Communications Lessons From President Trump

A little over a week into his presidency and Donald Trump is making a mark that has both critics and supporters going wild.  His presidency is in many ways unprecedented.  Yet in terms of communications strategy, he is pursuing tried and tested ways to reach his audience that were pursued by other politicians, and businesses ..

Trump Attacking The Media Is A Public Relations Coup

Donald Trump made the headlines yet again (is anything else new).  This time it was by attacking the media covering his campaign and in particular he attacked ABC’s Tom Llamas.  He said that some of the reporting by the media was libelous.   This latest Trump attack on the media came as a result of a ..

2016 Presidential Election – Throwing Away the Rules of Politics and  Communications

It has been said that the 2016 Presidential Election and Donald Trump have thrown away the rules of politics and communications. Yet in many ways Trump and those in the Republican Party opposing him are replaying the communications strategies of the Republican Party in the 1960s when the Party would battle between conservatives and the ..