The business of politics has never been better for the people who make campaign advertisements.
New campaign-finance regulations have opened new loopholes. A new breed of billionaire politician spends freely. And the Internet has opened a new avenue for politicians to gather the money that they continue to spend, for the most part, on television Read More
The business of politics has never been better for the people who make campaign advertisements.
New campaign-finance regulations have opened new loopholes. A new breed of billionaire politician spends freely. And the Internet has opened a new avenue for politicians to gather the money that they continue to spend, for the most part, on television Read More
I look at a Madison Avenue adman, Ellis Verdi, who’s getting into politics, taking on what he sees as “the same five hacks making the same five ads over and over.” David Axelrod and David Garth fire back, while Ogilvy chief and Politicker icon Shelly Lazarus takes Verdi’s side.
Much of Freddy’s brain trust gathered at a glassed-in conference room in the office of his consultants today to release two very different new television ads.
The English language one, by Ferrer aide Jonathan Prince (along with Ellis Verdi’s production company), is called “Poverty.” It’s a single shot, closing in on Freddy’s face as he Read More
Mayor Mike’s new television spot was unveiled this afternoon at campaign headquarters on West 40th street and featured, in a dig on Freddy, “Bronx native” and salsa star Willie Colon. In the ad, (no link available) Colon spins around and blows his trombone as Mike stands, with conspicuously less rhythm, on the other side of Read More
Were I among the reporters receiving adamant denials from the Ferrer campaign of The Politicker’s report last week that the candidate was parting ways with its second round of media consultants (Oh, wait, I was among them…), I might be a bit irritated today to get a chipper press release today thanking Doak for Read More
