Slides from Colin Delany's 2023 Netroots Nation presentation examining creative digital advertising options for political campaigns and nonprofit organizations. From fundraising to GOTV, this training covered important ways digital advertising is changing advocacy and politics.
For in-depth trainings that go beyond the raw slides, check out the video collection at Epolitics.com:
https://www.epolitics.com/2023/09/07/how-campaigns-advocacy-orgs-can-advertise-their-way-to-victory-digitally/
Creative Digital and Social Advertising Ideas For Politics and Advocacy [2023 Edition]
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CREATIVE DIGITAL & SOCIAL
ADVERTISING FOR POLITICS &
ADVOCACY
July 14, 2023
Colin Delany
Epolitics.com
@epolitics
2. 20+ Years in Digital Politics
Internet Strategy Consultant
Political Advocate
Founder/Editor of Epolitics.com
Ebook Author
Plays Bass in a Rock & Roll Band
@epolitics
Colin Delany
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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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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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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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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