Also, while the goal
of online outreach is to generate any coverage of a book — from a mention to a full - fledged review or interview — blog tour «stops» will typically skew on the more robust end of coverage, e.g., a post rather than a one - line mention.
And, it detailed the Senator's previous means
of online outreach to his constituents, including a network of dial up bulletin boards, ftp and gopher servers, and postings in Usenet newsgroups.
Much of what we discussed, however, will be familiar to online communicators of any stripe: the need for websites to convert visitors into followers, the value of video in creating a connection, the importance of delivering value of some kind to list members («inside» information, emotional satisfaction, raw - meat partisanship), the usefulness of adapting content for many different channels, and the tendency
of online outreach to be trench warfare more than blitzkrieg.
The results in terms of supporters gained, funds raised or advocacy actions taken are at times astonishing, but in many other cases they're not — they're often no more than comparable with those gained from email list - building and other forms
of online outreach, and are frequently worse.
Much of what we discussed, however, will be familiar to online communicators of any stripe: the need for websites to convert visitors into followers, the power of video to create a connection, the importance of delivering value of some kind to list members («inside» information, emotional satisfaction, raw - meat partisanship), the usefulness of adapting content for many different channels, and the tendency
of online outreach to be trench warfare more than blitzkrieg.
Though it's not a web widget, so it can't be an in - your - face public promotional tool, this desktop widget looks to be a great way to keep in touch with dedicated supporters, since it allows messaging, fundraising and just about any other form
of online outreach that'll fit in an RSS feed.
Something resembling a website will be with us for a long time — and as I discuss in the recent digital strategy ebook, websites are still the hub around which the rest
of our online outreach revolves.
List - building and much of the rest
of online outreach are incremental and reward an early start.
Not exact matches
That's why the US embassy in Nairobi, itself a target
of fake news, kickstarted the year - long project in Kenya, which will mix the
online quiz with educational videos and public
outreach.
My new
online friend Gurdur (he's been commenting lately on nakedpastor), has started an
outreach blogfest, an attempt to provide a place
of cooperation and community where we can celebrate our common humanity, whether we belong to a faith group or not.
As part
of its food waste reduction
outreach, USDA recently updated the safe - storage and date - labeling information on the FSIS website and updated and expanded
online FoodKeeper Resource.
Finger Lakes Wine Alliance offers its members a wide array
of programs, including coordinating submissions to wine trade publications for reviews, presenting seminars on best practices in social media
outreach and holding
online events such as virtual wine tastings to build relationships with wine professionals located around the world.
With almost 110 million followers on various platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, United's
online outreach is almost twice the size
of Chelsea, their immediate rivals on this list.
Programs: API trains and accredits Leaders around the world, hosts regular support groups,
online forums, and parent support, conducts advocacy, research, and
outreach programs, publishes a magazine, The Attached Family, and several enewletters, as well as an annual Journal
of research, teleseminars, book club, AP Month in October, and many other programs.
In recent months, New Trier officials have launched an extensive community
outreach program, huddling with hundreds
of residents at a series
of open - house events and gauging residents» opinions
of the project both
online and via 25,000 surveys mailed to homes in the township.
In recognition
of National Breastfeeding Month (NBM), each year the USBC hosts a social media advocacy and / or
outreach campaign inviting breastfeeding coalitions, member / partner organizations, and individual supporters to join
online actions and conversations to build support for the policy and practice changes needed to build a «landscape
of breastfeeding support.»
Also,
online targeting can hit a point
of diminishing returns — if you target your
outreach over-precisely, you may miss a bunch
of potential supporters completely.
Some
online supporters won't need your
outreach; they'll hit your website, Facebook Page or Twitter feed entirely on their own and without any prompting from a campaign, driven by word -
of - mouth or by news in the race.
Since an active campaign should be creating a constant stream
of content in the form
of announcements, press releases, videos, photos, position papers, etc., the main time commitment (beyond direct
outreach to
online influentials) is usually keeping the various channels fed, egos massaged and incoming messages answered.
As for results, while the Supreme Court is essentially immune to
online outreach, the broader public isn't — and these activists were targeting a much bigger court, that
of public opinion.
Other kinds
of communications outfits might break down differently, with communications staff perhaps specializing by issue or by region, but the key part is the integration
of the traditional media and
online outreach.
Often it seems that they'll try a couple
of things almost at random, and if those experiments don't «work» immediately, they'll move on to tinkering with something else... or get distracted and drop the
online outreach entirely.
What kind
of resources should a campaign put into
online outreach?
A final aspect
of the Obama fundraising machine was its peer - to - peer component, the personal fundraising campaigns individual volunteers launched through their MyBarackObama accounts, alongside all
of their other
online outreach.
Just as your
online outreach should mesh with your work in the real world, your website should be integrated with the rest
of your
online presence.
Though it's good to see how a well - funded and well - organized campaign approaches
online social networks, most political organizations won't have to resources to do in - depth
outreach and build a devoted cadre
of super-activists — much less cultivate their own walled gardens.
