The dominant advertising advantage of Clinton, with spending of 10 to 1 over Trump, reinforced the perception that she was trying to buy, rather than earn, votes.

Institutions are better served by going direct to end users, establishing a channel for direct dialogue and feedback. It is a world of many to one, not one to many.

I take the subway to work. I fly coach back and forth to Chicago.

Edelman maintains a very conservative balance sheet. We do small acquisitions. This helps me sleep well at night.

I went to every sports contest for my kids. I turned off my cell phone at 8 P.M. I did have to travel relentlessly and had some nights at black tie events. But when I was home, I was home.

The separation of audience into tribes preferring to reinforce their own views with media of similar ideological stripe makes true debate impossible.

We have witnessed a stunning reversal of power between mainstream and social media: The ability to go direct to end users of information through social channels radically disrupted the mainstream news agenda.

Companies should take advantage of social media's power to connect, but honor the continued role of media in shaping opinion.

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