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Perspectives and insights to navigate change and build enterprise value.

Washington’s New Normal: Why the Old Advocacy Playbook No Longer Works
January 2026 3 Min Read

Washington's advocacy rules have changed. Learn why old tactics fail and what corporate leaders must do now to shape policy in today's environment.

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Reclaiming Trust When Under Fire
October 2025 7 Min Read

When brands face scrutiny, trust is earned through action. John Gatti shares five lessons for leaders to rebuild credibility and prove what’s next.

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Reclaiming Trust When Your Products – and Intentions – are Under Fire
September 2025 60 Min Read

Watch the replay of our conversation with Neil Golden and John Gatti on brand trust, reputation and resilience in today's environment.

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Brad Dayspring Joins Purple Strategies as Executive Director
September 2025 3 Min Read

From the West Wing to the C-suite, Dayspring has shaped strategy at the highest levels of politics, policy, media and business.

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Celebrating Growth and Leadership at Purple
August 2025 1 Min Read

Purple is proud to celebrate the many promoted individuals across our firm, including four stepping into new senior leadership roles.

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Has the narrative lost the story?
August 2025 5 Min Read

The narrative was once how a company told its story, but most are just a messaging architecture written in paragraph form.

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Caught in the Middle: What Immigration Policy Means for Business
August 2025 4 Min Read

Immigration is no longer just a policy issue — it’s a brand risk. Silence is not safety. Transparency is the strategy.

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When Corporate Affairs Thinks Like Campaigns
August 2025 5 Min Read

Campaign readiness begins with a core question: is corporate affairs aligned with your company's business strategy?

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Purple Strategies Adds Advisory Board of Seasoned Cross-Sector Leaders, Expanding Expertise and Networks that Advance Client Success
July 2025 4 Min Read

The Advisory Board further deepens Purple's trusted counsel at the highest levels of business, industry, and the debates of the day.

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Six Months In: What Trump Has Taught Us (So Far)
July 2025 3 Min Read

Trump 2.0 isn’t chaos anymore, it’s the new normal. The playbook has changed and the best strategies build in that unpredictability.

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