How to write a manifesto: The two most powerful ways
What are the two most powerful ways to write a manifesto? I’ve worked with a lot of people to help them write a manifesto. One of the mistakes many of them make is they treat it like an all-you-can-eat buffet. They want to pile as much food on their plate as they possibly can. This […]
How to Be a World Leader Using Social Media
This presentation was made to a Leadership Conference in Darwin in 2010. It was a five minute lightning talk. In this case I was limited to five minutes and 20 slides. It’s short, it’s fast and it’s based on Obama Online – a Book Rapper issue derived from Rahah Harfoush’s book Yes We Can. How […]
27 Social Media Lessons From Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign
Here’s all the links of the 27+1 lessons and actions you can employ in your online campaign today. Pick one to implement and profit from. Then another and another until you’re President of the Free World… Or you’ve achieved your goal. Where are we going? 1 Marry Campaign & Structure 2 Design For Consistency 3 […]
28 Close Your Campaign With Grace
Part 28 of 27 (unplanned bonus) Social Media Lessons From Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign Obama’s Campaign reached its target and stopped – leaving his supporters a little disappointed. The entire focus and attention of all the activities of the Obama campaign was to get people to vote and have him be President. And, it worked! […]
27 Support User Generated Content
Part 27 of 27 Social Media Lessons From Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign Obama’s Campaign fuelled their supporter base by promoting user generated content. User generated content was a significant part of the Obama campaign. The most famous example was Shepard Fairey’s Obama poster (we paraphrased his poster for the cover of this issue). Will.i.am also […]
26 Leverage Comments
Part 26 of 27 Social Media Lessons From Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign Obama’s Campaign used comments to listen to their community. One of the most under-rated elements of social media is the Comment. They can turn a one-way blog post into a conversation, turn a negative statement into a positive one and become the public […]
25 Ask Supporters Questions
Part 25 of 27 Social Media Lessons From Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign Obama’s Campaign discovered key information by simply asking their supporters. One of the simplest and most powerful ways to involve your supporters is to ask them a question. The ideal time to do this is when they are signing up. And, the closer […]
24 Learn From Your Supporters
Part 24 of 27 Social Media Lessons From Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign Obama’s Campaign let their supporters teach them. Learning is best applied when it is a two-way street. A key platform of the Obama inclusive ‘We’ campaign was to learn from their supporters. Campaign managers noticed which Obama material was reposted on Flickr or […]
23 Let Advocates Support You
Part 23 of 27 Social Media Lessons From Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign Obama’s Campaign combined online resources with interactions with real people. In building a community interaction is king. And the way you help your supporters is an easy way to provide personal service and interaction. The first step is to provide online resources. The […]
22 Provide Training
Part 22 of 27 Social Media Lessons From Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign Obama’s Campaign provided multiple layers of training for supporters. Training your supporters in the use of your online tools is essential to expanding what they can contribute. Equally, you may want to train your supporters in how to respond to situations or generate […]