Cars at the turn of the century were custom made and expensive. Henry Ford automated the production of cars. This slashed the cost and made cars more affordable to more people. Most campaign videos are like custom cars before mass production, expensive and inaccessible to most candidates. New apps are changing how these videos will …
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Campaigns can be devastated by opponents pretending to be volunteers and donors. These ten free background research services help reveal the truth. It’s advisable to first test the accuracy of a service first by querying it about a person you know. Make sure to conduct your research in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) guidelines. DemLabs does not endorse any of the …
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In a modern day version of David vs Goliath, a rookie candidate uses high tech stones to challenge a powerful incumbent. The ending has yet to be written… Herb Jones a retired Colonel and disabled veteran spent decades in the Infantry. He’s running for office in 3rd Senate District of Virginia against Tommy Norment, a long term incumbent and Republican Senate Majority Leader. This is …
“Fundraise! Money is like gas for your campaign”, candidates are advised. How many miles to the gallon (MPG) does your campaign get? Are the funds you work hard to raise being spent efficiently? Or are they enriching others, but not getting your campaign far? Fuel efficient cars go further on less gas with better technology. Campaigns should similarly see how they can reach …
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The truth shall set you free. A good video cuts through noise to show what’s really going on. And to inspire people to take action. These nine progressive filmmakers are some of the best. Putting Women In Their Place, Inc. A nationwide network of feminist media professionals producing campaign videos for progressive, pro-choice women running …
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Winning campaigns want to focus their resources and efforts to maximize impact. The challenge is where to focus for the most votes and what issues to emphasize? New apps now supplement the planning done with the voter file, phone surveys and canvassers. They reduce the time, skills and expenses needed to plan campaign efforts.These two free mapping apps include demographic data are worth trying out. Campaign exercise: …
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Who says there is no point in reading the classics? North Korean hackers adapted the Trojan Horse to hack Chile’s entire ATM network. An unsuspecting employee at a company that connects the ATM infrastructure for all of Chile’s banks was tempted with a job offer on social media. This resulted in malware being installed that gave the hackers access to the ATM …
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We love solutions that let more deserving candidates run for office. We really love apps, that are free and easy-to-use. Candidates struggle to produce campaign videos when they are tight on time and money. Adobe Spark is the answer. This free, easy-to-use app creates professional looking videos without any special equipment or training. We created this 30 second ad in less than an hour. Here’s how the campaign …
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Where and when someone goes reveals a lot about them. Savvy marketers use these clues to target their ads. Mobile apps report their user’s location so they can get a range of services from requesting a ride to finding nearby restaurants. The mobile apps a person uses and their movement patterns provide even more clues about them. Businesses use …
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There is no red poverty. Nor blue poverty. Campaigns can engage more people by addressing the issues that really matter to them, and collect information about them in the process. Campaigns find texting works to raise fund raise and mobilize voters, but often struggle to find a good lists of phone numbers to use. Mass texting a list of phone numbers …
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