Category: Strategy

Strategy

3 Great Tips for Running a Successful Political Campaign

Running a successful political campaign is not easy. Arena’s Steven Ostrow provides insight that will show you three simple issues that can help you get off to a great start.

Steven Ostrow
Strategy

How to Plan a Successful GOTV Campaign

Primary season is here, which means it’s time to start planning your campaign’s GOTV operation. In a general election, your GOTV efforts are typically focused on turning out the base, and low-propensity voters. But in a primary, successfully identifying and turning out your supporters can be the difference between winning and losing. Here are a…

Tyler Foote
Strategy

7 Essential Strategies You Need When Running for Office

Running a political campaign is a challenging undertaking that demands dedication, resources, and a well-planned strategy. Whether aspiring for a local or federal office, a successful campaign requires thorough preparation.

Charles Nichols
Strategy

Optimize Your Voter Contact Budget with the Right Media Mix

What is the main goal of a political campaign…aside from winning of course? The goal is to stretch your voter contact budget to reach as many target voters, as many times as possible. The best way to achieve this goal is to include the right campaign media mix in your strategy. Not too long ago,…

Max Hunsaker
Strategy

Finding Key Advantages in Your Budget

You need strategic prioritization within your campaign budget before you can win the hearts and minds of voters. This is what we do! Our experienced team at Arena has helped candidates create the right balance for successful campaigns nationwide.

Drew Collins
Strategy

Roadmap to a Better Plan

As we head into 2024 with primaries fast approaching, it’s time to put ideas to paper and prepare to execute. The key thing to remember is that your paid media, mail, digital, texting, TV, etc. need to be working together to fully maximize the effectiveness of your campaign.

Steven Ostrow
Fundraising, Strategy

Digital Fundraising: Text Messages that Work

Did you know 95% of texts are read in the first five minutes of being sent? Personally, I read mine within the first 30 seconds. Because of that, this powerful tool should be harnessed carefully. SMS (Short Message Service) & MMS (Multimedia Message Service) can be an extremely effective instrument for get-out-the-vote messages, rapid response,…

Mikey Swetz
Case Studies, Strategy

Michigan Conservatives Fight Back for Change

When Michigan conservatives found themselves on the ropes this legislative session, Arena helped the Michigan Freedom Fund fight back to affect conservative change in the legislature.

Steven Ostrow
Strategy

Better Political Data Targeting Gets Better Results

Age. Gender. Location. Party affiliation. Vote history. Not too long ago, most campaigns were limited to targeting voters using criteria like these from the voter file. Opportunities to enhance the voter file, such as purchasing lists of issue preferences, were expensive and complicated. As digital political data targeting became more sophisticated, campaigns could better target…

Max Hunsaker