Washington Post
online politics reporter Jose Antonio Vargas wrote over the weekend on the Obama campaign's use
of niche social networking sites for voter
outreach:
With local officials from school board on up now hearing from internet - organized constituents, and with cadres
of veteran Obama volunteer commandos dug in across the country post-election, we may see an explosion
of email,
online video, social networking
outreach and all
of the other tools
of electronic advocacy in the coming months — but this time turned on the projects in the stimulus bill, not on electing a candidate.
Look for him to ignore targeting and grassroots
outreach in favor
of ginning up coverage on cable news, and despite the RNC's pledge to spend heavily on digital advertising between now and November, his campaign won't take advantage most
of the
online options that internet political professionals now take for granted.
Meanwhile, by neglecting to run much more than a Twitter - feed digital campaign — a Bizarro World version
of a comprehensive
online outreach machine — he'll also cripple Republicans in their long struggle to catch up with the Democrats
online.
Guess what: most
of us use the internet in some way, whether on a computer or a cell phone, and
online tools from advertising to social media
outreach can be great ways to connect with donors, volunteers and voters.
Obviously, as we move up the scale campaigns should devote more resources to
online outreach, particularly to the process
of turning passive followers into active donors and volunteers.
The best answer seems to be a combination
of targeted and untargeted
outreach:
online communicators can use a sharpshooting approach when appropriate, delivering targeted messages and ads to particular voters and connecting personally with chosen bloggers, Twitter enthusiasts and journalists.
According to Obama new media director Joe Rospars, though, many observers have been missing something vital that underlies ALL
of Obama's
online outreach: good content.
Much
of a campaign's
online outreach will take place in the very...
Once - exotic animals like cookie - targeted
online ads now get their fair share
of attention, but advocates can employ data to direct their
outreach in other ways as well.
From database - driven direct - mail targeting to issue - blog
outreach to video - laden Google Ad landing pages, modern
online communications is niche - driven — but enacting public policy requires some kind
of broad consensus.
Washington Post
online politics reporter Jose Antonio Vargas wrote over the weekend on the Obama campaign's use
of niche social networking sites for voter
outreach: And as
of Friday, he's the first candidate to have profiles on BlackPlanet.com and MiGente.com, popular soc - nets in the...
Hi y ’ all, I've been off in a print - and web - production frenzy the past few days, but the world
of online politics never sleeps, so let's dive right in with some revealing information about two much - hyped channels for
online outreach.
Joe Rospars talked significantly more at a second NOI - sponsored event last month, divulging that search and contextual ads (Google Ads) were the backbone
of the campaign's
online advertising
outreach, and that a relatively straightforward strategy had been steadily and consistently effective.
With individual chapters investigating crucial aspects
of his
online communications juggernaut in depth, the e-book covers strategy, campaign structure and technology,
online outreach and recruiting, field organizing, voter / volunteer moblization and
of course
online fundraising.
Meanwhile, we've seen Hillary Clinton build a modern digital campaign determined to marry data and direct
outreach to wring every bit
of advantage out
of each
online (and offline) encounter with a voter.
Here's one angle
of the Brown campaign that hasn't gotten much attention: Brown's folks used free Google
online tools to help organize grassroots voter
outreach and to collect field data.
The best answer seems to be a combination
of targeted and untargeted
outreach:
online communicators can use a sharpshooting approach when appropriate, connecting personally with chosen bloggers, Twitterers and journalists, while still blasting information out via mass email, YouTube, Tweets, Facebook updates and blog posts.
And I'd argue as usual that a single
online action like this one is usually going to function best if it's just one piece
of an overall blitz including emails, letters, phone calls, Tweets, blogger
outreach and (as this group wisely knew to do) personal meetings with the advocacy target.
As reported on TPM Cafe yesterday, the Obama transition team has named its first
online communications staff: Macon Phillips, formerly
of Blue State Digital and the Obama campaign, will head new media, and Jesse Lee will handle «
online communications,» meaning
outreach.
The ScrapTheCode folks aren't alone, but their comrades the teabaggers are running a more involved
online endeavor: to support the national Tax Day Tea Party, a couple
of different organizing sites are using video, social networking
outreach, Twitter, a planning wiki, and email (unfortunately, someone's also turned to robocalls).
Unlike television commercials,
online outreach and
online mobilization can be targeted with great precision, making them (as I've argued before) a perfect match for a low - turnout election, particularly when run by the heirs
of a team with a track record
of knowing how to use them.
As plenty
of activists in the nonprofit and political advocacy worlds have found, though, actually using
online social networks for political
outreach can be extremely time - consuming.
As Twitter's usage grows, it may lose some
of its effectiveness as a blogger -
outreach tool (more @replies and DMs = more chaff in which your wheat can hide), but for now many
online communicators have found it to be a good back - channel into the blogosphere.