http://www.ksefocus.com Government Affairs and Strategic Communications Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:53:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One if by land; two if by sea. Tim Meehan: what are you thinking? A viewing party this Friday to watch the wedding between a royal and his consort! A Brit, no less! Surely, you remember; we fought a war. People died. We won! They lost! We poured tea into Boston harbor. The real tea ... http://www.ksefocus.com/one-if-by-land-two-if-by-sea Choosing a name for your business is tricky. Marketers preach endlessly about the importance of a business’ identity, it’s all about “brand,” they argue. For the last 24 years our firm has been branded by two, then three of its partners. For the ... http://www.ksefocus.com/kse-rename There is nothing like a close election to turn everyone into a political pundit. Montpelier was awash election-day post-mortem this week. The governor’s race, won by Democrat Peter Shumlin generated most of the chatter. The most frequent comment on the Capital Grounds political circuit was: “Dubie would have won the ... http://www.ksefocus.com/a-little-election-day-post-mortem [caption id="attachment_1901" align="alignright" width="280" caption="Nick Sherman"][/caption]KSE Partners (KSE) has many personas, faces, labels and identities; some carefully nurtured, others maliciously assigned. We are lobbyists, lawyers, legislative analysts, spin doctors, hacks, flacks and jacks of all trades. We are communicators, strategists and super salespeople. We ply our trade in the statehouse ... http://www.ksefocus.com/trp Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie, the presumptive GOP nominee for governor, has a “mortal lock” on the election next November. He will win the governor’s race. He will be Vermont’s next governor. There are five credible, articulate, energetic candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for governor. The party has produced a plethora of ... http://www.ksefocus.com/dubie-wins