Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Talking Trump on The National Tonight

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Coin - 1 Comment

Celebrities are swinging at Trump from the stage.  What does this phenomenon, and Trump’s reaction to it, mean for the brand of the American presidency? I considered these questions and more in an enjoyable interview this afternoon with Ron Charles of CBC’s The National. read more

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Ryan Lochte and The One Stupid Thing You Won’t Do

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Coin - Leave a comment

[Cache #248] By Andris Pone – President, Coin Branding – Last night was the first this summer that I couldn’t sit in shorts on my balcony.  Because it was too cold. In the heat of July and August, it is read more

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I Give Trump the Gold Medal

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Coin - Leave a comment

[Cache #247] By Andris Pone – President, Coin Branding – What’s the biggest brand in the world?  It’s not Apple.  Or Google.  Or Microsoft or Coca-Cola or Facebook or McDonald’s. Not for me, anyway.  The above are the brands defined read more

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Thanks to Romney, The Donald Officially Has No Clothes

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Coin - Leave a comment

 [Cache #232] By Andris Pone – President, Coin Branding – If only we could all communicate as clearly and powerfully as Mitt Romney.  Well, as clearly and powerfully as he did last week, anyway, in an anti-Trump speech the New read more

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The Self-Demolition of Donald Trump

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Coin - 3 Comments

[Cache #211] By Andris Pone – President, Coin Branding – No opponent, whether in the Republican or Democratic parties, whether in the press or in the public, is going to take down Donald Trump. Instead, America’s Rob Ford will do it himself.  The read more

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Democrat and Republican: Two Brands Divided

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Coin - 5 Comments

[Cache - #93] Now that Barack Obama has prevailed in the presidential election, Republican focus in particular has turned to the nature of the Republican brand, and what must be done to make it a winner again.  (The focus of read more

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Trump trumps himself

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Coin - 1 Comment

[Cache - #23] Do you know anyone whose name describes something about them?  In my first year of Little League baseball, there was this guy everyone called “Crouch” who crouched down so far when he was at bat, there was read more

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