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Design & Graphics Marketing has worked on numerous political campaigns over the years focusing on what we do best – designing and producing unique marketing materials on tight campaign deadlines. Since many of our local candidates are new to the campaign process we thought this article may be helpful.
If you’re a new candidate who is running for office in a local election political campaign, you might be confused about what kind of strategy you should use for winning votes. Local elections are very different from statewide or national campaigns that you are used to seeing on television every year, and the tactics you should use to win your race are every bit as different. Here are some pointers on what strategies you should use to get voted into office on election day.
It worked for Harry, and it’ll work for you!
Hard to believe that a campaign pin could boost a campaign to victory, but lapel pins have had a bigger effect on winning political campaigns than one might think, even in this e-marketing age we live in. When someone is wearing your pin, they are giving a personal endorsement and getting your name out there at the same time. They are an affordable and smart addition to your marketing effort.
Begin with a winning catchphrase. Every victorious political campaign has a slogan. It’s important to limit the slogan to less than five words. Since pins are small and you want the impact to be big, the fewer the words, the larger they can be printed, the greater the impact. Additionally, be sure that your slogan is free from copyright to avoid legal complications.
Printing may be greener than you might think?The Internet revolution has brought about significant changes in many aspects of our daily lives. One of the most important contributions that the proliferation of Internet technologies has made is the popularization of electronic communication. Indeed, it’s hard to find somebody who doesn’t have an email address. Everyday, our Internet mailboxes are getting swamped by hundreds of mails from all around the globe. Electronic books are finding their way into nifty mobile devices and word processing software and computers are on the verge of making the paper industry go bankrupt.
On-line printing can be a cost-effective production option and many on-line print vendors can deliver acceptable finished products. But after hearing some horror stories from customers and associates who went to on-line print companies, we thought we should do a bit of research as to what these companies actually provide.
1. Most on-line printers offer the only the printing services they want to sell and efficiently produce, quantities they want to print, with a limited number of paper and finishing options. Your project has to meet their specifications not yours. Be prepared to conform to their limitations and how they want to produce your project.
2. Production lead times and shipping cost can vary and can be unpredictable, so it may be difficult to gauge when you will receive finished product; this is because other jobs are ganged together on the press sheet and not custom printed. You’ll also need to calculate additional shipping costs into your budget. Any rush job is out of the question.
