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Author Archives: Campaign Outsider
To Know Trump . . . (Mitt Romney Endorsement Edition)
Donald Trump is to Corporate America what plaid is to Bermuda shorts (Campaign Outsider Analogy pat. pending). Mitt Romney, by contrast, is khaki. So how does Trump’s endorsement benefit Romney, besides locking up the comb-over vote? The big announcement from … Continue reading
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Tagged comb-over vote, Donald Trump, Maureen Dowd, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Op-It Girl, small varmints, Trump Las Vegas Hotel
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Microsoft Takes Hard Line On Google Tracking Changes
Google’s new piracy – sorry, privacy – policy has caused quite a ruckus this week. From PC Mag: Google Overhauls, Consolidates Privacy Policies Google said Tuesday that it has instituted a new, streamlined privacy policy that will consolidate the company’s … Continue reading
It’s Romneyspeak!
Mitt Romney may be a flip-flopper, but his campaign staffers are flip-the-birders. At leaast when it comes to the news media. Exhibit Umpteen appears in ABC’s The Note, which today posted this set of DUELING MEMOS: FROM TEAM OBAMA: . … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC The Note, Gingrichites, Mitt Romney, MSNBC First Read, Newt Gingrich, Romneynauts, Romneyspeak
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Writing’s On The Wall For Stealth Advertisers
There’s a new front in the stealth marketing war on American consumers: urban murals sponsored by big corporations. From LA Weekly: Retna and El Mac’s Latest Mural: Stealth Advertising at Its Graffiti Best While you were sleeping, or maybe it … Continue reading
Sponsors To Donald Trump: You’re Hired!
NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice is to product integration what plaid is to Bermuda shorts. From MediaPost: New Sponsors Join ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ For 12th Season One of the original big-ticket branded entertainment-connected TV shows, “Celebrity Apprentice” has announced a new slate of in-show sponsors: food … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebrity Apprentice, Donald Trump, Kraft, M&Ms, NBC, Sneak ADtack, sponsors, Walgreens
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That’s Just So Sad! (Rafa Can’t Beat This Guy Edition)
The hardworking staff loves Rafael Nadal, a tennis player who’s classy, humble, and supremely talented. But he’s clearly met his match in Noval Djokovic, a tennis player who’s admirable in his efforts to rehabilitate Serbia’s international image, and even more … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Open, French Open, Novak Djokovic, Rafa, Rafael Nadal
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Daily Beast Edition)
Smart Daily Beast piece by New York ad gal Judith Grey rounding up the GOP presidential primary ads in Florida. Representative excerpts: Mitt Romney is enduring attack ads—accurate and otherwise –by the Gingrich campaign and the pro-Gingrich super PAC Winning Our Future; … Continue reading
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