So, the reason this US spending bill is taking so long is due to an old game in Washington called ‘fill the bill’. In this game, lawmakers like to pack each and every law they pass with many different things, some of which might be completely unrelated. The idea is, […]
A post on Reddit this morning asked, “When did COVID-19 get real for you?” For most people, Coronavirus is still not “real.” If anything, it’s surreal. We’ve all been thrown into the deep end of this incredibly weird pool, and the water is freezing cold. We’re trying to keep breathing […]
In my book Blockchain For Everyone (now a bestseller), I outlined a simple method for investing in digital assets without breaking the bank. If you’re still watching from the sidelines, the new year is a great time to get invested — and to review the results of our investing strategy […]
Man, the Fed will buy anything! Over the weekend there was much discussion surrounding Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib who proposed the issuance of two platinum coins, each one worth exactly $1 trillion. Wait what?? The $1 trillion coin was first hypothesized during Obama’s response to the original financial crisis. And no, […]
“Like gold, US Dollars hold value only to the extent that they are strictly limited in supply.” Benjamin Bernanke Former Fed Chair November 21, 2002 Less than seven years later Helicopter Ben, as he’s since been nicknamed, became the father of quantitative easing and set the world down a path […]
Communication Can Save Lives For years, we’ve said to each other, particularly after a bad day, “Well, at least lives aren’t at stake.” But today, lives ARE at stake. When we communicate well about COVID-19, we help slow the spread of the virus and ease the burden on our healthcare […]
Seems like the markets have finally found some level of sanity today. Though things are still quite volatile, at least the reduced level of movement is providing some breathing room. So at this time, I’d like to ponder with you about a few of the ways that the world has […]
This isn’t the first time humans have faced a pandemic. Fortunately, many smart people have spent many years putting together best practices on how to communicate to the public. We’ve pulled together their recommendations into these quick tips that you can share with your team. Think of this as your communication playbook , suitable […]
It’s day four of quarantine and I now know the names of all my daughter’s LOL Dolls and I know how to make four different kinds of slime. Information is so important in times like these. That’s why, our friends at media shower, the sponsors of this QE Newsletter, have […]
You’ve probably seen Google’s “Do The Five” campaign, about how to avoid contacting Coronavirus. But how do you communicate this in a way that people will REMEMBER? At Media Shower, we’ve been working on CoCo, our project to help positive messages about Coronavirus go, well, viral. (As marketing and communication professionals, […]
