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On Christmas Eve, 2007, Sports Illustrated…which was quite a big deal then… ran a back of the book story by Scott Price, who had the chance to play then-candidate Barack Obama in a game of basketball. The story showed casual sports fans, who many times are also politics averse, a side of the candidate that …
We are always looking for the biggest bang, the most impactful, the largest voice, but many times we forget that the very targeted success is the way we are judged. Let’s call it the audience of one. I was reminded of the value of one to one a few times in the past few weeks. …
Right after Donald Trump was elected to the presidency I asked a friend of mine, a deep Washington insider who had worked on numerous campaigns and had spent a good amount of time around the Kushner family (even though he was a hard line Democrat, that’s business) if all the things the newly elected POTUS …
“We have a large megaphone, and we think we can amplify storytelling by using it properly.” Chris LaPlaca, ESPN’s longtime head of communications, used that example during a Zoom chat with our Columbia class this past fall when asked about the changing role that ESPN has in storytelling, and in the past few weeks it …
First let me say that eventhough we are both from Brooklyn, I have not met Joe Lockhart, but I have followed his career both on the pollical side and when he was at the top communications spot at the NFL. Like many who are so deep into the political world I may not always agree …
This is not a statement about politics and whether I believe that Joe Biden or Donald Trump should be the next President of the United States. I like to listen to leadership in all forms, and part of effective communication is drawing nuggets to share to a bigger audience out of those discussions. Wednesday as …
This should have been a landmark weekend for all those around the various ventures Vince McMahon oversees; the XFL, now with warmer weather coming, new faces established, media partners engaged and innovation in game presentation rising, would continue to see an uptick as March Madness came to an end, while thousands would have filled Raymond …
When the championship moment comes, that point in time when if you are an athlete, or a celebrity, or a businessperson and all eyes are on you to crystallize your success and storytell to the world, the emotions certainly flow. There is a limited window and usually many thoughts are running to make sure that …
A lot of people comment that it seems like I am “everywhere,” when in reality I don’t travel as much as I used to, although being in the New York area has its advantages for quick meetings, coffees and catch ups. One skill that we are always working on, in addition to listening, is time …
In the news cycle we are in today, with the ability to self-generate coverage and control a narrative while speaking directly to the audience we want to reach, the choice of when to break news seems to have become less of a “must do.” If you have a window in time, a good story and …
