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2012-03-02 18:29:10
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Blum, Jonathan
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Hunter Biden
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Matthew J. Harrington
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Rick Leach
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That's terrific! I'm sure it will be a wonderful event and I have every confidence it'll all come together. Looking forward to working together with you and Matt on this. Please do not hesitate to be in touch. Warmest wishes, Marsha (201) 910-4334 On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Blum, Jonathan <Jonathan.Blum@yum.com>wrote: > Following our meeting, I invited Christina and she’s accepted, subject > to timing. I’m working through details with her team next week. Thanks > for forwarding, Marsha. I think Matthew can help us determine how best to > leverage Christina’s presence on the Hill and at the State Department > event and make it a win for everyone. By the way, Novak also has > accepted. JB**** > > ** ** > > *From:* marsha dubrow [mailto:marsha.dubrow@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 01, 2012 8:22 PM > *To:* Hunter Biden; Blum, Jonathan; Matthew J. Harrington > *Cc:* Rick Leach > *Subject:* Follow up Re: A thought...**** > > ** ** > > Here's another take on the idea of effective media use of a celebrity: > here the renowned pianist Lang Lang as spokesperson for the World Wildlife > Fund on YouTube on the WWF US website - a completely different approach: > > http://www.youtube.com/user/wwfus > > It's part of their 'Be the Voice for Those Who Have No Voice' campaign. > > Also, what kind of competitive analysis methodologies and applications are > we using? This stuff is Marketing 101 in the business world, but I've yet > to see a rigorous go through at WFP USA of some of the 'big name' > competitors in global humanitarian/environmental type funds. Maybe we > should consider outsourcing this activity. It's crucial to building a > long-term branding strategy and capturing capturing market share! We need > to get moving in this arena. > > Thoughts? Happy to talk any time... > > Best, > Marsha > (201) 910-4334 > > **** > > On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 8:13 AM, marsha dubrow <marsha.dubrow@gmail.com> > wrote:**** > > Hi All, > > Yesterday, Lady Gaga and Oprah Winfrey, along with Kathleen Sibelius, were > on the Harvard campus to launch Gaga's new anit-bullying foundation: > > > http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=103688&utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=03.01.12%2520%281%29&utm_content= > > It was a huge media event with tons of media coverage. Makes me think we > ought to leverage this reality, i.e. the unlikely coupling of celebs at > 'serious places' and give some thought to how to best promote WFP's World > Hunger agenda with celebrities sooner rather than later. I know we've got > Christina Aguilera coming up at the State Department event in October and > that got me thinking... > > After a lot of thought about the matter, it seems we really should > reconsider the utility of that move. I know I supported the idea at our > Board Meeting, but with all the press now about China and the just- > released World Bank Report on same subject, it strikes me as a truly 'odd' > marriage, to bring her to the State Department, along with Bob Zoellik, on > the same podium at the same time. It has the potential to undermine the > 'gravitas' of that setting and deprive Zoellick of the significance of his > role as a force for global development. Moreover, I think we could leverage > her influence with the public far better in another context. Thoughts??? > > Just heard an NPR report featuring an excerpt from yesterday's event > mentioned above: Gaga said that if she could have a song called 'Just > Dance' being played all over the world, she could have a song "Be Nice!" > that could achieve an amazing result with respect to bullying. That's a > great idea! By way of analogue, getting a big star to write and record and > perform a hit song, e.g. Aguilera, could have a huge impact in terms of > making our efforts significantly more visible. That's where I think her and > other celebrities' talents could best be applied. > > Best regards, > Marsha > > -- > Dr. Marsha Dubrow > Fellow > Weatherhead Center for International Affairs > Harvard University > 61 Kirkland Street > Cambridge, MA 02138 > (201) 910-4334 > mdubrow@wcfia.harvard.edu**** > > ** ** > > ------------------------------ > "This communication is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you > are not the intended recipient, (i) please do not read or disclose to > others, (ii) please notify the sender by reply mail, and (iii) please > delete this communication from your system. Failure to follow this process > may be unlawful. Thank you for your cooperation."
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