Social Media for Candidates

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Social Media for Candidates

By Laura Artman, MBAPublished On: January 31, 2012

Quick Social Media Tips for Political Candidates

As the political season heats up it is time for some quick tips for your social media campaign. Here are 10 things that every candidate needs to do.

10 things that every candidate needs to do

Either create a CMS website or use Campaign Partner
Open an Instagram account.
Open a MailChimp account. Create a list called “Your Name for Congress”.
Create a Facebook Page using PageModo. Start by logging into your Facebook account and then go to PageModo and select your plan.
Be sure to have one or more Twitter accounts and be diligent in following your strategy
Open a Flickr account for your photos and a You Tube account for your videos.
Create a PayPal account to accept donations
Make sure you complete your profile on LinkedIn and ASK for recommendations.
Go to a professional photographer who uses a digital camera. You will never regret this decision (you probably do not need any prints, just a copy of the files)
Develop a social media strategy that is responsive and proactive, and not reactive

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By : Laura Artman, MBA

Team player known for my extraordinary ability to communicate in a manner that influences decision making. Skilled in developing strong, trustworthy relationships with individuals and groups inside and outside of the organization.

6 Comments

Reina February 5, 2012 at 3:10 pm

Since numerous people are very much into social media, I believe that these tips will be helpful, both for candidates and voters as well.
:)
Gina February 11, 2012 at 8:54 am

This sounds interesting and helpful for candidates and voters. Hope they’ll get the chance to read this.
Ron February 16, 2012 at 9:02 am

Where exactly is the facebook like link ?
lauramba March 31, 2012 at 8:03 am

Hey Ron, have added the Facebook Like link. thanks for the heads up
Kent June 18, 2012 at 10:30 am

Have you thought about adding some videos to the article? I think it might enhance viewers understanding.
lauramba June 19, 2012 at 12:01 pm

Thanks for the suggestion Kent.