Message and Strategy

September 9, 2009

Running for Office in a College Town

This article authored exclusively for Local Victory by Zach Friend* You moved to the town because of the wealth of coffee shops, bookstores and music clubs. […]
September 9, 2009

Top 5 Political Promises to Make to Yourself

People in politics love to make promises.  Campaigns and candidates go thorugh laundry lists during election season, promising, resolving, deciding and committing to fix roads, reduce […]
September 9, 2009

3 Quick Political Tips

Quick Tip #1:  Industry Specific Fundraising Events Often, the first thing that political campaigns think about when planning a fundraising event is the “theme” – whether […]
September 8, 2009

Test Your Message – Early and Often

Too often, campaigns start with the assumption that the candidate (or campaign manager, or media consultant) knows what the best message for the campaign is – without […]
September 8, 2009

How to Target Your Campaign Tactics

Targeting is one of those aspects of political campaigns that is part science and part art.  At its most basic form, targeting simply means choosing which […]
September 8, 2009

Keeping Your Campaign on Message

One of the cardinal sins of political campaigning is failing to define your message and drive that message home to the voters.  Choosing and sticking to a […]
September 8, 2009

Top 7 First-Time Candidate Mistakes

Running for office is hard.  Politics is a world unto itself, and many first-time candidates find it hard to navigate the tricky waters of a political […]
September 8, 2009

The Constant Campaign

Election Day has come and gone, and now, win or lose, the campaign is over…right?  Wrong.  In today’s political climate, the campaign is never over.  With […]