biz that I’ll be writing leading up to Election Day. FYI – My first public relations job was with a political firm, where I worked on local, statewide and presidential campaigns. In this column, I opine why I believe that voting only on policy matters…
Read MoreOP-Ed: Trump Unmasked: Save Our Democracy. If You Don’t Like Biden, Vote Against Trump (Early Voting Has Commenced; It’s Now Up To You
“A great democracy has got to be progressive or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy.” — Theodore Roosevelt. (Author’s Note: This is the ninth in a series of political articles for CommPRO.biz that I’ll be writing leading up to Election Day. FYI – My first public relations job was with a political firm,…
Read MoreThe Consequences of Misinformation: Trump Largest Disseminator of False COVID-19 Information
Helio Fred Garcia Last week Cornell University’s Alliance for Science published the first comprehensive study of Coronavirus misinformation in the media, and concluded that President Trump is likely the largest driver of the such misinformation. Lost in the News Cycle In any other administration this would have led the news for at least a week.…
Read MoreA Conversation with Brian Stelter on His Newest Best-Seller, “HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth”
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Read MoreWhy Presidents Should Always Remember What Their Mothers’ Told Them. How President Trump’s Illness Will Affect The Election
(And Important Lessons For PR Practitioners) (Author’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of political articles for CommPRO.biz that I’ll be writing leading up to Election Day. FYI – My first public relations job was with a political firm, where I worked on local, statewide and presidential campaigns. In politics, the hackneyed expression,…
Read MoreA Crisis Manager’s PR Advice to President Trump
Thomas J. Madden, Chairman and CEO, Transmedia Group Mr. President, soon as you’re out of danger and feeling up to it, I offer you this crisis management advice as I have helped the CEO’s of some of America’s largest corporations to deal with crises effectively, turning scalding water into bubbling cool springs. And I’m sorry to…
Read MoreA Conversation with John Dean on His Newest Best-Seller, “Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump and His Followers”
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Read MoreOp-Ed: If Donald Trump And Joe Biden Would Ask My Advice Regarding Choosing Their 2020 Running Mates (With a Look Into The future And A PR Lesson)
Arthur Solomon In its June 28 edition, the New York Times published a full page analysis of individuals under consideration for Joe Biden’s veep, which he said he will announce in August. I’ve had my own opinion who would be Biden’s best running mate for some time, and all of my choices are on the…
Read MoreOP-ED: PR Stunt Lessons From Trump University: Don’t Use!!! (Unless You Believe That There Is No Such Thing As Bad Publicity)
Arthur Solomon As a senior level PR practitioner for many years, I have managed or played key roles in many national and international flagship agency accounts. During that span, novice account people would excitedly run into my office early in the morning telling me about an event they heard on the radio or read in…
Read MoreOp-Ed: The Coronavirus Triumphs, Aided By Cable News (And President Trump)
Arthur Solomon For years, I’ve been writing about the inadequacy of cable news reporting. I’ve also labeled it the “bad news networks.” Because of what has been happening in our country during the first half of 2020, I now accuse the cable news industry of formenting death and destruction, even on a greater scale than…
Read MoreContrasts in Leadership: Cuomo v. Trump
Helio Fred Garcia, Executive Director, Logos Institute for Crisis Management and Executive Leadership Leaders are judged based on how they deal with their biggest challenges. In the COVID-19 crisis we see a contrast of leaders so stark that it can serve as a leadership laboratory for future generations to study. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo…
Read MoreDemocratic Debate # 11: Trump Lost Before It Began; But Will There Be A Coronavirus Affect?
(And Two Important PR Lessons From the Political Scene For PR Pros, Plus Two Important Lessons For Future Political Office Seekers) Arthur Solomon, Public Relations Consultant If President Trump is reelected, he should invite the leadership of the Democratic National Committee to his inaugural party. Because by scheduling so many debates during which Democrats presidential…
Read MoreMedia Lessons Learned From The Trump Senate (Impeachment) Trial
(That Were Probably Not Taught In Communications Classes) Arthur Solomon, Public Relations Consultant On January 13, on this web site, I wrote an article regarding media lessons learned from the House impeachment hearings. Many of the examples I listed also applied to none political accounts that most PR practitioners who work at large and small…
Read MoreStrategy for Super Bowl Brands as Bloomberg Duels Trump
Henry C. Boyd III, Clinical Professor in the Marketing Department at the Robert H. Smith School of Business Aspiring presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg’s timing is rather canny. On the eve of the 2020 Iowa Caucuses where he doesn’t appear on the ballet, Bloomberg — front of about 100 million Super Bowl halftime viewers — will…
Read MoreDemocratic Debate # 7: Trump’s Default
Arthur Solomon, Public Relations Consultant The Democratic Debate # 6, the last one of 2019, reminded me of the poem about a little girl that goes, “There was a little girl. Who had a little curl. Right in the middle of her forehead. When she was good, she was very good and when she was…
Read More“Wag The Dog” – The Sequel (The Difference Between The Clinton And Trump Scenarios And Media Lessons Learned From Them)
Arthur Solomon, Public Relations Consultant “Wag the Dog” is a 1997 American political satire movie about a PR person who creates a diversion to change the media coverage of the president’s sex scandal. (Any association with Sean Spicer or Kellyanne Conway is purely coincidental.) Many people thought that the idea for the film originated with…
Read MoreTrump – A Case Study in Building & Maintaining Your Brand Story
David E. Johnson, CEO, Strategic Vision PR Group In today’s polarized world we all know that consumers are no longer looking at just the best price when it comes to selecting a brand. Consumers are looking for a brand that shares their beliefs and has an authentic brand story. The same also applies in the political…
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