Tag Archives: Gallup Poll

Why Advertisers Barely Outrank Politicians, Lobbyists, and Car Salesmen

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Admen aren’t called hucksters for nothing. Exhibit Umpteen: They barely moved the needle in this recent Gallup poll on Honesty/Ethics in Professions.   Fourteen percent. Ouch. And here’s why, from the current issue of Consumer Reports. (Tip o’ the pixel … Continue reading →

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Sign o’ the Time: Everything for Sale at Newsweekly

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The Boston Sunday Globe featured this full-page ad on A12 yesterday. Two things, for starters: 1) The whole Time Dealer of the Year Awards looks suspiciously like a pay-for-play scheme. 2) There is no this: At least not outside the … Continue reading →

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Public/Private Sector Compensation Bakeoff (Karl Rove Edition)

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Just before the Banana Republic of Wisconsin eliminated both collective bargaining rights and voting rights, deep-pockets political action committee Crossroads GPS, a wholly owned subsidiary of America’s billionaires and America’s bilious Karl Rove, launched a reported $750,000 ad campaign “taking … Continue reading →

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