An interesting article from our friends across the ditch, about how to use social networking tools. Don’t act like a salesperson. Interact with your potential members/customers/voters in order to build a relationship with them.
Andrea Mitchell writes:
Obama’s campaign sure got it right through social media. As Obama adviser Scott Goodstein said: “Some people only go to [...]
Communicate, don’t sell
by Alex on 16. Nov, 2009 in Blog, Campaigning
Six effective print communications tips for union campaigns
by Alex on 17. Aug, 2009 in Blog, Campaigning
Unions have little hesitation in spending thousands of dollars, in some cases tens of thousands of dollars, on printed communications – leaflets, posters, newsletters, fact-sheets, stickers and so on.
At the start of a campaign, the first thing many union officials think is: “we need an A4 leaflet and a poster for this campaign”. Unfortunately, a [...]
Guerrilla marketing at work
by Alex on 07. Nov, 2008 in Blog, Opinion
Database entrepreneur Robert Moore has uncovered a vast guerrilla marketing campaign being waged across the US, and potentially at a global level.
Across America, yard signs advertising localised online singles and dating services point towards an enormous data collection effort. The signs point towards dating sites with a domain-name linked to that town, suburb or locality [...]
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@the_kennel And how will the Greens Party prevent political compromises being made with a two-year carbon tax, given the current senate? [alexanderwhite]
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