Tag Archives: Politico Playbook

Our 2013 ‘State of the Cuisinart Marketing’ Address

Recipe for marketing in the 21st Century: Ingredients 1 part news 1 part entertainment 1 part advertising Directions Combine in blender. Hit puree. Serves: Everyone but the Jurassic types who think you have a right to know when you’re being advertised … Continue reading

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Dan Shaughnessy Jinx Goes National

The hardreading staff at Two-Daily Town asked this question two weeks ago. Now the D.C. set is wondering the same thing. Before last night’s World’s Serious Game 2, Politico’s Playbook posted this: SPORTS BLINK – SHAUGHNESSY JINX? Boston Globe A1, “Red … Continue reading

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Quote o’ the Day (How Obama Beat Romney Edition)

National political correspondent Jim Rutenberg has a killer piece in this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine about the digital whiz kids who steered Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. Nut graf: Previous campaigns would make decisions about how to direct their … Continue reading

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Marty Baron Strikes Again: No Ombudsman For You!

Newly minted Washington Post (and former Boston Globe) executive editor Marty Baron is apparently disappearing another ombudsman position. From today’s WaPo column by ombudsman Patrick B. Pexton (tip o’ the pixel to Politico’s Playbook): The Post’s last ombudsman? It is possible … Continue reading

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Judd Not, Lest Ye Be Judd

From our If Ronald Reagan Can Do It desk Politico Playbook: FIRST LOOK: American Crossroads today will release a two-minute web ad, “Vote for Me, You Hillbillies,” lampooning actress Ashley Judd, a Democrat who is considering challenging Senate Republican Leader … Continue reading

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NYT’s Cruise To Nowhere

From Politico’s Playbook: N.Y. TIMES GOES CRUISING: A full-page ad in Friday’s Times offers a “European Cruise” from Oct. 12-24 (England to Paris to Bordeaux to Spain to Portugal) with Elisabeth Bumiller talking defense, Timothy Egan talking opinion and David Sanger … Continue reading

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O Tempora! O Times! (A.I.G. Edition)

From our Hark! The Herald! Self Promotion desk The New York Times did a little horn tooting of its own yesterday, as Politico’s Playbook noted: NYT GETS RESULTS – N.Y. Times B1, bottom of page, “A.I.G. Says It Will Not … Continue reading

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Let The Fiscal Cliff Rumpus Begin! (Fix The Debt Edition)

The hardwatching staff has been waiting for Fix the Debt, the Magilla Gorilla of fiscal cliff hall monitors, to weigh in on TV. And now it has. From Politico’s Playbook: Fix the Debt’s first TV ad (60 seconds, national buy), … Continue reading

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Times Co. Town (Paywall Edition)

As newspaper revenues continue to go down like the Hindenburg, more and more dailies are looking to erect paywalls to corral new cashflow. Exhibit Umpteen: The Washington Post. From David Carr’s post on the New York Times Media Decoder blog (via Politico’s Playbook) … Continue reading

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Let The Fiscal Cliff Rumpus Begin! (Ann Coulter White Flag Edition)

The Fiscal Cliff Bakeoff is officially underway, with TV spots flying from every quarter. Over here, this ad from House of Bush consigliere Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS:   Over there, this ad from the AFSCME, SEIU, and NEA unions:   … Continue reading

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