January 31, 2013
The election may be over, but at the White House, the direct marketing machine keeps on cranking.
January 22, 2013
As the Obama campaign shows, organizations that embrace the changes occurring in branding, analytics, and customer engagement will outperform their peers.
November 12, 2012
The losing candidate may not have taken advantage of marketing tools that could have turned the tide for him.
November 01, 2012
Digital marketing has opened the door for politicians to build communities, grow their followers, and mobilize potential voters—particularly through social media.
October 22, 2012
The president race is an epic brand and marketing battle being waged by two warring forces for market supremacy.
August 01, 2012
The RNC's campaign to kill Obamacare aimed to get its point across using a heavy dose of social and Web.
July 24, 2012
When it comes to political campaigns, broader messaging might be the key to winning the election.
July 12, 2012
Cox Digital Solutions, an online advertising solutions firm, is partnering with Gannett, a media and marketing solutions company.
June 19, 2012
It's now possible to donate to Obama or Romney through Twitter. It was only a matter of time.
April 01, 2012
The messaging from political campaigns in a presidential election year is about as close and uncomfortable as actual hand-to-hand combat.
March 15, 2012
You will probably hear me say this a lot: I wrote my 2008 master's thesis on online social networks (OSNs) in relation to the 2008 Presidential Elections. That election was the first time presidential candidates used online social networks to campaign.
March 14, 2012
Sure Rick Santorum just swept the Alabama and Mississippi primaries, but what's Hank the Cat been up to?
February 01, 2012
Paul Notzold, group creative director at Aspen Marketing Services, a division of Epsilon, says good targeting is about building authentic experiences.
January 16, 2012
Named CMO of radio giant Clear Channel's digital business in December, Bob Stohrer discusses his goals in the new position and how integrating Clear Channel's digital streaming platform iHeart with Facebook adds a second layer of targeting.
January 01, 2012
The 2012 campaign season is already heating up, and while politicians will be buzzing about their social media and digital marketing tactics, direct mail is a stalwart for political campaign marketing that isn't going anywhere.
Internet radio company Pandora expanded on Nov. 18 advertisers' location-targeting abilities to include targeting by congressional district among other geographical areas.
September 16, 2011
One would expect a panel comprised of Paull Young, director of digital at charity:water, and Stephen Geer, the former director of email and online fundraising for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, to be a duet about the power of social media compared to direct mail and other channels.
September 01, 2011
Direct mail and traditional media have long played important roles in getting out the vote. With party caucuses and primaries beginning in early 2012 and campaigns already underway in early voting states such as Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, political marketers are betting that direct mail will still drive voters to the polls, but they are also dabbling in newer interactive technologies.
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What's in our mailbox this month: fitness postcards from Retro Fitness, American Woman Fitness Centers, Union's United Taekwondo Academy, and Bally Total Fitness. (We're totally pumped.)
Social data can improve a brand's bottom line and customer relationships. Just ask brands Infiniti and Diamond Nexus.
Here are three must-have data sets that every marketer should include in his or her email strategy.
