In the face of historically low approval ratings, President Trump mounted a puzzling charade on Monday.
He opened a Cabinet meeting to the media and filled the hour with a ham-fisted celebration of unearned and imaginary achievements in jobs creation, crime reduction, and national security.
His pathetically amateurish attempt at PR backfired.
Little wonder.
Forget fake: constituents―and customers―want real.
Nine of 10, in fact, told Bonfire Marketing they value real over every other brand attribute.
Customers today back brands they perceive to be honest, and shy from those they don't, says Andrew Reid, author of The Authenticity Handbook. "Authenticity is now a business imperative," Reid says.
Customers today back brands they perceive to be honest, and shy from those they don't, says Andrew Reid, author of The Authenticity Handbook. "Authenticity is now a business imperative," Reid says.
I urge President Trump and his handlers to read my whitepaper, Path of Persuasion: Winning Customers in the Age of Suspicion.
It's an Oldy, but Goodly.
