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Starting Over Is a Waste of Time and Money
Every campaign cycle, you’ll see political candidates register new domains, create new websites, and spin up new social media accounts. It’s a gigantic waste of time and money, yet it’s considered best practice by many political consultants. Imagine if the New England Patriots built a new stadium for each football season or Walmart built a … Read more
Build Assets for Success
There are lots of short and medium-term strategies we discuss in order to be successful at digital activism. But there is one long-term strategy that rules them all: Building assets. Renting vs Owning There are really only two digital assets you own: your domain/website and email list. Everything else–like your Facebook page, Twitter account, YouTube … Read more
How to Create Remarkable Content
Before discussing how to create remarkable content, let’s review why it’s important. Purple Cows There are a few people I regularly cite in my work and my classes and marketing thought leader Seth Godin is one of them. In his book Purple Cow, Godin explains how businesses can transform themselves by being remarkable. His book … Read more
How to Change the World In Your Spare Time
I’m speaking with a lot of people who are expressing apathy and helplessness. They’re not voting in local elections because they feel like nothing ever changes. I totally understand that perspective but, at the same time, I don’t accept it. So someone on Facebook challenged me to explain how ordinary citizens can change our government. … Read more