3 Focus on What Matters

Part 3 of 27 Social Media Lessons from Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign

Part 3 of 27 Social Media Lessons from Barack Obama's Presidential CampaignObama’s campaign was very clear on what was important.

The entire campaign was based upon the clear goal to have people vote for Obama as US President. This mandate could be spoken in a handful of words. And, all features and activities of the community were geared around this objective. The clear strategy was to use the online tools to organize offline action. Too often social media is seen as separate to creating action in the real world. Obama’s campaign focussed around four critical actions : (1) join in (2) donate money (3) invite others (4) vote on election day.
Action : What’s your mandate in less than ten words?
Action : Translate your big picture vision into critical actions.

Derived from Rahaf Harfoush, Yes We Did

More Updates

Most people think scale means more people. More clients. More reach. More visibility. More output. And for a while, earlier in your career, that can be true. But

Why Your Offer is a Translation Problem - Not a Pricing Problem

Most experienced professionals think they have an offer problem. They tweak pricing. They debate formats. And they second-guess what to sell. But that’s not the real

Why Your System Is Your IP

Most experienced professionals don’t think they have intellectual property. They think IP is something you invent. Or patent. Or register. Something other people have. But if you