GOP

When you study the Millennial generation, you find a generation that’s remarkably independent.  They don’t like people looking over their shoulder – like the government.  In books like “Growing Up Digital” Don Tapscott describes how the Net Generation will use digital media to superimpose it’s culture on the rest of the world.  They are technologically savvy, and value customization, personalization, and freedom of choice above all.  So the question for incoming president Barack Obama is how he will balance the marvelous job he did reaching out to ... read more

In the wake of this historic election, I have some hard questions for the Republican Party.  The momentum created by a young, inspiring, African American, Democratic candidate was certainly tough to beat, but the truth is, from my perspective, over and over the Republicans kept shooting themselves in the foot.  Here’s some questions I’d like to ask GOP leaders about their strategy: ... read more

In reading the responses to my earlier Mike Huckabee posts regarding media strategy and resilience, it’s obvious that his followers are committed and passionate. He was a self-admitted long shot from the beginning, and I think it would be instructive to see what’s kept him in the race so long – particularly since he came out of nowhere. Certainly – as his fans have repeated on this blog and elsewhere - the keys are his honesty, authenticity, commitment to his word, leadership, and his spiritual perspective. All that would be true, but it’s not the whole story. His candidacy is a excellent lesson for any underdog, and from the perspective of a media consultant, there are some other significant reasons he’s kept in the running for so long: ... read more