Running for office? Do this to your Facebook page right now.

Once upon a time all you needed to be successful on Facebook was time, elbow grease, and understanding of your audience. Unfortunately, Zuckerberg’s dorm room creation has moved beyond just the social network and focused more and more on pay-to-play business styles. While you still can find success posting content organically, many have turned to…

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5 ways to cope with Facebook’s latest changes

Facebook did it (again). They made large, sweeping changes to your newsfeed that will change what you see from friends, family, brands, politicians, and more. And it’s going to have consequences for your online planning and strategy. For the first time since 2012, Facebook saw a decrease in daily active users, down 700,000 users per…

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Getting the Most Out of Facebook’s Town Hall Feature

Getting a hold of politicians is more convenient than ever, and Facebook made it simpler. Facebook’s new Town Hall feature helps you find your politicians and contact them all via their platform. On your computer, you can visit Facebook.com/townhall, but the tool really shines on your cell phone. Click the Menu button on the bottom…

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50 Top Social Media Content Ideas for Candidates & Activists

Running for office? Managing a campaign? Looking for new and innovative ways to spread your conservative message? If you’re running for office, you must be equipped to spread your message through social media. Check out these top content ideas to get you started; they can be used for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Pinterest,…

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The Top 14 Things Said to the Wisconsin Democratic Senators by Their Spouses Upon Their Return From Illinois

This past Saturday the 14 Democratic Senators from Wisconsin who had brazenly shirked their responsibilities to the people of Wisconsin by opting for a cowardly month long escapade across the border in Illinois, finally came back to their rightful place – Wisconsin.

And while the labor union and other assorted leftists gave them a “hero’s welcome” when they “bravely” (think storming the beaches at Normandy) made their way back to the capital in Madison, evidently the welcome they received from their spouses at home was not so welcoming.

Here is just a sampling of what might have been said to them by their spouses:

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Facebook Security: Must you share EVERYTHING?

This morning, my husband and I were perusing the newspaper over our usual cup of coffee – I was reading the Arkansas section and he was glancing through the National portion.  I tend to scan the obituaries first (I know, I have become my grandmother) and Clay typically hits the sideline with all the short…

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Notes from the Summit

As we were pleased to do last year, American Majority is providing in-depth training at the Smart Girl Politics 2010 Summit in DC this weekend, and I wanted to share some notes from it with you. Yesterday, we held five training sessions, with Anita MonCrief and Faulkner Strategies joining us at the Summit- we started…

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10 Ways To Maximize Social Media Before Election Day

As analysis continues to pour in from Tuesday’s primaries, there’s one statistic that we as the grassroots need to note. According to a CNN blog post, candidates with more fans on their Facebook page were more successful in their primary. Whether or not this is a chicken or egg scenario isn’t the argument, but instead…

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HOW TO: FACEBOOK PRIVACY SETTINGS

Here at American Majority it is one of our goals to educate activists on how to properly use online media.  During the presentation, Patriots 2.0, we attempt to teach the importance of getting actively involved in facebook, twitter, and other social networks. After our Patriots 2.0 presentation, the questions come rolling in.  More often than…

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HOP ON THE SOCIAL NETWORKING TRAIN

After spending four years in college in the Public Relations department I have come to understand the ins and outs of sending press releases, PR planning, and the importance of networking.  Now that I am out of school and working for American Majority, I have tried many of the techniques I spent four years learning.…

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Convince Others by Writing Well

In Oklahoma, we are a little less than three weeks away from our Primary Election.  The candidates are furiously traveling their districts in an effort to convince the citizens to cast a vote in their favor on the 27th.  As an American Majority field representative, my job responsibilities require me to go into my territory…

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Appealing to the younger generation

The success of a political party, organization, or candidate is greatly influenced by how they appeal to a young audience.  Unfortunately, it is something that followers and leaders in the liberty movement seem to be struggling with in comparison to those of the left.  Though you’ll never hear me say this in any other context…

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Technology: America’s Check on Government Power

Special thanks to Austin James for bringing this to my attention, and Raz Shafer for contributing key material. Regarding this piece from the Huffington Post: We see here the fight that grassroots constitutionalists are up against, and the new medium that it is expanding to. There has been a fair amount of talk in political…

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Focus Local: Finding Your Blogging Niche

One of the main areas that I help train in for American Majority is New Media…which loosely translates into: Blogs, Wikis, Twitter, Facebook, FourSquare…etc. I believe that if we’re going to make a tangible impact on this country that we are going to take the fight to where not only the liberals are but where…

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Boomer Guide to Political Activism

One of the key components of the American Majority curriculum is our activist training seminar.  In it, we focus on teaching people how to be an effective advocate for issues they care about.  If we are going to see real change occur in our city halls, courthouses, and state capitols, we must realize the benefits…

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Regional Post Party Summits

We are very excited to announce the Post Party Summits. These regional trainings have been put together to provide the grassroots with the tools and strategies needed to win both locally and nationally. Teaming up with some great organizations, American Majority will be working with The John Hancock Committee for the States, RedState.com and SmartGirl…

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Ron Michel, 70: Who said social media is only for Gen Y?

As I’ve crossed the country training conservative activists, I’ve run into more than a few individuals who believe that social media and web based tools are impossible for people over 25 to comprehend. It doesn’t matter how heavily I emphasize the point, someone invariably makes a comment (or at least skeptically rolls their eyes) disparaging…

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Twitter & Asymmetric Political Warfare

Oh Twitter, how I love thee. Let me count the ways… I first became interested in Twitter a bit over a year ago while reading Seth Godin’s book, Tribes (for my full blog review of the book click here). Before I even finished the book I had to log online and get my account set…

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