Tag Archives: Here & Now

Welcome to the 2016 Billion-Dollar Digital Adlection

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

If the 2004 presidential campaign was the Internet Election, and the 2008 campaign was the Social Media Election, and the 2012 campaign was the Twitter Election, then the 2016 presidential campaign is the Digital Ad Election. From USA Today: TV, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2015-2016 Political Advertising Outlook, Ad Age, Borrell Associates, David Carr, digital ads, Donald Trump, Dustup 2016, Felicia Greiff, GDP of Iceland, Here & Now, Howard Dean, Internet Election, Issie Lapowsky, Jeb Bush, New York Times, NPR, Pew Research Center, Robin Young, Social Media Election, The Guardian, TV commercials, Twitter election, USA Today, Wired | Leave a comment

NYT – Finally! – Catches Up to Hardworking Staff (Disney World Edition)

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Two weeks ago the hardworking staff did a turn on NPR’s Here & Now with the estimable Sacha Pfeiffer, talking about the Extreme Data Mining currently being inflicted on consumers. PFEIFFER: So, John, of course, collecting is becoming so widespread, data collection. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged as the feller says, Disney World, extreme data mining, Here & Now, Magic Kingdom, My Magic Plus, MyMagic+, New York Times, NPR, Sacha Pfeiffer, the trackiest place on earth, Walt Disney World, WBUR, Your Facebook page is being strip-mined like West Virginia | 1 Comment

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up with the E-Cig Emails?

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I checked my email yesterday and discovered this: Hello friend Merry christmas to you in advance. Thanks for your time. Do you know … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Christy Zhong, christyzch, e-cigs, e-pipe K1000, electronic cigarettes, Here & Now, Johnny Smoke, NPR, YACYA | Leave a comment

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The VMR Electronic Cigarettes Ad?

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Full disclosure: I’m a smoker, which in today’s society means I am 1) morally deficient, and 2) an endless source of revenue for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Dr. Ads, e-cigs, electronic cigarettes, FDA, Here & Now, New York Times, NPR, VaporTruth, VMR. | Leave a comment

Campaign Outsider On Here & Now

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff will be on NPR’s Here & Now around 12:45 today to discuss the marketing of electronic cigarettes. For extra credit, check out Thank You for Not Vaping, which appears in the current issue of The Weekly Standard. Just … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama (Hearts) @AnnDRomney

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

At post time, Ann Romney absolutely owns the Drudge Report above the fold. Earlier, though, Barak Obama owned @AnnDRomney – or rented it, anyway. When you plugged that Twitter handle into the search box, you got this: Welcome to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @AnnDRomney, Barack Obama, Drudge Report, Here & Now, Robin Young, Twitter | 5 Comments

Newton Minow’s Vast Wasteland, Take 2

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Fifty years ago today, Federal Communications Commissioner Newton Minow delivered a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters that became a landmark in television-industry criticism. From the Museum of Broadcast Communications: Newton Minow was one of the most controversial figures … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1961, A Vaster Wasteland, Ad Age, Atlantic, Edward R. Murrow, FCC, Here & Now, Museum of Broadcast Communications, National Association of Broadcasters, Newton Minow, Tim Brooks, vast wasteland | 6 Comments

Another Scott Brownnabe

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

All across this great land of ours, longshot political candidates are finding inspiration in Massachusetts junior senator Scott Brown’s improbable win this past January. (See – actually, hear – this Here & Now piece from last month.) These candidates believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American Idol, Ayla Brown, Christian Invasion band, Connecticut, Here & Now, Linda McMahon, Martha Coakley, Scott Brown formula, Scott Brown Inspiration | Leave a comment