Ernie: I'm not convinced by that argument. But it raises a question. If a marketing firm was hired by the WH, what could it do to help an Admin "sell" its policies ? This is not intended to be cynical. What is the legitimate role of marketing in governance ? How can it be optimized without straying beyond lines that should not be crossed ? How much good could it do ? Billy ------------------------------------------------------------ In a message dated 11/30/2009 11:45:27 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
On Nov 30, 2009, at 11:24 AM, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) wrote: Ernie: One thing is for sure, during the 2008 campaign the Obama team had expert marketers working for them. Not that marketing can play the exact same role as part of governance, but marketing as such seems to be AWOL as an Admin function. Why ? Seems strange. Probably because they were a small, tightly-focused team. Today they have a large administration with a welter of complex initiatives. Plus, campaigns are *only* about story. Governing is about policy as well as story -- not to mention results -- and is thus inherently harder to script. -- Ernie P. Billy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 11/30/2009 11:19:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) writes: Hi Billy, On Nov 30, 2009, at 11:13 AM, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) wrote: > A year into his presidency, however, Obama’s gift for controlling his image shows signs of faltering. As Washington returns to work from the Thanksgiving holiday, there are several anti-Obama storylines gaining momentum. A very good analysis. I don't know if any of them are "true", but that is more-or-less beside the point; they have enough contact with reality that if things go badly (as they seem to be at the moment) these stories will gain traction. Of course, if things go well, they'll fade into obscurity. Like I always say: _http://www.radicalcentrism.org/marketing.html_ (http://www.radicalcentrism.org/marketing.html) 11. The Converged Law: Eventually, marketing and reality must converge. Good marketing delays convergence; Great marketing alters reality. -- Ernie P. _______________________________________________ Centroids mailing list: [email protected] http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com Archives at http://radicalcentrism.org/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/ _______________________________________________ Centroids mailing list: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) _http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com_ (http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com) Archives at http://radicalcentrism.org/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/ = _______________________________________________ Centroids mailing list: [email protected] http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com Archives at http://radicalcentrism.org/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/
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