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Yes We Did: Strategic Insights from the campaign that redefined modern politics
The document discusses strategies used in Barack Obama's successful 2008 presidential campaign. It outlines how the campaign utilized new media tools like social networking, email, texting and mobile applications. Key aspects included collecting over 13 million email addresses, having over 3 million friends on social media, and developing an online organizing tool called MyBO that enabled 2 million volunteers to coordinate offline events. The campaign focused on grassroots fundraising, bringing in $639 million total compared to John McCain's $360 million.
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- 1. YES WE DIDStrategic insights from the campaign that redefined modern politics Rahaf Harfoush © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 2. About me ©Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 3. The Road toChicago © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 4. Three Differences FiftyState Strategy Targeted the disaffected center Focused on small donations © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 5. Overall Funds RaisedObama McCain © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 6. Overall Funds RaisedMcCain $360 million Obama McCain © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 7. Overall Funds RaisedMcCain $360 million Obama McCain Obama $639 million © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 8. Obama Fundraising September2008 $150 Million © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 9. Deconstructing the Elements© Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 10. Social Networking Numbers© Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08 3, 279,102 friends 620,359 friends 1,043, 850 friends 218,172 friends 1,824 videos uploaded Channel Views: 20,024,491 330 videos uploaded Channel Views: 2,221,268 137, 206 followers 4, 848 Followers
- 11. Email Over 13million email addresses collected John Kerry 2004 : 3 million 1 Billion Emails Hyper-Segmented © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 12. Text Messaging &Mobile 1 million subscribers Battleground subscribers received +3 messages on election day 20 messages each month on average © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 13. iPhone Application © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 14. iPhone Application © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 15. MyBO Numbers 2Million profiles created 35,000 volunteer groups 400,000 blog posts 200,000 offline events © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 16. MyBO Dashboard ©Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 17. Activity Index © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 18. Personal Fundraising Page© Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 19. MyBO Find anEvent Near You © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 20. Neighbor to Neighbor© Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 21. Voter Script &Reporting Screen © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 22. Before we begin…© Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 23. © Rahaf Harfoush2008 11/30/08
- 24. 1. Give NewMedia A Seat at the Table New Media as a department. Requires investments of time, people, and money. The role of New Media within corporations is evolving. © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 25. © Rahaf Harfoush2008 11/30/08
- 26. 2. Tools areuseless without a blueprint Half of all New Media campaigns fail. No off the shelf solution. Find the sweet spot © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 27. Hope. Change. Action.© Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 28. Hope. Change. Action.© Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 29. Hope. Change. Action.© Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 30. Hope. Change. Action.© Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 31. Hope. Change. Action.© Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 32. Hope. Change. Action.© Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 33. Hope. Change. Action.© Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 34. Apple © RahafHarfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 35. 3. Know thelay of the land Find the conversations Easy to find, easy to use Map out your digital landscape. © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 36. Questions to AskWhy are we entering this space? How will this improve our brand, product or reputation? What value are we adding? Is this a good fit? © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 37. A good fit…100,000 installs in the first 72 hours 300,000 active users in six days Uninstall rate of less than 10% © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 38. 4. Build RelationshipsLearn the social etiquette – it varies by network. Be authentic – you can’t fake it. Listen. © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 39. © Rahaf Harfoush2008 11/30/08
- 40. Twitter © RahafHarfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 41. © Rahaf Harfoush2008 11/30/08
- 42. 5. Call toAction Have a purpose or a mission Online Organizing = Offline action © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 43. MyBO Action In the four days before the election, 3 million calls were made using Neighbor to Neighbor Weekend before election over one million doors were knocked on in PA alone. 70,000 people raised $30 million on personal fund pages © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 44. © Rahaf Harfoush2008 11/30/08
- 45. 6. Give upcontrol Empower brand ambassadors Embrace co-creation. Let your brand evolve. © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08
- 46. © Rahaf Harfoush2008 11/30/08
- 47. Thank You www.rahafharfoush.com[email_address] www.twitter.com/rahafharfoush © Rahaf Harfoush 2008 11/30/08