Nobody likes to be manipulated. Between advertising, the 24 hour news cycle and endless political propaganda flooding the airwaves, it’s become harder and harder to get facts without spin. Truthiness has replaced truth in American politics. Read More...
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5 Facebook Tips for Political Candidates
Following the positive feedback from our post on political Twitter tips, we present Facebook tips for political candidates. Read More...
6 Twitter Tips for Political Candidates
Twitter is a social messaging tool that presents great opportunities for political candidates to create branding, exposure and word-of-mouth advertising. In recent years, Twitter has become a favorite tool for political social media marketing. It’s a tool that’s easy to set up and easy to use. Not only that, it’s a social media tool that helps candidates save time, money and effort in communicating to the voter base. Read More...
Campaign Email Templates Ebook Released
OnlineCandidate.com is pleased to announce its latest ebook – Political Email Templates. These email message templates are designed for easy editing and integration in your campaign email correspondence. Modify, reword and expand the text to suit your needs. Read More...
Add a Google Calendar to Your Campaign Website
A campaign calendar is a great way to let others know about events, rallies and fundraising events. If you use a Google Account, not only can you set up Google Analytics for your website, but you can also create online calendars that you can share with others and even embed in your website. Read More...
What To Do With Your Campaign Website After The Election
The election is over. As a candidate, you’ve either won or lost. All the advertising has ended, the final bills are paid, and the signage comes down. But don’t forget the campaign website – it’s still out there! Here are some ideas for dealing with your website after Election Day. Read More...
Best of GOTV Posts
With a number of local primary and general elections coming up soon, we thought we’d put together a list of our top get out the vote (GOTV) articles. Some are old, some are new. We’ve also included a few outside links to help get your supporters to the election booths on Election Day. Read More...
Online Advertising With a Limited Campaign Budget
While budgeting for signs and mailers, how much of your campaign spending will go toward online marketing? While social media through Facebook and Twitter may be ‘free’, you may want to boost your online exposure with paid online advertising. Below are a few popular and low-cost advertising ideas suitable for local political campaigns. Read More...
What Is The Deal With All The Little Buttons?
A few clients have asked about the little social media buttons that we include in our campaign website packages and campaign website templates. Because they are built-in, there are concerns that maybe they need to do something special or sign up for various websites. So, what are these little buttons, and what do they do? Let’s check them out… Read More...
Text Messaging for Political Candidates
With the rise of cell phone usage, candidates across the country are starting to use mobile texting as an effective campaign tool. As mobile computing blurs the line between online and offline campaigning, we are going to see more use of crossover technologies by political campaigns. Candidates will have the ability to reach out to voters and supporters faster and easier than ever before. Read More...