November 2016 – 2016 Diary – Dannielle Blumenthal

10 Characteristics of Mob Thinking on Social Media

It never ceases to fascinate me how certain topics go viral on social media whereas others do not. Just like with branding, it is of course possible to artificially induce a “high” on a certain topic, at least for a time. But in the end a craze has to have enduring value on its own […]

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November 30, 2016

social media, Uncategorized

attitudes, beliefs, collective consciousness, Dannielle Blumenthal, mob consciousness, mob thinking, organizational development, Psychology, social media, values

10 Most Relevant Trends On Brand-Building For The Future (Brief)

My thoughts in response to a question posed on Quora. Social responsibility Building via social media Co-creating the brand with your audience Protecting the trademark Disintermediating retail Entrepreneurship from home Small business communities of interest helping one another with the brand Integrating personal politics with buying behavior Using your brand as a vote for a […]

dannielleblumenthal

November 29, 2016

social media, Uncategorized

brand trends, branding, consumer behavior, consumer insights, Dannielle Blumenthal, futurism, trendspotting

One Day You’re In, The Next Day You’re Out

I’ve been thinking about Kellyanne Conway, and why she openly confronted President-Elect Trump over hiring Mitt Romney as Secretary of State. Not quietly, and not just once, but multiple times. It’s like, she hasn’t even been hired yet. Is she trying to get herself fired? Because I may not know very much about the world, […]

dannielleblumenthal

November 29, 2016

social media, Uncategorized

Dannielle Blumenthal, Donald Trump, Election, Hillary Clinton, Kanye West, Kellyanne Conway, Mitt Romney, personal brand, personal branding, Pizzagate, presidential campaign

Don’t Rock The Boat

I may have shared this previously but a colleague (in government) once warned me that “they only hire people they can control.” At the time I was so much more naive than I am now, and I’ll be honest, the words went into my head but they didn’t really register. My thought as she spoke […]

dannielleblumenthal

November 28, 2016

social media, Uncategorized

Bill Clinton, Dannielle Blumenthal, employee engagement, Federal Communicators Network, George Bush, innovation, National Partnership for Reinventing Government, President Obama

Time For An Amazing Uplifting Song – Enjoy

– By Dannielle Blumenthal, Ph.D.

dannielleblumenthal

November 28, 2016

Uncategorized

A Million Years, Dannielle Blumenthal, faith, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Music, Nissim, spirituality, Yisroel Laub

"See Something, Say Something" Goes Both Ways

When I started working as a public affairs specialist at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, part of the Department of Homeland Security, our message was nonstop “stop terrorism.” It was 2005 and people were still very shaken up after 9/11. I remember we spent a great deal of time trying to reassure people that we […]

dannielleblumenthal

November 26, 2016

social media, Uncategorized

child sex abuse, child sex trafficking, Dannielle Blumenthal, human trafficking, law enforcement, pedocrimes, Pizzagate, sex abuse, sex trafficking

The Astonishing Hypocrisy of “Fake News”

President Obama lied, openly, intentionally, and repeatedly, to the American public and to Congress in order to make sure that a nuclear deal with Iran was struck. His speechwriter, Ben Rhodes, called this “the narrative.” Rhodes explained that most reporters are twenty-somethings who will basically believe anything released through the D.C. “echo chamber.” So it […]

dannielleblumenthal

November 23, 2016

Public relations, Uncategorized

Benghazi, corruption, Dannielle Blumenthal, defense, democrat, Election, fake news, Fast & Furious, government, Iran deal, libertarian, military, nonpartisan, politics, republican, transparency, voter fraud

Engage Employees In The Weeds, Not The Clouds

Typically organizations measure employee engagement rates to find out “how well we’re doing.” Also typically most employees are nearly or totally checked out of the job, with reputable polling companies like Gallup putting the proportion at 70%. Think about that: In an economy powered by emotional and intellectual capital, fully seven out of […]

dannielleblumenthal

November 21, 2016

Uncategorized

corporate culture, corporate life, Dannielle Blumenthal, divorce, employee engagement, Gallup, Institute for Family Studies, management, marriage, Organizational culture, organizational development, Terri Orbuch, Victor Lipman

On The Handwritten Notes That Won An Election

Can it be only a few short years ago that my bosses talked about “Twittering?” That it took 5 hours to approve a single Tweet, which had to go through a “workflow?” Shaking my head. The “business case” required. Agony and hand-wringing. Confusion about metrics – is it “reach” or is it “impressions” or “total […]

dannielleblumenthal

November 20, 2016

social media, Uncategorized

Dannielle Blumenthal, Election, Trump, Twitter