When Billionaires Run For Public Office
The new Digital Politics Internet radio show and podcast has moved to WsRadio.com where I am doing the show live on Tuesdays from 12-1:00 pm PACIFIC. Each show has 4 segments and podcast files will be posted here by Thursday afternoon or you can go to the Digital Politics Internet Radio and Podcast for all archives and previews of upcoming shows.
Show on June 1 included Peter Pasi, Executive Vice President and Ben Olson, eCampaign Director, emotive llc, John Phillips, CEO, Aristotle, and Stephen Hershkowitz, partner, Sandler Reiff and Young
Segment 1 Fundraising and Political TV Ads
Guests Peter Pasi and Ben Olson, emotive
Segment 2 Getting Out the Vote
Guests Peter Pasi and Ben Olson, emotive
Segment 3 Fundraising and Data Mining
Guests John Phillips, Aristotle and Stephen Hershkowitz, Sandler Reiff and Young
Segment 4 Fundraising and FEC Compliance
Guests John Phillips, Aristotle and Stephen Hershkowitz, Sandler Reiff Young
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Holiday Spirit and Online Activism
Guest today on the Digital Politics podcast was Steve Daigneault, Vice President, M+R Strategic Services talking about challenges advocacy groups face raising money in tough economic times. Steve emphasized that the most successful messages are those that are simple and seem relevant to the outside world as much as to the needs of the organization. He also notes those advocates willing to take more chances with messaging and digital media are showing the most progress.
Steve understands grassroots organizing and particularly the power of email. I do challenge him a bit on the definition of ‘volunteer’ and how advocacy groups are dealing with the social media world.
Check out this discussion with an experienced online strategist.
Politics as Contact Sport
Guests on the Digital Politics podcast this week are Colin Delany, founder and chief editor, epolitics.com, and Ben Chodor, president, Stream 57.
Can webcasts help candidates reach a broader audience? Can they provide an easier way to moderate a public forum than in a live townhall meeting? How can social nets and Twitter help drive attention to candidate appearances?
Listen to this explanation of webcasts and views from 2 experts in the business of helping clients communicate with their constituents using web tools.
Your Opinion Counts
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Emergence of Ad Networks
Podcast on Thursday with Jeff Dittus, CEO and co-founder, CampaignGrid, got into the details about targeting voters using online ads. CampaignGrid worked with a range of Republican races in 2008 and is working with a number of advocacy groups. They have also developed expertise in helping non-profits take advantage of the Google Grants program to raise money and awareness, and are growing the number of sites in their network. Jeff has some great price comparisons between online and traditional media for reaching voters. They are also using NING to manage their site—eating their own dog food as Jeff puts it.
Optimizing political campaign budgets
The gap is widening between how consultants spend campaign dollars and what voters expect candidates to do online. Once we get the final tally, the numbers will speak for themselves but the E-Voter summer 08 research shows some surprising details about how political consultants view Internet effectiveness.
Political Activism 2008 Style
What are the key trends in political activism? Top seven include more money from more people, online social networks, the growth of the unofficial campaign, nationalization of campaigns and more transparency. Check out my article in the San Diego New Room and tell us what you think.
