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CREATIVE DIGITAL & SOCIAL
ADVERTISING FOR POLITICS &
ADVOCACY
July 14, 2023
Colin Delany
Epolitics.com
@epolitics
20+ Years in Digital Politics
Internet Strategy Consultant
Political Advocate
Founder/Editor of Epolitics.com
Ebook Author
Plays Bass in a Rock & Roll Band
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Colin Delany
@epolitics
Colin Delany
Digital advertising strategy
Advertising placement
Organizational digital strategy
Digital program audits
Email strategy/list-building
Social media strategy
Digital project planning & execution
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POLITICS IN TEXAS…
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WHY ADVERTISE ONLINE?
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WHY ADVERTISE ONLINE?
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GOALS
Engagement
Persuasion
Mobilization
Click-throughs
Social sharing
List-building
Advocacy actions
Political pressure
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GOALS
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EXAMPLE: HOMETOWN PROJECT
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EXAMPLE: HOMETOWN PROJECT
• Targeted content for each legislative district
• Voter-file targeted
• Facebook & programmatic video ads
• Some ads targeted more broadly, to catch
people the data models might miss
• 4.5 million impressions in 50-odd districts
• 1.4 cents per voter contact
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PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISING
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STREAMING aka CTV/OTT
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FACEBOOK ADVERTISING
Almost any content can
become a promoted
post
Boost button
Ad Manager interface
Targeting & budget
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TARGETING
• Geotargeting
• Interest targeting
• Demographic targeting
• Custom audience targeting
• Voter-file targeting
• Targeting based on behavior
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RETARGETING (FACEBOOK PIXEL)
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TESTING
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TESTING
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LARGE-SCALE MICROTARGETING
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CUSTOM AUDIENCES
Targeting an email or mobile list, or a list of Facebook IDs,
with Facebook ads
EXAMPLE FROM 2014:
Two groups of campaign donors/supporters
Group A: email + [Facebook ad] + second email
Group B: email + [no ad] + second email
What do you think happened?
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SUPPORTING FIELD ORGANIZERS
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LOOKALIKE TARGETING
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LIST-BUILDING
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LEAD-GENERATION ADS
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RECRUITING ADS = BEACHHEAD
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RAPID RESPONSE
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GRASSTOPS RECRUITING
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LINKEDIN TARGETING
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INFLUENCERS/MICROINFLUNCERS
• Organic – can go
super-local
• Paid recruiting
platforms
• Amplifying influencers
Thanks to:
• Amy Hines-Shaikh, Wild Cat
Consulting
• Micah Morris - Main Street
One
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AMPLIFY LOCAL INFLUENCERS
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PROMOTED TWEETS
Target:
• People who follow a
particular feed
• People who use a
keyword or hashtag
• A list of specific users
• Geographic area (ex.
Capitol Hill zip codes)
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PROMOTED TWEETS
Uses:
• Targeting decisionmakers
• Targeting employees/customers of a business
• Targeting legislative staff
• Targeting reporters
• Promoting content
• Hashtags
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BANNER/VIDEO ADS
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BANNER/VIDEO ADS
AI?
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MEDIA TAKEOVERS
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EXAMPLE: ILLUSION OF UBIQUITY
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EXAMPLE: ILLUSION OF UBIQUITY
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LONG-TERM PERSUASION
THANK YOU!
Colin Delany
Epolitics.com
cpd@epolitics.com
+1 202 422 4682
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