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• People want:
• To be recognised
• To feel good
• To be inspired
• To be part of something
• To be asked
• To be told they have been
heard
He won by 50.9% to 47.3% mainly because he managed to get his voters to the polling stations. From 40m on Facebook in 2008, 160m Americans on FB by 2012. It started with a tweet – leading to the website and the question, Are you in?Romney’s campaign retweeted only one tweet ion the whole campaign.
Again, THE COLLECTIBVE, relying on the loyalty of his support…
Perhaps the most important thing the Democrats did was invest in VoteBuilder, a data bank of incredible complexity. It gave them The ability for microtargeting. Tax and Terrorism Moderates…Older Suburban Newshounds…
New York Times in June reported $46m spend on DM against $36m on digital marketing. So microtargeting told the team, Mail was key.Mail allowed Obama to alter his message state to state, group to group. Precision targeting – to get middleground voters to the polls.
New York Times in June reported $46m spend on DM against $36m on digital marketing. Mail allowed Obama to alter his message state to state, group to group. Precision targeting – to get middleground voters to the polls.
An example of microtargeting. Lyme disease in Virginia. Named after a town in Connecticut where it was first discovered. A rash that can lead to arthritis…
Sarah Vancey – lived in a shared apartment, like ‘Friends’, and was mailed by Obama about Birth Control, Rising Education Costs.Mitt Romney mailed her about coal mining – at her parents address where she no longer lived or voted. In Roanoke.
Mitt Romney mailed her about coal mining – at her parents address where she no longer lived or voted.
In summary, what can we learn from the Obama campaign? You can do a lot when you have a lot of money!!!!
DM is effective but in tandem with e-media, Facebook and email.Lastly, this has been a story about retention. Retention of office through retention of support. Loyalty
Tom Ahern in “How to write fund-raising materials” In 2008 according to a BA Trust Study, 38% of high net donors stopped donating. 57% of them said it was because they didn’t feel personally connected. Ironically, many charities are too rational.
Inside out communicationMartin Luther King started from the inside…