Political Campaign Tips and Strategies
So You Want To Run For Mayor? Here’s How To Get Started
Most people associate a mayoral position with a large city. However, the position of mayor as the head of a municipality extends to small towns and villages. The majority of mayors and the city council, village, or town council are directly elected by the voters. This...
Preparing Your Campaign For Early Voting
This election year is like no other. With all the changes in early voting this year, it’s important for campaigns to educate their supporters on how and when they can vote.
5 Political Campaign Video Ideas
Uploading campaign video content to a YouTube channel provides a place to store the files, an additional place for voters to find you online, and a way to easily embed videos into your website or blog.
Resources for Teaching Political Campaigning to Students
Teachers and educators have used our articles as further reading when teaching political campaigning to students. This includes high school and even college-level courses. Our material is non-partisan and without particular bias, so it's safe to use in lesson plans...
Political Web Services
Your website is the foundation of a successful online political campaign. Many candidates turn to local web developers or 'free site builders' for their political campaign website design needs. Neither has the experience or expertise in digital politics. That can mean...
Local Election Laws And Your Campaign Website
Local election laws vary from state to state, and from office to office. If you are a candidate, it’s essential that you know the rules that apply to you online before you create a campaign website.
What Political Campaigns Need To Know About Google Display Ads
Have you noticed more and more political campaign ads on your news and email websites? Ever wonder how they get there? They are called display ads. Large campaigns use them. But they can also be part of your own political campaign strategy to reach voters online....
Don’t Distance Your Campaign From Voters
These are uncharted times for down-ballot campaigns. With in-person contact limited, candidates are reaching voters through digital marketing. Online Candidate is here to help. From our articles to our campaign resource site to our marketing services, we help...
For Political Campaigns, Summertime Is No Time For A Vacation
Despite everything that is going on in the world today, primary and general elections are still on their way. Even if it's summertime, it's no time for a vacation. Political campaigns of all types need to get organized and fired up. This is especially true for local...
Using Facebook Live for Your Political Campaign
Reaching voters online is more important than ever. For local political candidates, the 2020 shift from door-to-door canvassing and in-person fundraising events to online-only campaigning has been particularly jarring. Candidates with little online experience shifted...
