Killer Campaigning: Political Campaign & Election StrategyWe got a question this week from Darren in Arkansas, a Killer Campaigning fan who is not a candidate himself but wonders whether you can win a local election with nothing more than a great Internet presence.
. . . so to get to my point do you think it’s possible, if a candidate in a [...]
Another positive trend for Killer Campaigning’s social media extensions: our LinkedIn Group (Political Campaign Consultants, Managers & Candidates) surpassed 100 members this week, and is continuing to grow at a rapid pace.
If you have a LinkedIn profile and haven’t joined our group yet, please take a moment and become a member. It’s a great place [...]
I’m excited this morning to see that the Killer Campaigning Facebook page is about to roll over to 1,000 fans. That’s an amazing number of followers for a website that has only been up and running for a few months, so we must be doing something right.
If you haven’t yet, please become a Facebook fan [...]
Melissa, a political campaign candidate who is running in a local election in California, writes Killer Campaigning with a question about using Facebook Fan Pages and Groups:
. . . I know that political candidates can use Facebook to help raise money and find volunteers, but should I start a Facebook Fan Page or a Facebook [...]
It’s time to look at another popular social media tool and how it can be used in elections and political campaigns: LinkedIn, which is a networking site that connects people with similar careers and resumes. Unlike Twitter and Facebook, however, it takes a bit more planning and work to use LinkedIn for candidates and campaigning [...]
Okay, we chatted about using social media in general for political campaigns, and even hit specifically on Facebook Fan Pages. Now let’s take a second to look at how Twitter can help political candidates run better campaigns and keep supporters updated with occasional online “tweets.”
I’m not as big a fan of Twitter for use in [...]
We’ve explored the broader concept of using online social media to promote political candidates and campaigns, but Facebook is probably the best Internet social networking website for generating votes, volunteers, supporters and donations. While many local politicians prefer to use good old-fashioned shoe leather campaigning and eschew new technologies, it’s going to become more and more difficult for them to ignore [...]
Following on the heels of our recent post about designing a political campaign website, let’s shift focus to another aspect of online promotional tools that are vital to building a candidate web presence: social media.
There are literally hundreds of different online tools that can be described as “social media,” so don’t be embarrassed if you [...]
I’m happy to see today that the Killer Campaigning Facebook page now has more than 500 fans, and our Twitter page has hit 600 followers. Thanks to everyone who has become a fan and a follower!
If you haven’t joined us on Facebook or Twitter yet, please take a moment to do so. We’re going to [...]
This guest post was written by Nathan Babcock of Run Smart 2 Win.
“More people watched more video on YouTube last week than watched the top ten shows on network television.” (Seth Godin, Meatball Sundae)
For local campaigns on a shoestring budget, how valuable is a television spot…accessible to the entire globe? How about a free spot?!
If [...]
