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Godin’s marketing lessons from the US elections… SA parties take note!
Seth Godin, branding guru and author of — amongst other things — The Purple Cow, has done a fascinating analysis of the marketing lessons we can learn from the US elections. With South Africa’s own just around the corner, perhaps … Continue reading →
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Pro-growth McCain is better for economy
According to an analysis on Bloomberg (and syndicated by the Business Day), a John McCain presidency would be more beneficial for the US economy because his policies are growth-oriented, whereas Barack Obama is more preoccupied with redistribution of existing wealth … Continue reading →
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Tagged as barack obama, financial crisis, john mccain, us economy, us elections
Mind the Gap: voter-activation becomes a moneyspinner
With the US presidential election just days away, Gap, the American clothing chain, has launched an online marketing campaign to encourage people to vote. Entitled, Gap Vote for ________, the campaign aims to encourage people to stand up for what … Continue reading →
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Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton make joint speech
More hil[l]arity from the folks at Saturday Night Live: click here to watch.
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Obama’s lies: what was that about a “new” kind of politics?
A few days ago, Afrodissident posted a video outlining the dodgy claims McCain’s campaign is making about Obama. Well, it transpires that Obama is playing dirty too — with Andrew Sullivan, a blogger in the US, citing at least three … Continue reading →
McCain’s “distortions”: is this man a serial liar?
Here’s a viral video doing the rounds that takes aim at the alleged lies and distortions being peddled about Obama’s record in McCain campaign ads. If these allegations are true, it reveals a disquieting lack integrity on the part of … Continue reading →
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