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Topic: Election 2012

There's an App for Giving Obama Your Money Blue State Digital pushes mobile fundraising product Quick Donate

As we head in to what is expected to be the most expensive campaign cycle in history, candidates are trying to exploit every possible advantage to raise the cash necessary…

May 10 2012

Political TV Ad Rates Complicate Election Season Controversial new FCC rule requires TV stations to post political ad rates

Along with the headache of making sure TV ads that get bumped by politicals are quickly rescheduled, advertising agencies also will have to cope with the Federal Communications Commission’s controversial…

May 09 2012

BuzzFeed Tries Its Hand at Election Night Coverage Social publisher teams up with Comedy Central for #UnSuperTuesday

Joining what seems to be a growing trend for online political outlets, the social publishing pioneers at BuzzFeed ventured into new territory last evening (April 24), teaming up with Comedy…

April 25 2012

ABC News, Bluefin Labs Extend Social TV Analytics Partnership Through Presidential Election Companies correlate social sentiment, presidential campaign events

ABC News has extended its partnership with social TV analytics firm Bluefin Labs through next year’s presidential inauguration. ABCNews.com executive producer Ed O’Keefe announced the extension during a Social Media…

February 15 2012

Adman Hitches a Ride With the Romney Camp Agency veteran Jim Ferguson enters an election arena that's been tough on creatives

With such minimal returns, why do advertising creative leaders continue to dive into presidential campaigns? Obviously, they are drawn by the allure of being part of something big. And what’s bigger…

January 24 2012

'Texas Trib' Ropes In Funds and Readers Surpasses Evan Smith's expectations

When The Texas Tribune launched in November 2009 as a nonprofit online news organization, it had one mission: to provide comprehensive reporting on politics, public policy and state government—increasingly critical…

January 17 2012

News Nets Embrace Tech Fox News teams with Google, Xbox for a younger appeal

Fox News Channel is looking to get more tech-savvy.  If you've watched the network's election coverage in recent weeks, you might have noticed that, beginning with the Iowa Caucuses and appearing…

January 13 2012

Yahoo Readies Its Advertising Arm for Election Season Cox Digital Solutions, CampaignGrid partner with Yahoo for election ads

For the past few months, Yahoo has been ramping up its 2012 election coverage, with a new Web show Remake America, new blog “The Signal” and new ABC News partnership.…

January 11 2012

The Economist Launches Tablet-Only 2012 Election App The free HTML5 app aggregates content, tweets, links

The Economist Group is giving political junkies one more way to follow the 2012 election with a just-announced, tablet-only app. The free HTML5 app, called Electionism, will include content from…

January 10 2012

Shot in Arm Expected for 2012 Political Ad Spend MediaVest sees a 30% jump possible in key states

After an unusually slow start at the end of 2011, political ad spending is likely to ramp up rapidly in 2012. Last week, MediaVest distributed a report to clients predicting…

December 27 2011

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