ENODO Executives Interviewed by RANE
Fairfax, Virginia (October 26, 2018) – ENODO Global’s Jim Sisco and Bryan Bloom were recently interviewed on a Risk Assistance Network and Exchange (RANE) podcast. The interview introduces Social...
Dogs, Dumpster Fires, and Other Dumb Campaign Ads: Why Politicians Are Spending More Than Ever On Commercials With Terrible Content
Political campaigns have become increasingly inept and are out of touch with constituents’ worldviews. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the rise of poorly made, cringe-worthy political ads...
People-Powered Advocacy
Advocacy groups face a multitude of challenges that are complicated by the need to simultaneously manage stakeholders: clients, lawmakers, and the general public. Moreover, advocacy efforts have...
Bots, Trolls, and Bad PR: Crisis Management Mistakes in the Digital Age
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” – Warren Buffet When companies encounter events that threaten their reputations, they turn to public relations (PR)...
2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame: Reflections on American Society
So I’m here at my Dad’s in the Villages, Florida. In his den, he points to a chair and says that is mine, while I’m here. We start watching some television on his giant big screen...
A Human Solution to A Human Problem: Why High-tech Options Fall Flat in the Fight Against Crime
FBI statistics confirm, the national violent crime rate has dropped 48% between 1993 and 2016. Additionally, declines in the number of both violent crimes and property crimes have been reported for...
Social Risk: Today’s Principal Source of Disruption
Social Risk is the number one source of disruption in our world today and the greatest threat to public and private sector organizations around the globe. It remains, however, largely misunderstood,...
Make Marketing Scientific Again: Failed Advertising in a Polarized Era
“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” – John Wanamaker, marketing pioneer and founder of Macy’s Whether marketing is an art or a science...
Saving Our Cities: A Dynamic Policing Model
From Oakland to Baltimore, Violent crime and homicide rates continue to plague some of the largest cities across the United States. Failures by law enforcement and government leaders to address...
School Shootings, Suicides, and Self-Harm: Deciphering “Teen Identity” to Save Lives
Over 400 young people have been shot in over 200 school shootings since the 2015 tragedy at Sandy Hook. Since the start of this year alone, there have been 23 school shootings – nearly one a week –...
Building Identity Coalitions to Win Elections
Without realizing it, people constantly provide companies insights into their beliefs, behaviors, and identities through their online activities. Digital footprints are built with billions of online...
Workplace Misconduct: A Symptom of Organizational Culture
Over the past six months, media outlets have been flooded by allegations of sexual misconduct. Men in nearly every sector, from government to entertainment, banking to journalism, and sports to...
Mexico 2018: Third Time’s the Charm?
On July 1st, 2018, Mexican citizens will head to the polls. Expect chaos! Mexico’s last two Presidential elections were beset by irregularities, ballot tampering, and voter intimidation – and this...
The Truth About Fake Experts: Part Two
In our last blog about “Fake Experts” we examined “social influencers” who peddle their largely uninformed opinions as expert advice to thousands of followers for their own personal gain – often...
The Truth about Fake Experts
In the world of fake news and disinformation, everyone is a self-proclaimed expert. Popularity and self-promotion have replaced knowledge and experience as indicators of expertise. As a result,...
How to Win Back the Mexican Election
The Mexican presidential election is set to take place this July and all signs point to a victory for veteran politician Andrés Manuel López Obrador. However, this election is not really one for...ENODO Global CFO Moderates Emerging Markets Panel at the 2018 Wharton Energy Conference
Fairfax, Virginia (January 17, 2018) — ENODO Global’s CFO, Bryan S. Bloom, will moderate a panel that explores how renewable alternatives, new investor groups, and growing social pressures within...
The Key to Transforming Company Culture: Unlocking the Power of Identity
What do Uber, Wells Fargo, Ford, Fidelity, Volkswagen, and dozens of other companies around the globe have in common? They have all faced serious blow-back in recent months over organizational...
A Corruption Referendum: Guatemala’s Attorney General Appointment
“Guatemala’s upcoming Attorney General Appointment will be a defining moment for the future of the country.” Despite enormous strides towards democracy in the past few decades, Guatemala’s corrupt...
Putting People First: A New Approach to Political Campaigns
Political campaigns are out of touch with reality. They design campaign strategies in echo chambers that fail to connect with ordinary individuals in a meaningful way. Their activities fuel growing...
A Marketing Makeover: Bringing Consumers to the Forefront
Companies need an advertising overhaul. One-way messaging, from companies to consumers, no longer sells. Online, television, radio, and print media advertisements are developed in vacuums, which...
Taming the Lone Wolf: A Solution to Homegrown Terror
There is no single solution to stop “lone wolf” attacks. However, recent incidents in Texas and NYC and last year’s violence in Orlando and San Bernardino reveal important information about both the...
People vs. Mainstream Media: Erosion of Trust, Corruption of Reality, and the Polarization of Media Outlets
With just a swipe, click, like, or tweet, social media (SM) has built widespread appeal as both a convenient virtual companion and an alternative news source. Mainstream Media (MSM) on the other...
Social Risk on the Sidelines: Why the NFL Needs ENODO Global
According to a recent New York Times article, the NFL is now one of the most divisive brands in the U.S. It is rapidly losing viewers and even life-long football fans in the face of the ongoing...
A Forced Farewell: Why the UN Needs to Go
In his first speech to the United Nations, President Donald Trump castigated the organization’s “utter weakness and incompetence,” and argued the international body has failed to reach its...Solution for St. Louis Protests
Fairfax, Virginia (Tuesday October 3, 2017) — ENODO Global completed its St. Louis Specialized Analysis to help police, public officials, and political leaders understand and address protests and...
Democracy 2.0: Social Media, Mass Political Participation, and the End of Democracy As We Know It
Democracy is under attack! Not by communist or socialist ideologies, but by ordinary citizens using social media. Countless online platforms amplify individual voices, enabling greater political...