Archive for December 2010
Friday, December 31st, 2010
Top 10 Blog Posts in 2010 The purpose of the blog posts is to provide insight to the public sector on the effective reapplication of private sector branding. Topics range from marketing, to leadership to strategic planning. The blog section has been the most popular service of the Strengthening Brand America Project. BP Damages More […]
Monday, December 27th, 2010
Key to a strong Brand America is an authentic and compelling promise. The promise of Brand America is articulated on July 4, 1776 in our Declaration of Independence. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these […]
Saturday, December 18th, 2010
Funding for economic development is tightening as state and local governments continue to feel the impact of the recession. For perspective, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates states had to address a budget gap of $125B in fiscal 2011, and will have to do so again for fiscal 2012 to close a projected […]
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
I ran a poll on LinkedIn to get some perspective on how globally competitive people believe Brand America actually is. The results are pretty interesting. A total of 103 people responded. Poll Results suggest Brand America is competitive for global FDI Overall – Top 2 box scores suggest 53% of respondents view Brand America […]
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
Until the publication of documents about the war in Afghanistan, I’d never paid attention to WikiLeaks (please note that the service to the U.S. hosted site is down – read more). But, with the recent publication of information about U.S. diplomatic correspondence, I decided it was about time to research WikiLeaks and better understand both […]