Why does Miliband employ David Axelrod if he can't get his old boss Obama to meet Ed?

Not a good story for Ed Mili: the Spectator puts it well: they ask why exactly Labour are paying Obama’s former campaign wizard David Axelrod a comfortable six figure sum. His work doesn’t seem to be paying off at home, and it’s clearly not paying off in terms of influence across the pond.
Full story here:
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2014/07/ed-milibands-road-to-nowhere/