Leading Pollster and Public Policy Expert
Peter D. Hart doesn''t build computers, create soft drink flavors, design jewelry, or run for office. But his work has been key in determining the future for some of the most influential corporations and politicians in the country. His organization, Peter D. Hart Research Associates, has conducted strategy planning projects for clients such as IBM, Coca-Cola, and Tiffany & Co. Political clientele have included Hubert Humphrey, Jay Rockefeller, and Bob Graham.
Trend tester. Hart is regarded as one of the top analysts of public opinion in the United States. He is also a leading shaper of national trends and political messages. Since 1971, he has served as chairman of Peter D. Hart Research Associates and since 1989, he has been a pollster for NBC News and The Wall Street Journal. In the political realm, Hart has represented more than 40 United States Senators and 30 governors. Additional focuses on public policy and cultural issues have included work for such clients as the Smithsonian Institution, Habitat for Humanity, UNICEF, and the Kennedy Center. In the international realm, Hart Research has conducted studies in South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Trend setter. The National Journal named Hart one of its 150 national leaders who shape federal government policy, lauding him as "probably the foremost Washington pollster for the Democratic Party and its centrist candidates." In 2002, Hart was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Campaign Consulting by the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC).
Hart appears frequently on Meet the Press, The Today Show, and The News Hour with Jim Lehrer. For the past 28 years, he has been a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow. He has taught public opinion and public policy at Duke University, the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, and is currently on faculty at UC Berkeley.
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New Persuasions: The Rules Have Changed. New Persuasions is an intriguing and comprehensive presentation that strives to analyze the changes and shifts in communication. Leading public opinion expert, Peter Hart and strategic communications counselor, Dan McGinn, have teamed up to contribute their own personal expertise to this message. Whether they present together or separately, they have both cultivated a full comprehension of the subject matter and give a riveting and thought-provoking presentation.
New Persuasions is an acknowledgement that the world of communications has changed-dramatically, comprehensively, and permanently. Saying "the rules have changed" is, in fact, a little misleading. The real truth is that the old rules have been tossed aside and no one knows what the new rules are.
The signs of change are everywhere. The network evening news broadcasts have lost 50% of their audiences in the last 20 years. At 9:00 p.m., more people are playing video games than watching CNN. Pollsters are finding it increasingly difficult to survey young people because they do not have land-line phones.
So what does all this mean? Simply this: organizations that are listening and communicating as they did 5 years ago, much less 10 years ago, are increasingly out of touch with the people and the issues that matter. Hart and McGinn are deeply vested in the great adventure of understanding what this sea-change means and identifying the strategies and techniques that will succeed in a New Persuasion world.
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