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Dividing up the Political Media “Pie”

On Friday, I had the pleasure of participating on a panel discussion of online engagement at the Chicago Regional Conference of the American Association of Political Consultants. As usually happens on these types of panels, there are some who like to take the discussion toward a debate of whether or not online engagement can fully [...]

Stop Merely Broadcasting and Start Building Relationships

Which would you prefer for your organization: merely broadcasting messages to consumers over a short period of time, or building long-term relationships with these consumers to create loyal advocates for your cause? We prefer the latter, and believe this long-term relationship building is the true strength of online communications. Anybody can press a button and [...]

How much does it cost to have your message read 200,000 times?

The title of this post poses a pretty straightforward question — and it’s one that we pose to current and potential clients who are weighting the costs/benefits of utilizing online tools vs. “traditional” tools to deliver their message. As a simple comparison to help us make our point, we use the example of online advertising [...]

Facebook Ad Performance Abysmal? Depends on the Advertiser.

An Adweek article out this week points to a new report purportedly showing Facebook ad performance to be “abysmal.”  According to the new report, the average click rate of a Facebook ad in 2010 was .051%. So, given the fact that this was the average rate — there were some ads that performed better, and [...]

Older Americans Aren’t Online, Right? Wrong, and Here’s the Proof.

“All that online stuff is great, but we don’t want to target kids. We want to target adults and voters.” Boy, have we heard that line before.  I’m willing to bet you have, too. Believe it or not, there is still a misconception that online communication is only effective if you’re targeting young voters or [...]

Just how many Americans are watching online video and online video ads? A lot.

As we’ve preached for some time, online video should be one of the primary tools in your communication’s tool belt. In our humble opinion, it’s the most valuable storytelling tool out there. The most recent comScore U.S. Online Video Rankings shows why — namely, the sheer, massive amount of Americans who are tuning in to [...]

How to Run an Efficient, Winning Campaign (Hint: Online=Victory)

Our firm has been fortunate to play a role in some key winning judicial races during the past decade.  While these races are often overlooked by the media and voters alike — they are often some of the most important races on the ballot. In 2010, we provided strategic consulting services for the Will County [...]