Posted on April 30, 2008 by Joe Loveland
We knew taxes would be an issue in the Minnesota U.S. Senate campaign. But some of us hoped to be reading stories about the tax evasion of the wealthiest 1% of Americans who were handed Bush-Coleman tax cuts, not tax evasion of the Democratic candidate.
Yes, “evasion” is too strong of a word. “F*** [...]
Filed under: Communications, Politics | Tagged: advertising, Al Franken, campaign, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, Mike Ciresi, Minnesota, Norm Coleman, opposition research, tax evasion, taxes, U.S. Senate | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 19, 2008 by Joe Loveland
In the marketing world, it’s called extending the campaign. You take a message delivered at a 50,000 foot level, usually via broadcast ads, and then employ PR tactics that bring that message down-to-earth, where the target audience can touch, feel and experience it.
Or even get a buzz off of it.
Steve Novick, a candidate [...]
Filed under: Communications, Humor, PR, Politics | Tagged: Norm Coleman, U.S. Senate, campaign, beer, Steve Novick, Franken, Palwenty, Oberstar, Bachmann | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 4, 2008 by Joe Loveland
The F word versus the W word.
That might sum up the Coleman-Franken race, if that is the Minnesota U.S. Senate race that ultimately materializes.
Senator Coleman is already gleefully spotlighting Al Franken’s raunchy rhetoric to prove that the professional comedian and talk radio jock is insufficiently Minnesotan and “Senatorial.”
Of course, Coleman has words [...]
Filed under: PR, Politics | Tagged: Al Franken, campaign, George Bush, Minnesota, Norm Coleman, U.S. Senate | No Comments »
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