Tag Archives: politics

congressional scam

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Chris Houchens

A scam from Congress — imagine that! I got a message this morning from a staffer of Congressman Tom Cole. It seemed that he wanted to present me with an award called the Congressional Order of Merit for my work … Continue reading →

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Who’s in control?

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Chris Houchens

First off, this is an a-political post. I have no horse in the race. I’m just looking at the marketing/media issues of this situation. If you haven’t heard, there’s a web video circulating that uses footage from the classic 1984 … Continue reading →

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Mud Duex

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Chris Houchens

One last thought on my recent political marketing post/rant… Imagine a world where all marketing is conducted like political marketing in the final two weeks before the election. “Starbucks has been where Americans get their daily cuppajoe every morning for … Continue reading →

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I’m Chris Houchens and I approved this message

Posted on October 23, 2006 by Chris Houchens

Flickr image from shenghunglinTwo years ago, I wrote an article for a marketing publication about the politics of marketing…or the marketing of politics…whatever. There are some relevant points in the article to this election cycle I want to expand on … Continue reading →

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