Yearly Archives: 2018

Navigating Communications in a Polarized Society

 Andrew McCaskill, SVP, Global Communications & Multicultural Marketing, Nielsen; Sheryl Battles, VP, Global Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement, Pitney Bowes; Chris Manzani, Managing Director, Corporate & Public Affairs, Edelman; Richard Levick, Chairman & CEO, LEVICK; and Doug Simon, CEO, D S Simon Media offer solutions as to how communicators should navigate this changing political and moral landscape that affects brands, non-profits and communications leaders. They addressed key questions as to how brands should or shouldn’t…

Can the Media Solve the Partisan Conflict?

 Andrew McCarthy, Contributing Editor, The National Review; Michael Zeldin, CNN Legal Analyst; Celeste Katz, Senior Political Reporter, Glamour; Silvia Davi, SVP, Contributing Editor, Equities.com; and Doug Simon, CEO, D S Simon Media discuss how the media’s role has shaped the landscape for communicators and what the media is trying to do to reduce discord in society.

Andrew McCaskill’s Profile in Leadership Featured in Diverse Voices

 Diverse Voices: Profiles in Leadership is a new book that is designed to help communications leaders and professionals better understand the challenges faced by minorities in the field. Among the 40 people profiled are Andrew McCaskill, SVP, Global Communications & Multicultural Marketing, Nielsen. McCaskill shares his story of his start at Coca Cola and offers tips on how people who bring diversity to organizations can thrive and overcome obstacles that might be holding them…

“Mr. Trump’s Wild Ride” New Book from Major Garrett

 Major Garrett, Chief White House Correspondent CBS News and author of “Mr. Trump’s Wild Ride: The Thrills, Chills, Screams, and Occasional Blackouts of an Extraordinary Presidency spoke to Doug Simon about his new book and implications for communicators at the Truth on Trial event. He spoke about how the larger than life brand of President Trump is impacting the media and communicators representing brands navigating the current environment.

Implications for Communicators of the Political Climate

 Richard Levick, Chairman & CEO, LEVICK, briefly chats with Doug Simon, CEO, D S Simon Media about the current communications climate and how it is deeply affected by current politics at Truth on Trial: Implications for Communicators. Richard discusses how next week’s midterm elections will have a significant effect on the USA and how this impacts how the public perceive brands.