President Barack Obama

Campaigns react to Booker undermining key message

May 21, 2012

One of President Barack Obama's central campaign messages was undermined by a key Democratic Party supporter.
 

The PR Week - May 11, 2012

May 11, 2012

Steve Barrett, Frank Washkuch and Lindsay Stein discuss Yahoo's CEO controversy; President Obama's support of gay marriage; and the Foreign Press Association dinner.
 

Obama reaches out to Asian Americans

May 09, 2012

Reaching out to a group as vast as Asian American Pacific Islanders requires a siloed approach to be effective, President Barack Obama said during a gala hosted by the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies.
 

Republicans plan door-to-door Latino outreach

May 07, 2012

Republicans are launching a door-to door outreach campaign targeting Latinos in the coming weeks to raise support for Mitt Romney in the general election.
 

Candidates vie for Hispanic vote

April 18, 2012

This week the Obama reelection campaign launched its "Latinos for Obama" effort, which includes house parties around the country, online tools like a Spanish tax calculator, and Spanish-language advertising.
 

GOP seeks to paint Obama as hypocrite [VIDEO]

April 09, 2012

A new video from the Republican National Committee, "From 'Hope' to Hypocrisy," calls Obama a liar and a failure.
 

Obama campaign denounces De Niro joke

March 21, 2012

The Obama campaign is speaking out against a joke made by Robert De Niro at a fundraiser featuring Michelle Obama.
 

Romney to host Google+ hangout today

March 20, 2012

Mitt Romney will host his second Google+ hangout today as Republican voters in Illinois cast their votes in the GOP primary where he is leading the polls.
 

Obama campaign's privacy practices under spotlight

March 16, 2012

President Barack Obama is being called a hypocrite by some for his seemingly dual viewpoints on consumer privacy on the Internet.
 

Obama addresses Romney criticism on Iran

March 07, 2012

President Barack Obama spent a portion of his press conference on Super Tuesday shooting back at GOP criticism of his handling of Iran as the county continues to cultivate nuclear resources.
 

Santorum's 'snob' comment draws criticism

February 28, 2012

Both President Barack Obama and leading GOP state leaders spoke out during the National Governors Association against a negative comment that Rick Santorum lodged against the president.
 

Baby, you're a rich man

February 27, 2012

The problem with Mitt Romney isn't that he's rich. Let's face it: all the candidates are rich.
 

Santorum celebrates three-state victory

February 08, 2012

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum celebrated his three state victory last night as he swept to first place in the Republican caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota and a non-binding Missouri primary (no delegates were awarded).
 

Obama's Super Bowl ad: I deserve a second term [VIDEO]

February 06, 2012

President Barack Obama told NBC's Matt Lauer during an interview on Super Bowl Sunday just hours before kickoff that he deserves a second term.
 

Obama's comms team maximizes SOTU content

January 25, 2012

The annual State of the Union (SOTU) address by the president represents political theater at the height of spectacle, from Vanity Fair tweeting about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's sparkly headband to breathless analysis over President Barack Obama's utterance of "good job" to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta as he walked toward the speaker's podium last night.
 

RNC takes Hispanic outreach to social media

January 13, 2012

WASHINGTON: As the Republican National Committee ramps up Hispanic outreach efforts for the 2012 election cycle, its initial communications strategy will steer clear of focusing on specific candidate platforms and concentrate on messages that are universally important to Republicans.
 

FLOTUS joins Twitter as reelection campaign mounts

January 13, 2012

First Lady Michelle Obama has joined Twitter as part of her husband's 2012 reelection campaign. The @MichelleObama handle is run by the #Obama2012 campaign, but personal tweets from the FLOTUS are delineated by her initials, "mo."
 

Storylines that will define 2012 presidential election

Matt Lauer, Qorvis December 30, 2011

The presidential election will drive next year's news cycle. Here are five storylines that could impact the process.
 

Can President Obama effect a comms reversal with voters in the next year?

November 01, 2011

A lot can happen in one year.
 

Gibbs prepares for the "Twitter election"

October 28, 2011

Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told the Council of PR Firms' Critical Issues Forum yesterday that the Washington scene was as dreary as the gray and rainy weather in New York City where he was speaking.
 

Video: Robert Gibbs, former White House press secretary

October 27, 2011

Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs talks with Steve Barrett about President Obama's message for the 2012 general election, which he says will be the "Twitter election."
 

A healthy communications conundrum

October 21, 2011

Healthcare reform has definitely not been the hottest topic in the ongoing series of debates between wannabe Republican presidential candidates, which this week visited Las Vegas on its latest post.
 

Obama re-election campaign bests fundraising goal in Q3

October 13, 2011

The campaign to re-elect President Barack Obama in 2012 raised $70 million in the last three months, well-above the $55 million goal set by the Obama for America team.
 

Is Congress really listening on jobs bill?

October 11, 2011

Despite weeks of campaigning by the president - and in spite of more negative news on the health of our economy - Obama's jobs bill appears headed toward a slice-and-dice Senate session later tonight.
 

Chamber instigates jobs blitz

September 06, 2011

WASHINGTON: The US Chamber of Commerce is pulling out all the stops to promote its six-point jobs creation plan, including a social media blitz aimed at creating a member-driven "grassroots storm" back to Congress.
 

Great communicators' actions make their words speak louder

June 01, 2011

On January 20, 2009, I recall being transfixed by the words of Barack Obama, who was being sworn in as our 44th president.
 

Comms challenges dog Republican candidates for 2012

May 20, 2011

Republican candidates jockeying to run against Democratic President Barack Obama, including frontrunners Mitt Romney and dark horse Tim Pawlenty, face significant communication hurdles.
 

White House efforts to curb special interests is a blow to government access

Doug Pinkham December 01, 2009

President Barack Obama has implemented a series of policies to reduce the influence of special interest in Washington.
 

Obama's trip to Asia has far-reaching PR possibilities

Robert Tappan November 13, 2009

In the midst of the contentious healthcare debate raging on Capitol Hill, not to mention lingering decisions about the way forward in Afghanistan and the recent depressing news that the US domestic jobless rate passed the 10% mark, President Barack Obama will travel through Asia.
 

Organizations reinforce their value with direct messaging

November 01, 2009

When President Barack Obama spoke to a joint session of Congress in early September about healthcare reform, news reports applauded his delivery and his message.
 
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