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GOP Convention Themed With Twitter-Ready Slogans

Aug 24, 2012 - The four Republican National Convention themes including "We Built It" are ripe for Twitter dissemination. Comments

Tea Party Group Cries GOP Foul in Web Ads

teaparty-rnc-drudge8 Aug 23, 2012 - Sarah Palin, Herman Cain, and other tea partiers should be allowed to speak at the Republican Convention next week, proclaims ad. Comments

Romney Camp and Rove's Crossroads Use Same Digital Ad Firm

americancrossroads8 Aug 22, 2012 - Candidate campaigns are required to keep a distance from outside groups backing them but they sometimes work with the same companies, and coordination is difficult to prove. Comments

Akin Isn't Dropping Out Say Web Ads as McCaskill Capitalizes on Twitter

mccaskill-twitter Aug 21, 2012 - Todd Akin's campaign aims to generate fundraising support following calls for him to drop out of the Missouri Senate race after his comment about rape. Comments

Obama Outspends Romney on Digital Ads 4:1

obama-baracksbday7 Aug 17, 2012 - Original ClickZ Politics analysis shows the Obama campaign continues widening its lead in digital ad spending over Romney. Comments

Nearly a Third of Likely Voters Ignore Live TV

saymedia-chart2012 Aug 15, 2012 - Video ad firm Say Media updated its 2011 study with new findings that also showed smartphone usage is up in Florida and Ohio battlegrounds. Comments

White House Is First Client for Social-to-Real World Consultancy

sxd-logo-final Aug 14, 2012 - SocialxDesign is starting off with one of the biggest brand name clients in the world: The White House. Comments

Swing State Site Traffic: How Obama and Romney Did in July

Aug 10, 2012 - People in six swing states were more likely to visit Romney's site in July; Obama had strength in five. Comments

Rove-Linked Group Aimed Mobile Ads at Chicago Lollapalooza-Goers

crossroads-generation-in-accuweather Aug 8, 2012 - Crossroads Generation, a group created to capture the 2012 youth vote for Republicans, aimed mobile ads on Obama campaign turf in Grant Park, Chicago this past weekend. Comments

Obama Facebook Ads Push Tax Policy Differences With Romney

obama-facebook-taxcalculator Aug 6, 2012 - An Obama tax calculator calls those earning $500,000 an "average" family. The ads carry on a share-centric online ad strategy from Obama. Comments

Super PAC Brigade Spent Big on Digital Ads for Cruz in Texas

clubforgrowth-cruz-primary Aug 3, 2012 - Club for Growth, FreedomWorks, and others spent $700,000 on digital ads supporting Senate hopeful Ted Cruz. Comments

Republicans Spend $50K on YouTube Ads Targeting Congressional Districts

nrcc-districttargeting-youtube Aug 3, 2012 - Google just launched truer congressional district targeting, which could help it keep an edge over Facebook and other ad networks in 2012 for U.S. House races. Comments

Obama for America 2012 Ad Gallery

obama-baracksbday7 Jul 26, 2012 - A collection of online display ads from the Obama 2012 reelection campaign. Comments

Mitt Romney 2012 Ad Gallery

ad-gallery-6-romney Jul 26, 2012 - A collection of online display ads from the Romney 2012 election campaign. Comments

Americans Say No to Popular Political Facebook Ad Targeting

ad-gallery-7-romney Jul 24, 2012 - Data-driven targeting that's commonplace for political campaigns is rejected by voting-aged Americans, says an Annenberg study. Comments

Democratic Firm Ties Voter Data to Facebook Friends

ngp-van-title-image Jul 24, 2012 - NGP VAN's system finds friends of supporters on Facebook who are registered voters. Comments

Intermarkets Pairs With Lotame to Enhance Aristotle Data Relationship

Jul 23, 2012 - Intermarkets takes a non-partisan route to serve increasingly competitive online voter targeting market. Comments

Digital Ad Spend Gap Widens Between Obama and Romney

obama-healthcare-scotus-image-2 Jul 18, 2012 - Both have spent more than 25% of their TV budgets on web ads, according to ClickZ analysis. Comments

Social Media Cuteness Sells Sea Otter Film and Cause

otter501 Jul 13, 2012 - Social media becomes a character itself in documentary flick Otter 501. Comments

Obama Fans Read Buzzfeed, Romney's Shop eBay

engage-social-infographic Jul 11, 2012 - Infographic: Trendsetter data could give political advertisers a new way to understand voters. Comments

Obama Facebook Ads Promote Jobs Act Message

obama-jobs6 Jul 2, 2012 - President's campaign carries on jobs theme in Facebook ads and video. Comments

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