Ever wonder…… Where exactly does politics and branding intersect? Why might political activists target your company, and what kind of problems could they cause? How can you engage with politically and socially conscious consumers to benefit your brand? What techniques familiar to politcal campaign veterans can benefit corporate communicators? How …

In most instances, something like this would be deemed unfair.  In DC, we call this Wednesday… Nearly $6 million in stimulus money was paid to two firms run by Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton’s pollster in 2008. Federal records show that $5.97 million from the $787 billion stimulus helped preserve three …

Mark Penn: And sometimes your opponent just runs a good campaign. Hillary’s campaign wizard heads to the NY Times op-ed pages to start spinning the loss.

After headlines yesterday began to contradict themselves … “Penn Still Playing Leading Role In Clinton Campaign” ….. “Aides See Penn’s Departure As Rebranding Opportunity”  The question had to be asked:  Should he stay or should he go?

Tough weekend for Mark Penn – lost a client for Burson and off the Clinton campaign Chris Cillizza: Penn Is Out As Chief Strategist Matthew Yglesias: Mark Penn Gone Marc Ambinder: Penn Is Run Out Beth Fouhy: Penn Out As Clinton Senior Strategist K-Lo: Penn, Out (with statement from Maggie …

Senator Clinton’s top aide, Mark Penn, puts on his lobbying hat to meet with Colombian officials and help usher through a trade deal with United States. WHOOPS! Too bad Senator Clinton opposes the deal [You Got Penn-ed] An angry Colombia said on Saturday it ended a contract with a lobbying …

Mark Penn, again knee-high in controversy… [not it] News that Hillary Clinton’s chief strategist, Mark Penn, took a meeting with Columbian officials to talk about ways to advance a free trade deal is at once not surprising, given Penn’s refusal to step down from his position as CEO of Burson-Marsteller. …

We’ll deal with him [Mark Penn] later,” said Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones

Nobody wants to go down with a sinking ship, but on the flip side, nobody wants to walk away and watch their team win the Super Bowl the following season [Tiki]. So what do you do if you are one of the nation’s leading political minds and things aren’t looking …

Vogel: Consultant Spending Saps Clinton Campaign Hillary Rodham Clinton started the year flush with cash, but by the beginning of this month, she’d blazed through most of it — spending $11 million on ads, $3.8 million on messaging guru Mark Penn and $1,300 at Dunkin’ Donuts, to name just a …