Dennis Culloton, Founder, CEO, and President  The political conventions are in the rear view mirror and the presidential candidates are honing the messages they believe resonate with voters.  Developing the right messages started before the Iowa Caucuses so many months ago.  Now the candidates are focusing on a handful of swing states and trying to

Jodie Kaplan, Vice President of Media Relations and Branding Writing a blog is not necessarily an easy thing.  We tell our clients to have blogs, but then I find that I struggle with writing about topics that are relevant and of interest.  Hence my choice for a blog topic. Creative – right?  I simply thought

Patrick Skarr, Accounts Supervisor “The Coming Jobs War,” by Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO of Gallup, is a fascinating work that should be read by every candidate and campaign consultant. Clifton uses Gallup’s vast data pool to succinctly articulate why we are miscommunicating the nature of the new economy and why we need to change

CeCe Marizu, Account Executive If you’re an athlete have you heard, “Why do you use the word teammate?” or “You talk about your teammates a lot” or “Why don’t you just call them friends?”  No matter how many times you explain to people that your teammates are your best friends or basically your second family,

Manuel Ozaeta, Consultant  My erudite and patriotic colleague Patrick Skarr penned a blog last week offering his perspective on the reasons modern political conventions matter.  He correctly noted that conventions serve as the endpoint of a nominating contest, provide a venue for up and coming political stars, and are simply part of a national conversation.

Ashleigh Johnston, Consultant It’s a holiday weekend, so I know you all are using your free time to brush up on your grammar and spelling, per my last blog “Let’s eat grandma”. I applaud your dedication and would like to add to your list of studies with an overview of AP Style. If you send

CeCe Marizu, Account Executive  Yes football fans, it is that time of the year again.  Take it in… take it all in.  The smell of game day, the sounds of game day, the thrill of game day!  Football season brings a wave of excitement in addition to long hours glued to the TV in America. 

Patrick Skarr, Accounts Supervisor  Despite months of intensive planning for the Tampa and Charlotte soirees, Mother Nature will serve as the great unknown, adding melodrama to otherwise staid affairs. As we enter convention season, the usual grumbles over the process has returned. Inches of newsprint and numerous pundits have taken to task the millions spent

Erin Minne, Intern Wherever I go these days, everyone seems to be talking about the presidential candidates and upcoming elections. The last time I checked, I don’t live in D.C., so why am I bombarded with chatter about Obama’s health care policy or how Romney may or may not be paying his share in taxes?

Angela Benander, Vice President of Advocacy  One of the most memorable lines uttered by Richard Gere as lawyer Billy Flynn in the 2002 movie “Chicago” is punctuated with “…that’s Chicago.” He’s talking about the fact that he was able to raise the murdering housewife Roxie Hart to mega-celebrity status and now that she has been