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HOW TO: Launch a grassroots political campaign using social media, Part III

June 3, 2009

A Step-by-Step Guide for Success On Monday we began the journey on how to launch an effective grassroots political campaign. You may read part I here and part II is here. Here are the final steps for a successful campaign! 5. Play the victim. If your antagonist is evil (and by default, he is), you [...]

HOW TO: Launch a grassroots political campaign using social media, Part I

June 1, 2009

A Step-by-Step Guide for Success With campaign finance reform, never-ending political corruption and the emergence of the increased power of the citizenry using online technology, this means politics is due for a grassroots-based upheaval. If not, it should be. With that in mind, this step-by-step guide to launching a grass roots political campaign is a [...]

PRSA Throws Down to Obama and McCain

September 11, 2008

The Public Relations Society of American threw down a challenge yesterday to both presidential candidates. In a statement, PRSA Chair & CEO Jeffrey Julin, on behalf of the PRSA Board of Directors, asks the campaigns to sign a formal pledge obligating them to abide by the PRSA Code of Ethics in all communications, stating that: “The [...]

Chasing Ghosts: Punditry as an illusory affirmation

September 9, 2008

   It’s intriguing that at election time our thinking tends to get sloppy. Not that the season is uncharacteristic of any other time of the year. No. As a species, we are characterized by behaviors presented from well-documented illusory thoughts about our surroundings and each other. Election time just amplifies this phenomenon in an extremely [...]