According to a recent study by the Nielsen Company, U.S. consumers in May 2010 spent an average of 6 hours, 13 minutes using social networking websites. Three-quarters of U.S. adults visited a social networking site that month. About one-fifth owned a blog or published online, with 55% having at least one social networking profile on sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. Read More...
Archive for the ‘campaign promotion’ Category
Candidates Need Money So Badly, They’ll Spam Anyone To Get It
Is spamming thousands of people really the best way to raise campaign funds? Is it a little creepy getting email from a candidate you’ve never heard from before, asking you to click a link and donate? Just because political spam is legal doesn’t make it right – or even welcome to the recipient. Read More...
Google Launches Tools for Political Campaigns
Google has just released new YouTube tools for political campaigns. YouTube Campaign Tools are designed to help candidates better deliver thier message and allow for more two-way interaction with voters. Read More...
Political Pay-Per-Click Advertising Ideas
If you are using Google Adwords or other text advertising networks to promote your campaign, you are likely buying text ads on keywords related to your candidate’s name, your opponents’ names and on issues relevant to your race. Those are the most obvious terms, and they work well. But here are some long-tail keyword suggestions that you may not have considered for your pay-per-click campaign… Read More...
Political Domain Squatting
Domain squatting or cybersquatting is the term used for someone who registers a domain that infringes on another’s intellectual property or trademark. Some squatters attempt to sell names back to rightful owners for a profit, while others use the names to deceive. Political domain name squatting has grown in prevalence and can even effect local candidates. Read More...
6 Ways to Add Interactivity to Your Campaign Website
‘Brochureware’ is the term used to describe static websites. You know the type, the ones with pages that have not been updated since the 1990s. They are usually all text with a few images thrown in. If you’re lucky, the only interactive element might be a contact form. Read More...