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Another Reason for Business to Avoid Politics: People are Sick of Politics

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03 Sep 2020
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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55% of adult social media users are “worn out” many political posts – it’s another reason brands should avoid politics Every so often a survey comes along that supposedly suggests customers want businesses to take a stand on politics. The...
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The Complicated Business of Mixing Brand and Politics

The Complicated Business of Mixing Brand and Politics [Survey]

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28 May 2019
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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It’s very difficult to escape politics these days. Political messages have permeated every possible medium from the mailbox to social media and everywhere in-between. Most of it is shouting, and there is very little listening. That’s the backdrop for brands...
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26+ Thoughtful Marketing Predictions that Could Actually Happen in 2019 Across PR, Content, Digital, Social Media and Customer Success

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11 Dec 2018
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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Prediction posts have their critics that often rightly cite hyperbole and nonsense – but this post isn’t one of those by any stretch. Instead, what you’ll find here are well-considered ideas that equal parts analysis and aspiration. As I’m wont...
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Why People Believe Brands Should or Should Not Take a Stand

Why People Believe Brands Should or Should Not Take a Political Stand

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13 Nov 2018
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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Why? It’s a good question to pose in surveys because it often provides sentiment that cannot be gleaned from numerical values alone. Typically, a good way to include it is as an optional question – with an open-ended comment field...
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Survey Report: Should Brands Take a Public Stand on Politics?

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30 Oct 2018
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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It’s harder to hide from non-stop political noise these days as the United States has never been more divided. Various factions seem engaged in a contest to outmaneuver each other to be more polarizing. There’s an old saying that business...
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Should Brands Take a Stand in Politics

Should Brands Take a Stand in Politics? [UML]

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28 Oct 2017
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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Update: A year after writing this post, which serves partially as a literature survey, and seeing the narrative begin to push brands to take a stand, I conducted my own primary research on the subject — Study: Should Brands Take...
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The Empire Strikes Back 3 Reactions to Amazon vs

The Empire Strikes Back:  3 Reactions to Amazon vs. NYT

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20 Oct 2015
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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Former pitch man for the President, Jay Carney, came out swinging in a big way for Amazon today.  He managed to revive a 60-day-old story the rest of the world had forgotten with a post on Medium: What The New...
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PR winners and losers house of cards

PR Winners and Losers from House of Cards

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25 Feb 2014
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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Like so many people, I’ve been glued to the second season of House of Cards, or #HoC on Twitter. Aside from NFL games or the occasional Discovery channel documentary, I do not watch much TV. Yet every now and again...
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When Branding Gets the Better of Politicians

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05 Dec 2013
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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by Frank Strong This isn’t a political post. This post isn’t about whether or not the health care law is a good idea or a bad one; it’s not about red or blue; it’s not about who you voted for...
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https://www.swordandthescript.com/2013/11/persuasion-power-story/

Persuasion Theory: Power of Storytelling

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14 Nov 2013
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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I’ve always found that presentations are most effective when they are heavy on images, have just enough content to hint to the audience as to the context, but mostly rely on the speaker to tell the story. Think about some...
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